https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:47:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205807 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:52:20 +0000 sapphire 2205807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaning service come every other week. We have someone mow the lawn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205753 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:06:02 +0000 regberadaisy 2205753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ra: haha omg brilliant. That I would pay for!!!!!</p> <p>But seriously, for those that pay someone to mow/trim their lawn. How much is it and I assume the size of your property makes a difference? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205741 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:00:59 +0000 Modern Daisy 2205741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaning service come every 2 weeks and a lawn service as needed. We live on almost an acre and both work full time so lawncare is essential. I still cant convince dh to cancel the cleaning lady though. I don't think it's 100% necessary but he does NOT want to clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205734 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:52:25 +0000 Mrsjets 2205734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hire a guy to open our pool in spring and close it in fall - otherwise we do all the other chores for the house/yard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205707 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:14:36 +0000 macintosh 2205707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay the neighbor's teenage son to mow my lawn. DH can't do it and I got pregnant shortly after we bought our house. It's definitely necessary. I don't have a mower and with a newborn I don't have time to mow anyway.</p> <p>I just hired a nanny for one day a week while I WOH. Also necessary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205685 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:49:14 +0000 jhd 2205685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hired some help with landscaping this year, but that's all. Now we will just maintain what he did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205679 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:41:12 +0000 Ra 2205679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have someone clean up dog poop every other week. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205676 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:40:04 +0000 Charm54 2205676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A cleaning lady every Friday morning and she is my FAVOURITE PERSON EVER </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205669 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:26:04 +0000 hotchildinthecity 2205669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We have a small place so I don't find it that hard to keep up with things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205663 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:21:40 +0000 sunny 2205663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a gardener. It frees up so much time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205633 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:53:54 +0000 bushelandapeck 2205633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaning lady every other week and a lawn service. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205629 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:44:47 +0000 SweetiePie 2205629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cleaning lady twice a month, but it's honestly not a luxury here. Everyone has one, even recent college grads making nothing!<br /> I also have a "nanny" who comes 2 days a week so I can go to doc appointments, shop, etc. All stuff that is way easier without a stroller and crying baby! This is definitely a luxury and I'm very grateful to have it. I just don't have it in me to be with him 7 days a week, much as I love him! And I have a lot of anxiety about doing stuff with him, even play dates and stuff. So the other 5 days I am a recluse and CRAVING interaction!<br /> Once I go back to work full time I'll bring her on full time. So I'm glad he's already very familiar with her (she's been with us since he was 8 weeks and he's now 9 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205618 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:31:30 +0000 lovehoneybee 2205618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish...I would love someone to come clean my house.</p> <p>What I'd really like is to hire someone to finish unpacking, organizing, and decorating our new house :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205613 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:25:16 +0000 plantains 2205613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cleaners come every two weeks. I look forward to the day when I can afford to up it to weekly. It is just so amazing to come home from work to a gloriously clean house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205553 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:48:37 +0000 MoonMoon 2205553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: good to know, thanks! Can you tell I'm a noob? Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help/page/2#post-2205545 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:45:33 +0000 travellingbee 2205545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: We try to tidy a bit but unfortunately, it is often not super neat. She tidies as she goes and moves things to clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205518 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:33:06 +0000 MoonMoon 2205518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love some help with housecleaning, but how does that work? Do you have to pick up the clutter so they can reach surfaces? Basically our house is so cluttered I don't know where a cleaning person would begin :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205513 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:31:44 +0000 psw27 2205513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaning person come when we need it or have been really busy - usually about once a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205500 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:28:07 +0000 travellingbee 2205500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we have lawn people and a cleaning lady every two weeks. It's wonderful and we don't spend our weekends doing chores! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205485 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:20:49 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2205485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a house cleaner that comes every couple weeks. She started a couple months ago because I was sick for awhile and also pregnant. We plan to keep her through the newborn days and then reassess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205477 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:18:36 +0000 mrsjyw 2205477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We fired our cleaners a while back and am currently on the hunt for a new cleaning service! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205473 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:16:12 +0000 yin 2205473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have any hired help, but it sounds glorious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205454 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:07:27 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2205454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaning lady every 2 weeks. It has made a huge positive impact on our lives.</p> <p>We're thinking of hiring a lawn service because we really value our time together on the weekends and mowing/trimming/etc. takes a lot of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205422 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:53:31 +0000 cat620 2205422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a landscaper who comes every other week or more often if necessary. Our lawn area is really small, so it's cheap to have him do it. DH hates doing yard work. </p> <p>We also have two cleaning ladies come every other week. They do a deep clean of the house, which really helps me keep on top of the cleaning in between visits. DH and I used to argue about cleaning, because he has high standards of cleanliness but would never offer to help clean. The ladies solved our problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205383 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:27:47 +0000 CakeLady 2205383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaning person every 2 weeks-ish. We also have a dog walker that comes about 4 days a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205380 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:27:30 +0000 photojane 2205380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I DREAM of a cleaning lady! We have someone cut the grass/edge/etc. twice a month, but he's a friend, so it's super cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205374 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:24:08 +0000 nana87 2205374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After lo was born we started getting a cleaning person once a month. We just decided to up it to 2x/month </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205346 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:09:17 +0000 snowjewelz 2205346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started paying for lawn mowing this summer... He used to do it himself but with a baby we rather save that time to spend together or he can help me out more, since mowing front and back takes him almost 2 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205341 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:06:55 +0000 avivoca 2205341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not anymore. We had a lawn service when I was pregnant and couldn't mow. It was glorious. I'm thinking about hiring a cleaning crew to give my house a good scrubdown at the end of the summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-hired-help#post-2205335 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:04:55 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2205335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only for gardening, but nothing else! </p>