hi - I had a cleaner and she was fab. I used to pay her £10 (for 2hrs)per week. Each week she'd alternate between (1st week - cleaning downstairs and doing the ironing), (2nd week - upstairs and windows or something else that might need done). I loved getting home on a Friday to the smell of bleach/cleaning stuff! Fantastic! Unfortunately she gave up due to ill health at the time....saw her today actually, might ask her again! I think I was better at tidying up when I had a cleaner. Not that I cleaned up for the cleaner coming, just better at not leave a load of stuff lying around!

Recommendation - get your cleaner in on a Friday - leaves the weekend for more enjoyable things!

D