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As of a few minutes ago (they are still finishing up) I have a 'cleaning lady'. There are actually two of them, friends, but I pay for the service and I'm not worried who shows up or what they do provided it works out in the end. In fact, halving the time works out well for me!
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I have the money to spare, so from that perspective I'm okay with the concept. My weirdness has always been the fact that I don't know about someone else doing all the work while I just sit here typing away. In the longer-term I will likely just have them clean up while I am at work, but my mother suggested that the first couple times I make sure that I'm here... just in case. You never know. They seem nice enough, and I have nothing of value to steal which is always a bonus.
I was wondering about it, because I figured that I could probably spend an hour and do a good job of cleaning my place, so why spend the money? But they are doing things that I haven't cleaned since I moved in, such as wiping down the fireplace and washing the insides of the windows (in hindsight I can't believe I have never done those) and so forth. So... money well spent so far. I'm happy, and the place will be wonderfully clean without my having spent any time or effort. It still feels weird to be not doing it myself but I felt that way years ago too when I happened to be home on the days when my family's cleaning lady would come. I think it happened a couple times when I was home sick from school, as (same as in this case) she only came every couple weeks so it wasn't often.
I guess - after the full invasion of my privacy for the past year - if I can't handle it now then I never will. So far so good though... I don't enjoy being here while they work (I feel like a lazy slob) but I do believe that I will enjoy the final results!
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I have the money to spare, so from that perspective I'm okay with the concept. My weirdness has always been the fact that I don't know about someone else doing all the work while I just sit here typing away. In the longer-term I will likely just have them clean up while I am at work, but my mother suggested that the first couple times I make sure that I'm here... just in case. You never know. They seem nice enough, and I have nothing of value to steal which is always a bonus.
I was wondering about it, because I figured that I could probably spend an hour and do a good job of cleaning my place, so why spend the money? But they are doing things that I haven't cleaned since I moved in, such as wiping down the fireplace and washing the insides of the windows (in hindsight I can't believe I have never done those) and so forth. So... money well spent so far. I'm happy, and the place will be wonderfully clean without my having spent any time or effort. It still feels weird to be not doing it myself but I felt that way years ago too when I happened to be home on the days when my family's cleaning lady would come. I think it happened a couple times when I was home sick from school, as (same as in this case) she only came every couple weeks so it wasn't often.
I guess - after the full invasion of my privacy for the past year - if I can't handle it now then I never will. So far so good though... I don't enjoy being here while they work (I feel like a lazy slob) but I do believe that I will enjoy the final results!
