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I need some cleaning help..
We have a lot going on in our household and I'm finding it very difficult to keep things clean. DH wants to hire help to clean but it makes me feel like such a housewife/mommy failure. I want to be able to keep a clean house but I work much better on a schedule. I want to try to stick with a schedule for a month or so until I cave and hire help.
Can anyone recommend a cleaning schedule or chart to make sure I'm covering grounds well? I do so much better if I have a daily check-list! Thanks in advance!
Re: I need some cleaning help..
I saw this on Pinterest. I haven't actually followed it yet but maybe someday!
Real Simple has a nice one!
For me I make a list of three easy things I need to get done (1 load laundry for example) and 2 harder things I need to get done each day (clean bathroom, scrub floors). It really helps and I'm not cleaning what isn't dirty.
Honestly though, if my H told me to get a cleaning lady, I'd be on it like yesterday...guilt free.
A clean house isn't worth missing out on life for!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B887e5FQ7avVNDQwOTJjYmQtNGRmMi00OTVkLWEyOTYtMmU3MTAxZDY0YmQz
Here's mine, that I use. Once you get into it, you really don't spend that much time cleaning. Except wednesdays.... I hate cleaning the bathroom!
Do you feel things are at a point now where you guys are so behind that it would be hard for you both to catch up? If so, maybe a hire a house cleaner for a cleaning just to wipe the slate clean, and then form a schedule to try and keep up with it. Or, see if there is someone that can watch the kids an entire afternoon and maybe you and DH can tackle it and get caught up.
Me, I feel like we do okay, but then when a party rolls around, it's then I realize I have a lot to do to have the house company ready. I've purchased some groupons and have the house cleaned using one of these specials right before the party.
Moreover, I would not feel like a housewife/mommy failure. I think you'll find lots of people on these boards use a house cleaner...some regularly, some time to time. Nothing is wrong with it.
Having cleaned people's houses before, I will tell you that you should NOT feel guilty for getting some help keeping the house clean. HOWEVER- do not expect a housekeeper to keep your house organized. They are not you and cannot think of where things should go. So I would hire a cleaner to keep the surfaces clean and that will allow you on organizing the house so that in the long run- your house is neat, things are in their place and you can handle everything yourself.