Do you judge this?

raynes

I liken hirinig a cleaning service to going out to dinner.  Yes, I could very well cook the dinner myself, but sometimes I want someone else to do it for me.

If my house was even close to being in the state where a cleaning person wouldn't drop dead walking in, we'd probably get one.

mehgank

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[QUOTE]There's a lot of things we don't NEED but I don't judge people for those, so neither do I for this. If we could afford it, I totally would. I hate cleaning and rarely do it. I tidy up a lot but I don't do big cleans very often. <strong>I'm a RACIST NAZI</strong>. Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

FTFY.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you judge this? : Wow.  Talk about high demand.
Posted by edielaura[/QUOTE]

Oh believe it.  Word travels fast in small towns and they can only clean so many houses :)

MandK9

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you judge this? : FTFY.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

LOL.

reddy123

I have been considering starting to pay a drycleaners to help me with all of H's chef laundry. I freakin' hate laundry (or at least, the never ending stream of it, plus our apt machines are spendy and don't work). Also H's clothes get so greasy. 

pirategal03

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you judge this? : They can be hard to find, especially in smaller towns like where I'm from.  My mom has had cleaning ladies for years but she went through quite few of them before finding the best ones ever.  One she had when they were still at the old house, my mom would routinely catch her standing around watching Soap operas.  She didn't last long. When my parents moved to their new farm they were in the "coverage area" of these two sisters that cleaned houses together and they had the reputation of being like, the Holy Grail of cleaning ladies.  She was on a wait list to get them, lol, and she finally got them.  Sad thing though - one of them had to move away last year because her farm got flooded :( She and her H moved to Colorado so now just the one sister cleans houses.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

This is exactly what happened with his first lady.  She was truly amazing.  She only cleaned a certain number of houses, etc.  Then she moved.

The new guy thinks quantity over quality.  It's a running joke to see how long a cobweb can go un-noticed or something like that.  Anyone new and trying to make a good impression would be better than this guy.

Nebb

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you judge this? : FTFY.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]


Lol way to point out the obvious.

Anysunrise

Fvck no, I don't judge it. I would pay 80 bucks a month to clean our tiny apartment, just so it would stay clean. I can do a big clean no problem, but I'm terrible about maintaining it. It would totally be worth it, considering how much less stressed you are coming home to a clean place. Walking into my apartment makes you tear your hair out. True story.

Nebb

We had our front bedroom get some work done this summer (ceiling ripped down from water damage, repainted) and they sent in a cleaning service who cleaned our entire upstairs. I've honest to god never seen it look that good. I wish we could have a cleaner.

MandK9

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[QUOTE]I don't judge it at all.  My mom came over today to clean my house. 
Posted by djhar[/QUOTE]

Can you send her my way? I think it's only about an hour away...

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]What's the going rate for a cleaning lady?
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

In our neck of the woods: $10. to $15. per hour. depending upon whether it's rountine cleaning or regular deep cleaning needed. Typical home takes 4-5 hours once a week.  More if only every other week.




Nuggs, no judgement here.  As someone who has cleaned houses off and on for a living, it's NBD.  Totally worth the money if it allows you more quality family time. and less cleaning drudgery.

NuggetBrain

Well screw you Noodle, looks like we're getting a housecleaner.  My mom is getting one as well once a month, and we're going to pay for my grandma to have someone come through and clean her house once a month too (she's just too old). 

RailWayWife

No I wouldnt judge you, everyone spends money on things that make them happy that they dont really need so if you have the money for it, go ahead and do it.

Steph0871

I wonder if I could do a swap-for-services thing.  I'll do someone's laundry if they come clean my house.  Hell, I'll vacuum every room in your house or clean your bathroom if you come clean my kitchen floor. 

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]I wonder if I could do a swap-for-services thing.  I'll do someone's laundry if they come clean my house.  Hell, I'll vacuum every room in your house or clean your bathroom if you come clean my kitchen floor. 
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

If we lived closer I'd totally take you up on this.

kmmssg

I don't judge that at all.  Life is short and if you can hire out housework and have more time for what is important, I say go for it.

DodgersBride

I don't judge. Before I moved in FI and his roommate had a cleaning lady come in once a month and I guess do big clean. She used to charged them $120. They would go half in on it. I think she did everything but laundry. She would those fold laundry if she saw it out. FI's roommate cancelled her because he didn't want to pay half anymore.

We seriously consider it and I found it was cheaper to do it more often. I also found it to be cheaper than the $120 FI used to pay and way better as far as security and benefits for the ladies. However this was just a lady on her own not through a service company I believe.

Steph0871

Nuggs- where'd you find rec's for a cleaning person? how much did you price it at?? I'm seriously considering this now.  If we give up eating out once/month it'll cover that.  (Yeah, we usually drop about $60-$100 when we go out to eat.)

I'm looking on Angie's List now, and there will probably be some good deals there.  If you haven't already gotten a membership, you should.  It's fantastic. 

calixtine

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you judge this? : My whole reasoning behind getting the cleaning lady is because H refused to clean.  Well not really refuse, but he would make excuses like "oh i don't feel well" or "the game is on". $80/month is worth my sanity!  Ha.
Posted by amys325[/QUOTE]

This is exactly why I want to hire a cleaning service!  I don't think getting a cleaning lady is judge worth at all!  If it saves you time/energy/stress then it is totally worth it and you should do it.

Starmusica

Nuggs- I had one during the last year of law school and it was the best thing to ever happen to me. We only ended the service when I realized it was going to be a long process to find a job. As soon as I am back on track the maid is coming back. Having a maid freed up more of our time to spend with one another. We thought it was a worthy investment.

Megbo2012

Nothing to judge, IMO.  Your money, your house.  That's like spending X on hair, nails, alcohol, soda, magazines, whatever the eff else you want every week or month. 

Go for it!

NuggetBrain

Steph - I got a rec through TN: http://www.centralhomecleaning.com/home. The poster said she's about $60 every two weeks and she does it all - wipes down the baseboards, the cabinets, etc.  Also she's a small business owner (just her and a few helpers).

SunriseAmber

I dont judge that at all. What is the harm in it? Plus, it helps with the maid being able to have work and income as well. It's a win-win for everyone.

ricksang

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[QUOTE]Noodle and I have been going back and forth about getting a maid service to come in and clean our house (once it's done).  I will fully admit that we have no children and are not working 80 hours a week.  But goddamnit, I HATE cleaning.  And because Noodle is a super neat freak, it takes us 4 hours to clean our apartment every other Saturday.  Not to mention cleaning the kitchen after dinner each night, etc.  ANYWAYS.  Because our house will be bigger, I don't want to spend over half of my Saturdays cleaning.  So I want to have someone come in twice a month.  Noodle says it's lazy and there's no reason we shouldn't be able to do it ourselves.  Do you judge people who have housecleaners that don't "need" them?
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

No. Do we really need to dye our hair? Do we really NEED that facial/ Do our husbands really need whatevershit boys buy/do? Nope. We do that stuff to make us happy. Do what makes you happy! :)

mica178

Having a maid was one the best things H and I decided to do when we got married.  That's one thing we don't have to fuss over, one fewer thing to stress the marriage.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

Of course not. I've done it. Sometimes it's smart to free up your time in certain ways, you know? Plus, coming home to a clean house is amazing.