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We don't...we've discussed it in the past but I always nixed it (he left the choice to me) since we *should* reasonably be able to clean up after ourselves. That may change with kidlets arriving soon.

No, maybe in the future!

Not yet, but found a very affordable one for when I go back to work.

We used to but cancelled when we moved, since the new place is more expensive and I'm now staying at home. I would consider having someone come just every once in a while for the deep cleaning neither of us want to do though (scrubbing the tiles in the bath, etc).

We do. I'm a neat freak, DH not so much. I think having someone come twice a month has saved our marriage! We never fight about cleaning/house chores anymore and it used to be a subject that we would bicker about frequently.

Yes, I cannot have the time to clean 2000 square feet and work a full time job.

We outsource a lot though, including big landscaping jobs.

No, we split the chores and do them throughout the week so it's manageable.

Nope.

Nope. Can't afford it! But I would love it. I can barely keep up with the dog hair!

Yes. She comes every two weeks. DH is terrible at keeping house and not at all tidy. I spend quite a bit of time each day picking up after him, so much so that the deep cleaning doesn't get done. Having her keeps me sane. Cheaper than marriage counselling.

@Mrs. Pen: it doesn't have a self clean setting??

i used to, not anymore

We don't, though we did hire someone to come in and clean before I had Chloe. That was nice! Will prob do that again for baby #2.

Yes. Every other week. My husband fought it for a while because he hadn't ever had one growing up (I did), but even he agrees it's one of the best things we ever did. Saves so many cleaning fights!

We hired one after DD was born. It's the only way we stay sane.

Yes, just once a month and I feel so much better after she comes!

Yup, every other week! For $80 she cleans the entire apartment and it is a lifesaver! So thankful we got her!

We do. My mom always did. I used to do the cleaning but it was pretty rough on me because chemical smells give me migraines, and DH never trusted that natural cleaning supplies actually clean. When my LO came my grandma gifted me a cleaning lady, and when my grandma passed away my mom took over paying for her. She's the same one that my mom has. I could never go back now, I will always have a cleaning lady!

We used to have someone who came once/month to deep clean and I looooooved it. It's so much easier to do the little stuff on a weekly basis when you know someone else is scrubbing your shower and baseboards haha.

We ended up canceling it because we had some increased monthly costs and something had to go to offset it--- we've talked about hiring her back now that my husband got a raise but honestly at this point being pregnant I feel like we should just savesavesave as much as possible.

@artbee: same, i'll never go back i'd rather cut something else!

no, we live in a small apartment and can't justify the cost now. I am also home on mat leave now (yet DH does most of the cleaning!). I can see us doing it when we have a house in the future, I am back at work full time, and when we have a second LO.