I gave up hetting DH to do a lot of jobs because he didn't do it right (Im a little bit of a control freak ) and I would get cranky with him even though he was trying, it was more my problem than anything he was doing. Now he does the bath, pj's, hair with the girls at night and I tidy up, put washing away do the dishes etc. I used to do the hosuework all in one day but have given up on that and spread it out.

I used to do the housework on a Friday but by the end of the weekend our house would look like a post nuclear wasteland so I have changed and do it Mon/Tues and it lasts a little bit longer as my Dh is at work and My DD go to my mums tuesday while I work and family day care wed. I also divide the house up into areas and do one at a time eg 1. our room and ensuite 2. the kids room and play room 3. halls, laundry and main bathroom 4. kitchen, dining and lounge. These areas are all connected so the whole area looks clean rather than one room clean, then looking into the adjoining room and seeing a disaster. Then I choose which I want to tackle depending on how much time I have and work my way through. Unfortunately some weeks I just finish the last area and its time to start again but some weeks I have a few days between big cleans. I try and aim to get an area done before kindy/dinner etc so I have a goal and feel like I have acomplished something even if there is still a lot to do. I also do the floors twice a week if I get the time.

I do washing most days as I would never keep on top of it otherwise, and I refuse to iron unless its absolutely necessary.

Sometimes its ok for the house to be messy a bit longer than you would like, this weekend DH and his mates laid the lawn in our backyard so I decided not to bothre cleaning the floors a second time as they were just going to be destroyeed within 2 days

Good luck.