Upkeep of house

I think I would ‘give in’ and get a cleaner. It can make a greater difference than we think.

I can relate abd this summer has been even impossible! How about just looking at one room at a time maybe spending a couple of days on that room and then move on…

I live on my own, garden, 4 bed and I look after an allotment. Don`t have a cleaner, don`t want or need a cleaner. My tip is not to procrastinate, if it needs doing then do it and at the very least, make sure the kitchen is clean at night, especially the sink area

It depends very much on your own health and energy, I am 78 and my energy level is good as is my health. I bought roomba about 2013, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. They are fab helpers and do such a good job on the floors

An example, I did think I should clean the bathroom drains this morning and straight away I grabbed the brushes that I keep handy, unscrewed the plugs, lifted the shower drain and Bobs your uncle, took me 20 minutes

If it is pecking at your head then start the de-clutter

I have been feeling the same of late. I am managing a simple daily routine of making my bed, cleaning bathroom and keeping on top of the kitchen and laundry so my house always looks tidy and clean.
It's the deep cleaning that I can't manage. I am wondering whether I would be lucky enough to find someone who would be happy to do, say, 2 hours a week to work on various areas. Perhaps the inside of kitchen cupboards one week, deep clean all floors OR the bathroom another week and so on.
This thread has brought the problem to the fore again and I really do want to make a concerted effort to sort it.
Good luck with finding a solution DollyD

It isn't the cleaning that's my problem [although lack of mobility is making that more difficult] but the maintenance. After 25 years of living alone the things that would have been maintained by my husband are mounting up and I only have so much money in my house/crisis fund. Even then it's a case of finding people to do thework. The leaves falling off the surrounding trees have been a nightmare this year; if I had my time again I wouldn't leave near a tree, much as I love them.

A lot of it comes down to how much you can afford as ever and how much you want to spend.
We are helping grandchildren through university and our children in their 50s are finding things difficult.
We used to have a cleaner but she went off to be a bus driver and I haven't found another one yet.
It's all about what works for you.
And living a reasonably pleasant life.

I think being tidy helps an awful lot. Dob'f put something down, put it away. I find that if I put something down, it takes root abd becomes a permanent fixture.

We have a cleaner for w hours dvery week and the fact that she is coming makes ne tidy before she does.

I suppose Dolly it would make sense to employ a cleaner no, rather than wait.