I dust, but then you just have to do it again, and I get resentful.
So much this.
I would probably have a helper do errands, too.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Jul 19, 2012 3:48:00 pm PDT #14724 of 30001
Because books.
msbelle - Jul 19, 2012 3:48:46 pm PDT #14725 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
not 5 pieces, I mean 5 outfits, like a suit and shirt or pant and shirt. ironing takes me forever.
so I forgot my brother's birthday, the brother who is ridiculously generous to me.
I think I am too far down the I suck hole to get out this week.
Scrappy - Jul 19, 2012 3:50:43 pm PDT #14726 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We have a cleaning person every two weeks and they:
- Do any dishes left in sink and put away
- Clean litterbox
- Sweep and mop the whole house
- Clean fridge
- Dust All The Things
- Scrub Bathroom Like Maniacs of Clean
- one extra project which varies by visit, like refolding linen closet or organizing tupperware cabinet.
TOTALLY worth the $65.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 19, 2012 3:52:15 pm PDT #14727 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Can he/ she scoop litter boxes?
I can prep a whole show in 1.5 hours, but I am a fast ironer. And I use a steamer on suits.
le nubian - Jul 19, 2012 3:52:28 pm PDT #14728 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
WTF.
man. I have been completely resistant to getting a cleaning person, but I wonder if I should do it
msbelle - Jul 19, 2012 3:53:58 pm PDT #14729 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The person would primarily be a childcare person, this would be time before school is out to get their hours up. I do not want them to do any of mac's chore jobs, but maybe his vacuuming could stand to be done even if they do it that week also?
sarameg - Jul 19, 2012 3:55:33 pm PDT #14730 of 30001
The last serious dusting this house got was when my mom was here last October. Ahem. Ok, I do spots here and there, and aim the vacuum at the tops of flat surfaces where safe when doing my vacuum&mop routine every 2 weeks, but...I hate dusting.
If it were me, I'd start the first couple of weeks with just a prioritized list every day and ask them to note how long each takes them (some people are champion ironers. My grandmother was one. I am not. So I try not to own anything that needs ironing because what she could do in an hour would take me a whole damn day.) Each day those first few weeks, just plow through the priorities, and figure out each night what the next day's are. Once you get a good sense, you can set up a more regular schedule.
Jesse - Jul 19, 2012 3:56:13 pm PDT #14731 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Shit, now I want a cleaning person too!
Oh, if the helper vacuumed once a week and mac vacuumed once a week, that sounds good. I mean, you have two cats, right?
sarameg - Jul 19, 2012 3:58:52 pm PDT #14732 of 30001
I'd be happy with one a month to do the shit I don't want to ever. Like dusting and wipe down sills and windows. Hell, maybe I need to get on that. After I call the gutter people, the roofers, someone to fix my slate on my front door overhang....
le nubian - Jul 19, 2012 4:00:05 pm PDT #14733 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sarameg is speaking truth tonight.
TRUTH.