about your dog drinking out of the pot. just pour flat soda (or buy super cheap soda) into the bowl and let soak overnight. then in the morning, scrub and flush away the germs.
use an oven liner. the oven gets dirty because when you bake items they often drip or splatter. if you put a non-stick liner in the bottom of your oven you can easily wipe it out as you clean up the kitchen each evening after dinner. spending one minute right now wiping out the spills will save you hours later trying to get off burnt-on food.
keep your bedroom comfortable. it can be very hard to sleep in 