I wish I could give up my anal control to someone else cause the free time would be nice ~ I unfortunately am one of those people who would be embarrassed to have someone see my mess and have to 'clean for the cleaning lady' sort of defeating the purpose ~ although sometimes I think I might like to have someone come in once a month and do all the behind and under the fridge / stove / large furniture type things cause those chores kill my back and it amazes me how much crap accumulates there!

What worked for me is giving up the notion of having the house cleaned from top to bottom on one given day and instead breaking cleaning up into smaller segments and spreading it over the course of the week so that I can do as much as possible during quiet time ~ however it helps that I do not clean with chemicals but instead with Enjo so I do not need to worry about the children being exposed to the cleaning process and sometimes at the end of the day when I just have one child left they love to help with cleaning of their own space and because Enjo is basically microfiber cloth and cold water so they can help to dust and wipe down surfaces.