Seriously-- I can’t seem to keep these posts going.
But I’m really
intent on getting back into the swing of things on my blog.
Our home
school calendar is pretty much spent and I am more than happy to be
tossing this past year’s books into the recycling bin.
One of the things
that has caused me lots of stress over the years has been the
cleanliness of my house.
I mean-- we’re not pigs or anything, but it
goes without saying that living in a house with 9 kids 13 and under
causes one’s house to get dirty fast.
Don’t get me wrong-- the kitchen
floor gets swept three times a day and the carpets get vacuumed daily
and even behind the doors gets dust-busted every morning, but it’s not
enough. At least not for me... in the back of my mind, I am always
thinking about what needs to be cleaned. I’ve always thought that if my
house could just stay cleaned, I’d be set free...
Well, I am ashamed to say, but completely happy because my hubby has gotten me the best housekeeper in town.
It was not only a financial
decision, a peace of mind decision, but a personnel decision.
Once my
husband was able to get over the money issue, the problem was finding
someone.
Easier said than done.
We actually hired the woman who worked
at the rich guy’s house across the street figuring that if they were
happy with her then she must be doing a good job.
Unfortunately, she was
a very nice lady, but only wanted to do some light house cleaning.
It
was so bad that I had to clean after she was done cleaning.
After nicely
telling her that we wouldn’t be needing her any longer, Chris and I sat down and
talked about what we DID want.
We needed someone who would be
aggressive, who would not need to be told what to do and who would want
to have the house sparkling by the time they left.
To make a long story
short, Chris began to get names and numbers from the kids in his classes
at school.
He said he’d go through them one by one if he had to in
order to find one that I liked.
We weren’t going to settle for
mediocrity.
When a woman came over to look at the house and give us an
estimate, she looked real serious and when we told her what the other
house cleaner had done, she just kind of frowned.
At this point, my
heart jumped at the possibility that maybe this was the one.
And when
she arrived on cleaning day with a cleaning partner in tow I could
hardly believe my eyes.
During the time that she was here, the kids and I
were in utter amazement at the things they cleaned.
I even called Chris
several times at work gushing with delight.
Oh! My dream cleaner had
been found and I will never let her go...
3 comments:
Yeaaa so happy to hear you are receiving this blessing 10 points to Chris. I have been having Haveta come once a month and oh the difference it make:)
great idea, i have heard from many women how freeing this makes their lives.
living in small spaces leaves little room for messes ha ha!!
Halllllleeeellluuujjjaaaaahhhhh!!!!!
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