Is cleaning invisible work?

This question is prompted by a journaling prompt site, www.tenthousandquestions.com. One of the past questions was, “How much cleaning did you do yesterday?” I started listing all the cleaning endeavors, ranging from personal to large. Brushing my teeth, taking a shower, taking a bath, cleaning out my purse, cleaning the bits of paper out of the front seat of the car, wiping down the bathroom sink, clearing papers off the kitchen table, endless rounds of dishes, vacuuming, clearing off the steps, taking out the trash and the recycles, cleaning the refrigeration and the oven, wiping out the microwave, etc.

I cleaned all day long, without realizing it, and without having it count as having done anything. I look around, and I see everything that has yet to be done. Do you find yourself constantly cleaning, or do you have a more organized, systematic approach to it that I’m somehow missing? Do you have cleaning help to get to the larger chores on a regular basis before it becomes overwhelming?