Getting rid of cleaner - help me be organised

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I've almost always had a weekly cleaner and nearly always spend more time complaining about how crap they are than enjoying what they've done. The latest has just bitten the dust and I have decided not to replace her.

We have 4 bedrooms, one is a spare and tends to accumulate floating 'stuff'. Two bathrooms, utility, kitchen, lounge / diner , playroom. 3 kids 2 dogs and a totally useless (house wise) husband. So, how do I keep on top of things? I already do all the daily things every day but now need to step it up.. Do you have a rota for the rooms? All tips gratefully received.

You need to make up a routine and stick to it,

Every fortnight I gutt each room from top to bottom and in bedrooms change the beds

Everyday I wipe down kitchen clean bathroom dust and Hoover throughout because I'm on top of it,it doesn't take long at all, I do washing everyday and do ironing every 2nd day,

After tea each night I do dishes straight away and get kids clothes ready for next day once kids have been bathed and bedded I tidy toys and do packed lunches

I think the key to being organised is being one step ahead all the time

It would depend on the age of the dc and the extent of your husbands uselessness. Are the kids teenagers who can chip in or are they all toddlers? Is your husband lazy house wise or are his clean levels just lower than yours, or is he physically incapable of loading a dishwasher etc?

I'd recommend writing up a rota of weekly/ bi weekly chores that need to be done and depending on age of kids / capability of husband I'd assign everyone tasks.

It's a lot easier to clean with a house free from kids/other people, you can just whizz through each room Without feeling paranoid that someone is going to gt dirty footprints all over your wet mopped floor, etc. so are there any times you are home alone (kids at school,etc) or maybe if all the cleaning is down to you then get your husband to take all the kids out for a few hours every weekend whilst you clean.

Take a good look at each room, what needs to be done daily/weekly/less often. Are you planning on doing a little bit of cleaning each day (eg clean one room a day) or do you plan to do the whole house in one go?

Kids are 5,3 and 10 months. Husband just doesn't see anything that needs doing

Sorry, baby pressed send. Dh has no interest or inclination to help he works 12 hour days and over weekend to, I'm at sahm so it's def my responsibility. He will empty the bin / composted et but not much else. Ds (3) is in preschool Tuesday and Thursday so only have baby then.

I was thinking of doing daily jobs plus maybe 20 mins in a different room each day as a minimum..