https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 21:22:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97942 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:51:19 +0000 Andrea 97942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@betsyboop: thanks!! i still need to clean them first, though. like SCRUB them. ugh, who has the time?? :-) once i get them cleaned i will try the dryer sheet trick!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97940 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:47:17 +0000 betsyboop 97940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: This is SO random, but thought I should share bc our baseboards drive me nuts!! I feel like they always need to be wiped down.<br /> I read that if you rub a dryer sheet along the baseboard, it keeps dust from collecting. I tried it a few weeks ago, and it totally worked!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97915 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:35:40 +0000 calsmom 97915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're in Atl right? We have had a heck of a time finding a decent service here. After baby, I may give in and try to search for another one again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97877 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:11:34 +0000 Andrea 97877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: NYC NYC NYC!!! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97849 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:53:39 +0000 chopsuey 97849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I know! Would love to meet uppp..! Will let you know if I end up going! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97839 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:36:53 +0000 Andrea 97839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: yeah I hear ya. It would be so exciting to meet up though! But it would be a better trip for you if DH did not have to work the whole day. Well, keep thinking it over! You can definitely find restaurants for kids if that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97830 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:28:10 +0000 chopsuey 97830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: There's just only so much sightseeing and shopping I can do with a 1 year old. :T DH's going to be working all day and once he's off we'll have a small 2 hour window to eat and "play" before the baby has to go down.<br /> Not sure how baby friendly restaurants are in the city either.. ? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97827 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:18:20 +0000 Andrea 97827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: cool! You should come!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97826 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:15:13 +0000 chopsuey 97826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: DH's headed to NYC April 9-12! He wants me to go with but I haven't decided yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97821 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:53:16 +0000 Andrea 97821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: oh ya, good idea to get out then. I am 30 min away from NYC. Are you planning a trip??????? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97795 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:30:30 +0000 chopsuey 97795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: they did! But they used a broom to get all the crap off the base boards before wiping them down. Didn't feel like the air was clean. Plus I had errands to run for the party so it was a good excuse to stop procrastinating on my to do list. :) btw do u live in NYC? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97777 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:09:55 +0000 Andrea 97777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: hooray! Just a thought, did they use "green" cleaning products? Then it wouldn't be so bad for the LO but nice to get out anyway! Glad everything is clean now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97773 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:08:07 +0000 heffalump 97773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: You cleaned after your cleaning ladies? Lol, maybe you should try another service.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97772 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:07:28 +0000 chopsuey 97772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Baseboards are clean, kitchen appliances, inside of the microwave (there was food all over the inside haha), toilets, bathtubs.. Laundry room! Laundry area was filthy.<br /> Must keep house clean. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97756 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:54:41 +0000 Andrea 97756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: wooohooo! Baseboards cleaned? I still need mine cleaned! Hehe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97752 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:52:28 +0000 chopsuey 97752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I @Andrea: Btw, I left after they started cleaning. There were 3 girls here and I wanted to get LO away from all the cleaning products and noise. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97751 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:51:47 +0000 chopsuey 97751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Omg they just left!! They did a really good job. Not gonna lie.. If I didn't have LO and if you gave me 2.5 hours, I would have done a WAY better job. All good though. :D I felt nervous about letting LO crawl around on the wood floor so I vacuum'd and steamed again using my Shark. :P<br /> I'll probably get the house cleaned once every 2 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97685 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:00:58 +0000 heffalump 97685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: So what happened? Did they do a good job? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97682 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:59:27 +0000 sulli301 97682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beka: We only have a cleaning person come in for a "deep clean" a few times a year at this point, but that's what I do &amp; would do if we had someone coming more frequently as well. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97496 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:08:26 +0000 heffalump 97496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually go outide. I figure she knows what she's doing, it's her job! And if she has any questions she'll always come ask me. For the first time you might want to go through the house and talk to her about what you want her to do, where things are, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97413 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:41:31 +0000 mynoahbear 97413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had to show our cleaning lady where everything was and what exactly I wanted her to do when she first started. Now I just stay out of her way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97396 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:26:46 +0000 Andrea 97396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there is fine balance. If it's the first time then it's fine for you to show them around. But of course it is a turn off for them if you micromanage and tell them to use a different cleaning product for every surface. I recommended my great cleaning lady to a friend of mine who gave her literally 25 different cleaning products for each area of the house so my cleaning lady quit right away. There's only so much grief they will take from one person when reliable cleaning people are in high demand around here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97390 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:21:40 +0000 Bluebonnet 97390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can not be home when the cleaning lady is there. It stressed me out way too much. I love having a clean home, but I don't need to see how someone else cleans because its not the way I would do it. </p> <p>Tell them what you expect them to do, then get out of their way - otherwise you will go nuts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97374 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:09:00 +0000 shinystraps 97374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I had a lady cleaning our house (I miss her SO much), I showed her around the house the first time, pointed out pet peeves that I wanted clean (like dusty baseboards), etc.</p> <p>After that, I left her alone, either working in the study, or leaving for work and having her lock the door behind her when she left.</p> <p>As a total clean+control freak, it took some getting used to but it's so worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97372 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:08:22 +0000 hilsy85 97372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely stay out of their way...I hate being home when people are cleaning my apartment! Once I feel like they're not going to take anything, I leave and don't come back til they're gone. I've also been known to clean before the cleaning people get there, lol.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-all-you-controlclean-freaks#post-97371 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:07:19 +0000 chopsuey 97371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The cleaning gals are coming over in about an hour. I'm kinda nervous about someone else cleaning my house! </p> <p>Do you let them do their thing or micromanage? Follow them around and point things out? HAHA. I have major trust issues and have always been a "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." type of girl.. </p> <p>Advice please! </p>