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meeze ↓

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:17 pm

Is anyone like me?
I hate to be around the house when my cleaning lady cleans. It makes me so nervous. She's under my feet everywhere. I live I a small appt and I get so annoyed.
I usually try to leave the house she's around.
Just woundering if anyone shares the same.

amother

Peru

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:21 pm

Yes, and then ultimately decided to not have cleaning help because of that.

sub

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:22 pm

amother Peru wrote:

Yes, and then ultimately decided to not have cleaning help because of that.

This. I did not have one for years.

↑ meeze

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:26 pm

amother Peru wrote:

Yes, and then ultimately decided to not have cleaning help because of that.

I did the same but I hired one again cause I didn't seem to manage without one

amother

Tuberose

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:27 pm

amother Peru wrote:

Yes, and then ultimately decided to not have cleaning help because of that.

Same and I felt so relieved

amother

Caramel

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:29 pm

I also choose not to have help for this reason.
Do you have the option of leaving the house when she’s there? Maybe prioritise errands just to not be home…

amother

Dodgerblue

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:30 pm

I have a large house and still can't handle being around them. I end up hiding out in my room and it's so annoying. Can't live without them though...

amother

Viola

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:32 pm

amother Peru wrote:

Yes, and then ultimately decided to not have cleaning help because of that.

Same here but I'm just not managing without afew hours of cleaning help a week. Can't live with it, can't live without it...

momlife

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:39 pm

Yes
She comes when I’m at work. (Yes I have cameras)

amother

Denim

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 2:54 pm

Yes!

amother

Banana

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 3:24 pm

I find some people make me feel more uncomfortable than others.

amother

Blueberry

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 3:26 pm

Yes, every week I secretly hope that she doesn’t show up🤣

nolacola

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 3:26 pm

Yes, totally! I text her the to do list and try to have her come while I'm at work.

amother

Daffodil

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 3:38 pm

I used to feel this way - mostly because I felt guilty about having someone work while I was idle.

I got over it because leaving my house was inconvenient and not having a cleaning lady once a week was even worse.

What works for me is we have a routine so I sit at my desk and she cleans everywhere except my office area. The last thing she does is my desk/office area and so I just move into my bedroom and relax on the chair there and read or catch up on texts or email.

It helps that I have a Miele vacuum cleaner that is incredibly quiet - so quiet I don't even her her vacuuming just a very low whoosh. It also helps that she is a quiet person herself and so I can literally forget she is around.

amother

DarkMagenta

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 4:23 pm

Yes I’d rather not have cleaning help because of this. I had someone for a while and ultimately decided to let her go and I’m very happy with my decision. I hated having someone in my space.

ysydmom

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 5:11 pm

same I feel weird having someone else clean up my messes I clean myself and save lots of money doing so!!!

malky800

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 5:12 pm

I hated paying too much money for someone that I had to clean up before she came anyway, and then I was never really satisfied by her job.
I needed someone Friday one hour before Shabbos to sweep and mop. If I can't get that slot anyway, it's not worth it.
By the time I was finished with her, I might as well have done it myself.
When my last one quit, I never bothered getting a new one.

amother

Marigold

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 5:29 pm

A few months ago, I finally gave in and had a dayworker once a week for 5 hours. I also decided to "hide from her" in my room. She took 3 hours to''clean" my kitchen. Apparently cleaning to her was emptying out 1 half bottle of cheap dish soap into another half bottle of a more premiium brand. I fired her and now don't want a housekeeper , ever again.

amother

Holly

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 5:29 pm

Totally with you OP.

Anonymiss 1

Mon, Aug 05 2024, 5:30 pm

I have her come when I’m at work. I love coming to a clean house that someone else cleaned!

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