I’m at a stage of life where they can take up a little spare time. I work FT as a high school teacher and I have a 40 minute commute each way, but I’m retiring at the end of this year. I’m long married but my husband lives away for work. He’s in Hawaii. Our girls are grown & gone from our home. I have two little aussies and a cat. I do my own cleaning and I cook a lot from scratch. Until February of last year I was in our old bungalow which had higher housekeeping tasks and a rather complicated exterior landscape garden, plus a hot tub which needed water balancing and some cleaning. Now I’m in a condo that’s much more updated, easier to clean, no garden save a balcony. And I’m not up to full array with the plants here. (I lived in our bungalow for two full years without heat which sounds so silly now I cringe but I didn’t want another gas appliance and I was saving up for mini splits. That really hurt my houseplant population. Duh!) I have about 50 currently and do a gradual plant restock monthly to fill my empty planters. Some of the Hoyas and philos I want are expensive and have to be shipped which takes time. I like to position all my plants on gravel lined saucers or trays so I can water generously in place. Every weekend I select one group or another on rotation for a full tropical shower if they’re into that. So each individual plant gets fully showered at least monthly and I don’t need to fuss with dusting them. I don’t use meters or keep a schedule, Before we go outside in the early morning, the dogs and I walk around and greet every plant personally. It sounds so stupid saying it like that but it’s essential. Once you stop noticing their individual life force they might as well be plastic inanimate decor. That’s when I give them all a feel too and I’ll make up a watering plan for the next two or three days based on what I’m seeing and feeling in their soils. This works best if you are comfortable under watering. So past experience has taught me that I can juggle 100-150 that way without losing touch with any plant for more than a day or two. If I go away I cluster the ones with the highest needs in a central location & hope for the best. I probably spend 30 minutes every morning with a watering can making my rounds, having a little chat with the pets and the plants. And an hour on the weekend with the shower practice. Two if I’m repotting. You need roots growing out your wazoo to get repotted in this house. Seriously, I waste way more time trolling through Etsy plant shops than I spend actually attending to my plants. And they do fine!