Showing posts with label Cleaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleaning. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Spring Cleaning

The weather is not great this week (rainy), but in my gut I know that spring is finally here to stay in Boston. It's been a long winter and I've got the itch to do some serious spring cleaning.


I am in such a good mood when my house is really deep-down clean. With two toddlers in the house, I feel like I can barely keep it "tidy" most days, let alone scrubbed down and organized.


My husband and I were talking about this the other day - about how hard it can be sometimes to keep a really clean house with children. I feel like it's been especially hard since I've been working so much lately and Michael's in the middle of finals. There just aren't enough hours in the day.


And here's a dirty little secret: I actually hate cleaning. LOVE having a clean house, but don't especially love the act of cleaning a toilet or doing the dishes (there's no dishwasher in our super old house).


It's definitely not in the budget right now, but I get fliers all the time for cleaning services. I've been surprised at how cheap some of them are - only about $15 per hour. I'm sure a lot of good could be done in just a few hours a week or every other week.


So, what do you readers think about hiring a cleaning person? Do you do it? Would you do it if you could? Are you/would you be embarrassed about admitting it to friends, family and coworkers?