My two eldest are at school so during the day it's only DD2 and I at home. It makes it much easier to keep on top of things! I have a routine - we got to the gym after drop off, then the supermarket (yep, every day. I can't plan meals because I don't know what I'll feel like eating!), come home, shopping away, washing machine on, clean kitchen first, general tidy, make beds, scrub bathrooms, vac and mop floors, prepare dinner bits and set the table so I can spend time with the big kids when they get home. It's then time to pick the kids up from school. Miss P's feeds fit in whenever she tells me she's hungry and we have plenty of cuddle and play time. I also sit down for lunch at some stage, often with Miss P on the boob. If she is very restless I pop her in a sling while I clean. Sheets are changes on Mondays and I often bake during the day for school lunches. Love my Kitchen Aid, makes baking quick and easy.

Having a routine works for me, I just do it and don't even think about it. My DH is helpful around the house and he takes care of the 'outside jobs' such as the lawns and pool maintenance. The big kids are supposed to make their beds (they try!) and pack away their own toys. If they are home I get them to put their clean clothes in their wardrobes. They also clear the table after dinner.

If I want to vary from the routine and go out for lunch, watch school sports or something I get up a little earlier and do the basics before drop off, but I might skip the bathrooms and floors for the day - omg... I sound completely anal. I'm not! I do like a clean house, though.

The 'big' jobs throw me a bit... I have been intending to clean out all the wardrobes for the past two months but they are still waiting!

Figure out a routine which works for you, practise multi-tasking and don't put too much pressure on yourself if you can't get it done. Like others have said, the housework will be there tomorrow but the kids will be all grown up!