And... How clean do you keep your house? - Page 3

lookout123 · 12-03-2009, 04:05 PM

I have 3 nice mexican ladies that come in and clean from top to bottom, hitting every nook and crannie, including changing the water in the fishtanks. I pay them $110 for that service. That frees up 5 to 7 hours each month my wife and I can do something else with eachother or the boys.

limey · 12-03-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

And you probably don't pay for health insurance.

True - I believe part of the tax and national insurance contribution I pay covers that for me.

DanaC · 12-04-2009, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

I have 3 nice mexican ladies that come in and clean from top to bottom, hitting every nook and crannie, including changing the water in the fishtanks. I pay them $110 for that service.

Of course you do! It would have shattered all my illusions if you didn't :P

I am not a happy housekeeper. I have absolutely no routine. I make my bed shortly before I climb into it. I wash the pots and tidy up as the mood takes me. I hoover (vacuum) once in a blue moon.

[eta] I'd hate to have a cleaner. If I had a cleaner, I'd just end up doing more housework myself. I'd be one of those sad people who cleaned before their cleaner arrived, out of sheer shame. Also the idea of paying someone to do my house just feels wrong/weird to me.

lookout123 · 12-04-2009, 09:42 AM

That's the absolute truth Dana. I hate cleaning before the cleaners come but if I don't do it I can't find anything for 2-3 weeks. They will gladly put away anything left out, BUT they put it away where they think it should go.

nowhereman · 12-04-2009, 10:01 AM

Clean...ing? What is this cleaning of which you speak?

Seriously, everything is neat, dishes done, etc. Major overhaul/throwout about once a year. It's amazing what you find sometimes.

BrianR · 12-04-2009, 10:16 AM

We only pay $80 a week. I take back some of what I said about Mexicans.

They still can't drive worth a tin ear though.

lookout123 · 12-04-2009, 10:23 AM

erm, $110/month. Actually about every three weeks. either way, it is well worth it. Those friggin Canadians I had before didn't clean worth a damn.

DanaC · 12-04-2009, 11:16 AM

Yeah, but you should have seen 'em skate!

Pie · 12-04-2009, 12:07 PM

$85/week. But they're legal and pay all their own taxes.

Dana, half of what they do is enforce a little discipline on us, by way of us tidying up before they come to clean. But now, I can have a friend or relative over any day of the week without going into a major cleaning frenzy. It's helped my overall mood more than I can say. Back when we were doing a little cheeseparing to manage tuition costs for my husband, we gave up on many things we had come to expect -- but not the cleaners.

I got over the 'icky' factor when I realized that these are just as hard working, honest and honorable people as anyone else I know. House-cleaning is one of the few remaining lines of work available to unskilled women. They work with dedication and precision. If I hold them in esteem, how can I denigrate the type of work they do?

limey · 12-04-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

...[eta] I'd hate to have a cleaner. If I had a cleaner, I'd just end up doing more housework myself. I'd be one of those sad people who cleaned before their cleaner arrived, out of sheer shame. Also the idea of paying someone to do my house just feels wrong/weird to me.

I do know what you mean, Dana, but I'm not forcing someone to do it ... and, no we don't clean, and scarcely tidy up before she comes. She cleans around the stuff we haven't moved! I told you, I

her!

TheMercenary · 12-04-2009, 12:30 PM

Our house is usually very clean and uncluttered. But I like to pile paperwork, magazines, and books. It bugs the wife. 2 kids are out of the house now and are clean freaks. Girls use to show off my sons dorm room when they wanted to see a guys room that was clean. My youngest daughter is a slob. I fear she will never be married off because no one will be able to live with her slobbiness. Her room is a total wreck and looks like hell. I am not obsessive about my own stuff but I like it neat in orderly. My wife takes care of most of that and credit for any order in the house goes to her.

ZenGum · 12-04-2009, 11:51 PM

It is possible that your younger daughter uses room mess as a combination of territorial marking and physical obstruction, to try to increase the degree of privacy she has.
YMMV

monster · 12-04-2009, 11:57 PM

When we moved here nine years ago i swore the first thing i'd do would be to hire a cleaner. Unfortunately, i still haven't got the place tidy enough to do so....

TheMercenary · 12-05-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

It is possible that your younger daughter uses room mess as a combination of territorial marking and physical obstruction, to try to increase the degree of privacy she has.
YMMV

She has a room as big as our master BR on the second floor of a two story house with her own BR. There are two other bedrooms's up there. I think she has all the privacy she needs.

lookout123 · 12-05-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

$85/week. But they're legal and pay all their own taxes.

So are mine smartass.

12-03-2009, 04:05 PM	#31
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I have 3 nice mexican ladies that come in and clean from top to bottom, hitting every nook and crannie, including changing the water in the fishtanks. I pay them $110 for that service. That frees up 5 to 7 hours each month my wife and I can do something else with eachother or the boys. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-04-2009, 09:42 AM	#34
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	That's the absolute truth Dana. I hate cleaning before the cleaners come but if I don't do it I can't find anything for 2-3 weeks. They will gladly put away anything left out, BUT they put it away where they think it should go. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-04-2009, 10:16 AM	#36
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	We only pay $80 a week. I take back some of what I said about Mexicans. They still can't drive worth a tin ear though. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

12-04-2009, 10:23 AM	#37
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	erm, $110/month. Actually about every three weeks. either way, it is well worth it. Those friggin Canadians I had before didn't clean worth a damn. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-04-2009, 12:07 PM	#39
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	$85/week. But they're legal and pay all their own taxes. Dana, half of what they do is enforce a little discipline on us, by way of us tidying up before they come to clean. But now, I can have a friend or relative over any day of the week without going into a major cleaning frenzy. It's helped my overall mood more than I can say. Back when we were doing a little cheeseparing to manage tuition costs for my husband, we gave up on many things we had come to expect -- but not the cleaners. I got over the 'icky' factor when I realized that these are just as hard working, honest and honorable people as anyone else I know. House-cleaning is one of the few remaining lines of work available to unskilled women. They work with dedication and precision. If I hold them in esteem, how can I denigrate the type of work they do? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-04-2009, 10:01 AM	#35
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	Clean...ing? What is this cleaning of which you speak? Seriously, everything is neat, dishes done, etc. Major overhaul/throwout about once a year. It's amazing what you find sometimes.

12-04-2009, 12:30 PM	#41
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Our house is usually very clean and uncluttered. But I like to pile paperwork, magazines, and books. It bugs the wife. 2 kids are out of the house now and are clean freaks. Girls use to show off my sons dorm room when they wanted to see a guys room that was clean. My youngest daughter is a slob. I fear she will never be married off because no one will be able to live with her slobbiness. Her room is a total wreck and looks like hell. I am not obsessive about my own stuff but I like it neat in orderly. My wife takes care of most of that and credit for any order in the house goes to her. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-04-2009, 11:51 PM	#42
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It is possible that your younger daughter uses room mess as a combination of territorial marking and physical obstruction, to try to increase the degree of privacy she has. YMMV __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-04-2009, 11:57 PM	#43
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	When we moved here nine years ago i swore the first thing i'd do would be to hire a cleaner. Unfortunately, i still haven't got the place tidy enough to do so.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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