Cut down on all the unnecessary clutter in your home, this will weigh heavy on you and make your home even harder to clean. Take a walk around your house and be honest, do you really need or use all the things that are filling your home up? when your home is de-cluttered it will make you feel better and half the time you spend cleaning!
Make a special lost and found box to keep all the odds and ends that you find and dare not throw away, just in case you need them. Every house needs one and at least you will know where to look when something goes missing.