Yes, you read that correctly... We have a housekeeper. That's been on my wish list forever, but I just couldn't ever justify it. But then my part-time job turned full-time, and I decided that the only way it ever WOULD get cleaned is if someone else did it.
I had seen an ad for someone who cleaned houses in a neighboring town (we're talking small towns here...) and so I asked her if she'd take on another house. Well, she couldn't. But she knew someone who was just starting up, and might be interested. So this someone else and I got in touch with each other. I admitted I'd never had a housekeeper before and she admitted she'd never been a housekeeper before. But her mom was, and she had learned a lot from her.
The lightbulb went on. All our conversations were via messages on Facebook. "I think I know your mom," I told her. So we compared notes, and sure enough, her mom goes to my church. A number of her cousins went to my church when we lived in Calgary. There are all kinds of connections.
So we often exchange notes. I love coming home on Tuesdays to my freshly cleaned house. She loves cleaning our house. Says she feels like she's blessing someone when cleaning here. That she is!! I feel both blessed and spoiled and I'm loving it.
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I would LOVE a housekeeper, especially now that I am working part time. Not only that, I'd love a personal assistant; someone to keep me on track, help me remember,organize me, etc. The personal assistant might have to be of the electronic variety that is if I want to upgrade my rather basic cell to a BB or some such. Kathy
It has been a real blessing, Kathy. I think I'm almost organized enough to do it on my own now... give me another month to declutter my house first. Check out flylady.net - or pick up the book "Sink Reflections". I got pretty excited about her system and I'm hoping that it will continue to work for me.
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