What tasks have you let go of or delegated?

OK, I admit it: We have a cleaning lady. It is divine to come home from teaching on Thursday afternoon to a house that is scrubbed and vacuumed. We still pick up shoes, books, and tons of Legos; we still do mounds of laundry; and by Wednesday night the house is still a disaster. But then Thursday comes again.

This tip comes from Real Simple reader REBECCA LEAMON, Ellsworth, Maine.