If the house needs a tidy up after DS2 has been playing I'll wait until he has his midday sleep. It's easier that way.

As a rule I like to start my weekly clean early in the day (so I'm not at it all day), so teenagers beware.... I will do everything that I hated my mother doing: I open doors and vacuum under beds at 8am on a Saturday - by then I've been up for a couple of hours had breakfast and done my other bits. DS1 knows not to complain but DSS and DSD are not so obliging. If I can see you I will give you a job to do. NEVER SAY YOU ARE BORED. DS1 will help on occasion but mostly the kids make themselves scarce. When it's busy at work and I don't have time I will write out a list - they can pick and choose to do whatever chores they want and check them off the list.

I've also started with getting DS2 to help tidy up his toys. They are expected to do it at childcare so I try to do it at home too.

But what Zazou said.... I also lack patience and I like things done my way (which I deem the "proper" way of doing things ).