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Anon for This: There is a lot more to Pesach preparations than “just” cleaning, which if done with halacha in mind as per Rav Scheinberg (above) is as difficult as you want make it.
I’m sure every family has its fair distribution of responsibilities which include: cleaning; shopping; baking/buying matzos; changing over the kitchen; kashering; food preparation; selling the chometz; searching for the chometz; burning the chometz; preparing the items for the k’ara; cleaning the Romain; cleaning out the car; etc; etc. You know it’s done when Pesach has arrived; until then there is always something else to do.
And as David S. has learned in a parallel thread, 30 days before the Chag we begin studying the halachos of Pesach so that we are very knowledgeable concerning its laws and customs.
But, you can have an attitude that these are all dreaded chores and who needs it? Or, you can create an excitement in all the involvement of preparing for Pesach: call your Rav with questions (that what he’s there for); give yourself a good head start so that your not overwhelmed; and you should not be doing everything yourself.
I don’t want to pry but with us, our daughters who all come with their families, all take part in the cooking and preparations and that adds to the special delight.
Your mother, on the other hand, will contribute in her own way and will enjoy her Pesach just being with her family for Pesach and the sedar.