Haha! Well, you've got to set your priorities, right? I mean life is too short to spend a whole day a week just cleaning your house (I know people like that). Luckily my wife and I are not
that far off when it comes to our standard of cleanliness, but she is the character that does a little bit every day/week and I am the character that lets the mess build up and then do it all in one big swoop. So, naturally, she starts getting annoyed when I would approach the end of my "natural cycles".
By the way, a cleaning help is well worth the money! We had one come to us every month to help with the annoying stuff (kitchen, bath etc.) and it was great. Since we moved we haven't found a reliable replacement yet...