Full time housekeeper who will keep an eye on 12 year old afterschool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can live with used towels and dusty baseboards. I couldn't live with someone outside my family moving about my house all day long five days a week. Even if I had unlimited money.

I always assume people who say this have tiny homes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

What do you do to get your floors so dirty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can live with used towels and dusty baseboards. I couldn't live with someone outside my family moving about my house all day long five days a week. Even if I had unlimited money.

I always assume people who say this have tiny homes

Or maybe they are social extroverts. My home is just about 1500 sq. ft and I can tolerate cleaning service a few hours every few weeks. Now my friends living in 5000+ sq. ft house can have daily housekeeper and barely notice the presence of an extra person. Anyway the OP works out of the home so she is not going to have the housekeeper in her space all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

What do you do to get your floors so dirty?

Hahah! Anything on the floors- a speck, anything! would be cause for washing. Agree that it is/was insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can live with used towels and dusty baseboards. I couldn't live with someone outside my family moving about my house all day long five days a week. Even if I had unlimited money.

I always assume people who say this have tiny homes

I used to live in a tiny house and now I live in a much bigger house and I still feel this way. I just don’t want someone in my space all day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are you planning to pay for someone like this?

I don’t mean to derail the thread but someone like this would be amazing!

OP here. We’re thinking of $25 an hour/40 hour’s guaranteed plus benefits (holidays, vacations, healthcare stipend).

I’ll take it. Being a lawyer is killing me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are you planning to pay for someone like this?

I don’t mean to derail the thread but someone like this would be amazing!

OP here. We’re thinking of $25 an hour/40 hour’s guaranteed plus benefits (holidays, vacations, healthcare stipend).

I’ll take it. Being a lawyer is killing me.

+1. Being a housekeeper is an honorable profession and the results of your work are immediate and empirical. I feel like I missed my true calling. But not the cooking and errands part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

What do you do to get your floors so dirty?

NP, but I have a preschooler, a baby a pet, and a pretty central kitchen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

What do you do to get your floors so dirty?

NP, but I have a preschooler, a baby a pet, and a pretty central kitchen

Another NP here with an active child and a long haired pet that sheds crazy. I would love to have someone mop at least the main living areas daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a SAHM with a high standard of cleanliness for my household and it keeps me very busy. I once invited a neighbor for coffee and she first commented on how clean my house was. Then she told me about how busy she is because her kids have mental health struggles unlike mine, and so cleaning her house is very far down in her list of priorities. I just nodded and did not say anything. Her house is like a hoarder's house. I felt like saying that maybe if she cleaned her house a bit, it will have a positive impact on the mental health of her kids.

Do you guys poop every day? Shower? Brush your teeth? Have your meals? Exercise? Cleaning is in the same category of self-care. You are not doing anyone a favor by living in a trash heap. A dirty house impacts your mental health.

There's a lot of room between getting on your hands and knees to scrub the floors every day and "living in a trash heap."

There's no reason to get on your hands and knees. 5 minutes to sweep or vacuum, then 5 minutes is sufficient for me to use a cleaner on the floor with a reuseable swiffer-style mop. A onceover on the kitchen is done in under 30 minutes.

It takes me less than 2 hours to do a once over on a house that is under 5k sq feet. However, that doesn't include dishes, laundry, errands, cooking or childcare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

What do you do to get your floors so dirty?

NP, but I have a preschooler, a baby a pet, and a pretty central kitchen

^^You're comparing apples to oranges.

OP and spouse and 12 yr old are out of the house the majority of the day, no mention of a pet (shedding or otherwise), and presumably all 3 of them self sufficient people.

Your scenario is exactly the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up we swept and washed our kitchen floor every day. It was a evening chore to finish before getting to our homework or tv. Most folks who I grew up did that. Middle /upper middle class families.

We did not bathe every day until we were about 12/13 -- puberty.

We bathed every day and mopped kitchen floor once a week. I know of no one who mopped their floors every day. Very strange.

My mom washed her kitchen floor every day on her hands and knees. My sister now does the same. I used to, and then had a bunch of kids and got a dog and really need to!, but no longer do. I kind of gave up. I’d love a housekeeper to wash my floor every day. That would be like a dream! (But I bet they don’t do it on their hands and knees…)

What do you do to get your floors so dirty?

NP, but I have a preschooler, a baby a pet, and a pretty central kitchen

^^You're comparing apples to oranges.

OP and spouse and 12 yr old are out of the house the majority of the day, no mention of a pet (shedding or otherwise), and presumably all 3 of them self sufficient people.

Your scenario is exactly the opposite.

Doesn’t matter!!! OP is cleaner and has higher standards than you! And probably has a bigger house. Lots of rich people have full time housekeepers who don’t even cook or do errands.

[Anonymous]

I’m a nanny who works for a couple with one infant. They have a huge six bedroom home with a full time housekeeper and full time chef. Their home is absolutely spotless.