About a month ago, I un-hired my cleaning lady and hired myself instead.
My cleaning lady did my home in about two and half hours and often commented on how easy it was. That didn’t surprise me, because my husband and I are certified neatniks.
When I took over the responsibilities, I decided to keep track of the time it took to clean 1865 square feet. It wasn’t about doing it in less time than she did; it was about doing it to my satisfaction and seeing what that took. And what it took is between six and seven hours.
This makes me wonder. If you clean more thoroughly, do you need to clean as often? I’m not sure yet, but for now I plan to clean my house only once a month; because it’s possible ‘thoroughly’ is so thorough that two neatniks can keep up on things in the interim.
When I finished, Earl said, “This feels so good. You did a great job.” That made the time I invested worth even more.
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