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@mamimami: holy moly, that would be awesome!
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@babyjmama: It depends on where you live and how big your house is.
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We don't, but we do have a lawn service guy in the summer (I refuse to spend my weekends mowing the lawn!) and we're thinking about hiring a once a week cleaning service.
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DH's cousin expressed interest in doing house cleaning part time so I was going to hire her to come once a week for a couple of months while I'm incredibly pregnant and then will have a new baby.
But DH says No. He can do the cleaning for free.
I physically can't do much more than laundry at the moment (seriously, switching clothes from washer to dryer is tough on me) and he acts aggravated when he has to pick up the slack. I told him hiring someone to do it would solve both of our problems. But he said no, that I could even give him a specific time and day of the week to clean, so I did. Well that day is today and he is still acting pissy about it.
Sorry that turned into a rant. He's getting on my nerves today. Lol
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No, but I am at SAHM at the moment, when I go back to work we will get one for sure! At the moment, our date night sitter does some light housework when she is here as LO is asleep most of the time (we arrange to pay her a little extra for this when we hired her). It is awesome to have the dishwasher emptied and the kitchen clean when we come home!
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I've only had someone else clean my house once. It was for DS's first birthday plus I knew the girl from HS and she needed help with money. However, with us both working full time, a crazy toddler and baby #2 on the way, I see a cleaning lady on the regular in our future. Our main concern isn't budget, but finding someone trustworthy I guess.
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We're def putting this on our list of to do's once we are pregnant with LO2 in the future! We manage ok right now, but I know it will be our last priority after more kid(s)
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We have a lady come every other week. It's such a help, especially now that DD2 is almost here and I'm about to have zero time for anything.
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No, we can't justify the expense with me working part time. If I ever went back full time we would be having a serious discussion about it. For now I'd rather be home and do it myself.
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We would like to around when LO is born, just to cut down on the chaos!
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Yes! We do once/month, but with DS getting older and messier I'm tempted to go up to twice/mo.
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I acutally enjoy cleanign my house, just last night i sent DH and DD to the basement to play so I could get my house clean and free of nasty germs. I would love to pay someone to come in 1 time a month to do a deep clean...I would LOVE that.
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@Danizaur: I totally feel your pain on this. I was really unable to do a lot while I was pregnant from end of second trimester on and it was endless frustration trying to get DH to pick up the slack.
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@oliviaoblivia: That is what I always say! Or that our cleaning lady has saved my marriage more than once
This is one of our few "luxury" items and has become essential to us. We have gone through phases where we take a break (budget cuts, more time at home, etc.) but it helps to keep me more sane and focus more on my family. We have a dog who sheds a lot and even between cleans, there is a lot of cleaning to do. Our cleaning lady lets me ignore the big things!
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Right now it'd be ridiculous to want one as it's just us two plus a dog (tho she sheds!). Even when we have kids though, I don't think it would be in our budget to hire someone.
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No, and I don't think I ever will. It's a waste of money to me, and I don't want another $100+ monthly expense. My tolerance for a little mess and dirt is much higher than my willingness to pay anyone to clean for me.
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Not specifically, but our nanny will clean sometimes during my LO's naps...like toilets, mopping or laundry. Then my DH and I both pick up and clean regularly as well. With both of us working full time and a 1-year old, it takes a village to keep us organized!
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No. I get home early enough each day that I have time to clean.
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Nope. I would think about it if I went back to working out of the house, but I can't justify the money while I'm home.
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Yep! Best money spent.
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It's in the budget for after #2 comes later this year. I cant wait!
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Yep! Its a marriage saver is having a clean house is an issue for either spouse.
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Yes! Worth every penny!
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@babyjmama: $15/h for us. Our house is pretty big at 4,500sr ft so it takes her 8h and that's $120 every time. Worth every penny. Because I'm SAHM, I bring her once a month.
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@CupQuakeWalk: I can't even fathom 4500sq ft. Please let me & j move in with you!!!!
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@babyjmama: J is always welcome. J. We have a full, finished basement which really is not fully furnished right now and we use it for...nothing pretty much. It's our forever home and we plan on having 4 kids, so I am sure it'll fill up in no time.
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I am currently camped out in our bedroom while our housekeeper does her thang! She comes every 2 weeks and cleans the whole apartment for $85. AMAZING.
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Ugh, I need to do this but I haven't found a person/company I really like. Maybe I should start a thread asking for Boston area recs?
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It's absolutely not in our budget and I doubt it ever will be. I wish.
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We have a cleaning lady come every 2 weeks. It's a lifesaver for me. My kids come home on that day and say "it's so clean!!!" It only takes me a few minutes to get over the ensuing mommy guilt because I'm happy that is clean as well!!
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Yes! She cleans and does all the laundry too! We have no kids yet. I'm a spoilt wife
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Nope. And hell would have to freeze over before my husband would ever agree to it. Just of that mindset of "Why would we get someone else to do it when we are more than capable of doing it ourselves." And yes, he does help with the cleaning.
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Hell to the yes. She comes every other week. With two parents working outside the house full time, the last thing we want to do out the weekend is scrub toilets!
However, we don't do a lawn care company. My husband actually enjoys taking care of the yard and usually my daughter and I will play outside while he does it.
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@HellOnHeels: It took me a while to switch from that mindset to the one where I'm all for a cleaning service. Yes, I'm capable of cleaning my own house BUT would I rather spend several hours on the weekend doing that or getting in quality family time? That's what brought me around to it.
@T-Mom: I think I had more mommy guilt about spending time cleaning when they're home and I could be playing with them than the guilt I may have once this service starts and I think I'm being lazy. For me, being a good mom doesn't mean I need to be the one cleaning our house
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I wish I could. Honestly, I can do everything else, no issue - but having someone who would clean the kitchen and bathrooms and do the vacuuming would be incredible.
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@sunshineandsushi: oh I would be all for it! At least once a month deep clean or something of the like. But DH grew up in a household where it was drilled in his head to work and work hard and if you can do it, why get someone else to do it. Maybe when we're old and decrepit.
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Yes, yes, yes we do and it is the best thing ever. Just yesterday I was contemplating the fact that I haven't had to spend a weekend cleaning in over a year. Glorious. I would sacrifice a lot, budget-wise, to be able to keep it up. However, it only costs us $24 every 2 weeks. I might be singing a different tune if it was more expensive.
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I don't only because our apartment is so tiny that IMO the cost is not justified. But the second I move to the burbs and have a big house you'd better believe I'm not cleaning that thing myself! We're goign to work that into the budget when we are house hunting for sure!
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@oliviaoblivia: our neighbors say the same thing! marriage saver for them!
we have someone come once a month and it keeps me from going stir crazy (i WAH) although if we had the money, i'd have her come twice a month!
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Nope. It's not in the budget while I SAH. I don't mind doing normal cleaning things... I don't even really mind cleaning the bathrooms, etc.
What I would LOVE is to bring someone in to do the really deep stuff like baseboards. That would be amazing.
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