Keep your sink empty and clean. Put dishes either directly in the dishwasher or in a dishpan that can sit under the sink. This one thing can limit so many messes in the kitchen. If you have a clean sink you are less likely to stack things on the counter on either side. You are also less likely to stack things on the stove. It’s a psychological type thing.
Empty your kitchen trash every evening as part of your putting the house to bed routine.