we are usually away for the entire pesach, so i only clean one room and do the bedika in there, and then we sell everything else. this year we will be home for the second days, as i am due a few weeks after pesach and dont really want to be too far from the hospital. i had my cleaning lady come 1 extra day a week for 2 hours starting a few weeks ago, and we are slowly cleaning everything together. my bedrooms are done, and today she is doing my linen closet and bathroom, and then i will be done. she comes anyway twice a week, and no one takes food upstairs, so im not worried. (i asked, and was told this is fine, because she cleans anyway twice a week so if they DO manage to get chametz upstairs it will get cleaned up) the next major project is going to be cleaning out my storage shelves in the garage so i have a place to put everything from my kitchen and basement (i plan to do this with my husband on sunday) and then i will do the basement/playroom with my cleaning lady next week. my kitchen will not be turned over until the sunday before- i dont have any cooking to do, and i am getting new everything for my oven and stove, so it wont be THAT hard.
i started early because i know from past experience that the last few months of preganncy can be very hard for me, and i didnt want to leave all the cleaning until i had no energy left.