Humans used to not have so many things (to clean).
Now we own so much stuff that it takes forever if you want to clean everything spotless.
That's where the mistake is. Spotless is not the goal - removal of chomoetz is.
I had my first baby Purim time, so I told my husband we'd just sleep by my parents (walking distance) for Pesach, since I couldn't clean. He taught me what REAL Peasch cleaning is - except for preparing the kitchen for cooking.
He took all the (folded) clothing out of the armoir, checked between the folds and put it all back. (folded badly and in the wrong places) He rearranged everything I had on any surface. He vacuumed the couch and all the floors. He washed the kitchen floor, counters and sink. He taped some newspaper on the counters, some foil in the sink, and declared us Pesachdig.
(In later years he learned to like my mother.
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