The last 12 months have been spent changing bedding sometimes a couple of times a week and cleaning bathrooms in between guests, providing vacations for all those who wanted.
After a melt down last week I was prepared to walk away from Retro house and living in a shoe box. When a woman I know approached me at church on Sunday and handed me a business card of two young ladies who were started a cleaning business, I nearly fell out of my seat. There was my answer.
It took two well-trained, hardworking women 4 hours to scrub my house top to bottom today. The entire time, they worked up a sweat and kept telling me...."We don't know how you've done it". There is no way I can keep this entire house clean by myself... like a hotel, keep a part-time job, 3 callings, Booster Club Vice President, 3 children's schedules and lives, with a husband who is gone 75% of the month.
Do I feel guilty? No way. Is it going to kill my budget. Yep. Do I care? No. Because I was almost to a point where I was either saying no to visitors or moving out. I'm very serious.
My next issue will be food. Hotel food. It's like binge and purge. I rarely eat out and I cook very simple meals. When guests come I usually put on 3 lbs from eating out or cooking big meals. Then the days they are gone, I'm working like crazy to lose the weight I've gained. Anyone got solutions for this dilemma?
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6 comments:
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I totally wish I could get some cleaners in my house. Luckily, hubby helps out on Saturdays. That was one of the things I told him was necessary if he was making me move.
I hope some of your stresses are eased now. There really is nothing so nice as a fresh clean home:)
Sorry, can't help you on the eating situation. I'm right there too. You are an active woman though and should be able to indulge occasionally without regrets. My problem is I do it too often.
Great idea for the cleaning ladies. You sound like the hostess with the mostest. My guests tend to leave after I leave the toilet scrubbing brush on their pillow instead of a mint.
ME..I want lots of pictures of your house.
See, situations are NEVER perfect...you have a big house and lots of comany that keeps you busy (and somewhat stressed)
and YET..
I have a teeny teeny house, with No visitors that keeps me Lonely.
But...I am glad you got the ladies to come in and help you out with a good clean.
I love having cleaners and I feel no shame. They even change my sheets for me when the guests are gone!
=)
PS. I'm laughing at Laraine's comment.
I love when a brilliant idea comes along and it is a perfect solution. I bet you'll solve the food problem quickly, too.
(I always love your header on your blog)
Great idea. I did the same thing and anytime a bit of guilt creeps in, my husband reminds me that the wonderful lady who helps me has LITERALLY kept me sane - time and time again.
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