I tried a cleaning lady once and ran in to some trouble with her not doing a good job.

I have since moved and although DBF is here to help, I try to get things done during the week so we have the weekends to just relax and be together. This past exacerbation made it difficult to do that. So, I hired one of DD20s friends. He is awesome and does such a fantastic job. He will do just about anything and the price is right - $20. Of course, he enjoys visiting with me and adores DD20, her boyfriend, and hanging out with me so that has a lot to do with the price. He even said he would do it for free for me but I don't think that is fair.

Anyhow, maybe hiring a teen or college student would be an option for you. They need the money and some of them are really motivated to earn it.