Comments on: now if only I could find some Laundry Elves for hire

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:37:29 +0000

UGH! That's just awful. I hope the new woman is good. After your YEAR LONG BAD experience, you deserve it! Allisons last blog post..Where The Heart Is

By: janet

janet — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:11:36 +0000

dude, this is exciting! freedom!!!

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:46:07 +0000

Jen, my one co-worker once told me she'd end up eating dirt every night just to keep her cleaning service/person. Despite the daycare costs, I think I'm ready to eat dirt. Let me know how your person works out and if they're available to clean other homes in the area! Susans last blog post..Practically like going to Disney World

By: Shamelessly Sassy

Shamelessly Sassy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:54:38 +0000

I need a cleaning lady. But since I live in the middle of no where, there are no services. Just little old ladies offering their services in the paper, I'm very paranoid that I'll hire one of the little old ladies, and something would happen and I would have to fire an elderly person. So I haven't hired one yet. Shamelessly Sassys last blog post..I Can Haz Nuggetz: A Fast Food How-to

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:02:22 +0000

Oh wow, you be living the dream. me = jealous.

We can’t really afford a cleaning service. Mostly because we live in a rural area, and I can’t find anyone close by who 1) I trust, and 2) didn’t want to charge me an arm and a leg for the service.

Instead we just ended up splitting up the weekly clean into daily activites. So the house is never 100% clean at any one time, but you know, it gets the job done.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:19:31 +0000

@Burgh Baby: heh that's how I ended up hiring someone- my husband practically demanded it! He said he would absolutely NOT help me, so I should just pay someone. I was all um okay! Didn't have to tell me twice... ;)

By: Burgh Baby

Burgh Baby — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:16:09 +0000

I dream of having a cleaning person, but can’t seem to cough up the cash to pay someone. At least I’ve managed to finagle my husband into doing a good bit of the cleaning . . .

By: Rachie

Rachie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:27:01 +0000

I can’t wait to be able to have a cleaning person! My mom has always had one and I know how crazy picky she was so I know I will be. I wouldn’t have been able to deal an entire year of poor cleaning.

By: jesser

jesser — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:18:46 +0000

We had the same problem with our “service.” Never the same people. Had to tell them everything over and over. They were on some stupid rotation where certain “deep cleaning” got done every fourth time. Part of that was vacuuming the couch … only every 8 weeks?!?! We have a dog. They said they’d do it every time and we always had to remind them. We cancelled their service and they didn’t even ask why. We’ve had two independents … the first one was the best. The second is pretty good … just misses some of what I consider to be essential, but usually if I tell her she corrects it.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:48:25 +0000

@Melissa: The only bad thing is that once you have someone clean for you... YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK. Seriously. When I thought for a moment about possibly doing it again myself, I was like OH HELL NO! If we are ever in a situation in the future where I can't have it anymore... I will be a very, very sad lady. lol