One thing that worked for me was to not do housework on nights that Corrie wasn on 
. It's pretty much the only thing I watch on TV, so Mondays and Fridays were out (plus the odd Thursday). I would down tools on those nights so I feel like I get 'nights off'.
Also, as I like a tidy house for the weekend, and do NOT want to spend my weekend cleaning, I use Thursday and Friday daytimes (am on Maternity Leave) as my 'get everything ready for the weekend' days.
My DH has an X Box night on a tuesday, so I tend to do housework then. This is usually me in the bedroom with a movie on and a glass of wine doing the ironing or tidying the bedroom / changing the bed etc.
On my first trip to the loo in the morning I give everywhere in the bathroom a wipe over, bleach in the loo, refold towels, empty the little bin if needed and a sweep.
I also do washing by the basket, rather than colour. So, as soon as DDs basket is full, it all goes in and gets washed. As soon as our basket is full, again, it all goes in to wash. Towels are refolded and used again and all get put in together in one wash each week.
Try and find some little things that help. For instance, if you can't stand a messy kitchen, force yourself to clear up before you go to bed, as there's nothing worse than waking to a dump of a kitchen.