It’s a truth of time management that some tasks need to be delegated, and that the best tasks to delegate are those that somebody else can do better. For adults with ADD, cleaning and housekeeping are among those tasks. Every book I’ve ever read about ADHD has said that if you can afford to hire a housekeeping service, you shouldn’t hesitate to do it.
Keep in mind that housekeeping is not the same thing as organizing. When you devise an organizing system, you’re arranging your physical space in the way that is most user-friendly for you. You’re making sure you know where things are so you can retrieve them and put them away easily. You’re decluttering your environment so you can move around it easily and reduce your general stress levels. Housekeeping is the basic maintenance of your home — things like vacuuming and cleaning the counters. These are things that a housekeeper can do best when your space is organized and free of clutter.
I can’t afford a housekeeper. But if I could, I would start with La Colectiva. They’re a San Francisco based domestic workers’ collective. They make sure that domestic workers know their rights, receive a living wage, and work with cleaning supplies that aren’t injurious to their health. I don’t know if anything similar exists elsewhere, but if it does, I’m sure La Colectiva’s website can hook you up.