Whether you do your own housework or have a cleaner, I find the best way to keep control of my chores is to create a rota. This covers the jobs that don't need to be done so regularly, but also those jobs that are easy to ignore.
I'm talking about the oven/fridge cleaning, skirting boards/tops of doors, behind the sofa and the back of cupboards. Create a simple rota for jobs that need doing weekly, monthly or quarterly - and never have to do an industrial spring cleaner again!