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[quote=Anonymous]3,000+ ft sfh.

Twice a week. $75 a pop.  So $150 a week.  Cleans three bathrooms every time, cleans kitchen, mops all hardwood floors, vacuums two levels of house, takes out trash, folds clothes and puts it in dressers, recycles, collects dirty laundry and coffee mugs from every where, loads dishwasher, makes beds, washes bedlinens if required, dusts in a cursory manner.

Since she comes twice a week and has been doing that for many years...my house is fairly well managed.

Is she a 100% immaculate and perfect? No.  She cleans like a normal person with normal energy level would clean. However, she does everything with a smile and she has taken ownership in making my house run smoothly, so I can say I am blessed.

If I keep the house relatively clean and she does not need to clean the house, then once a week she does other things - cleans garage, basement, windows. pantry, refrigerator, freezer, seasonal storage, cabinets and drawers, declutters, cleans cobwebs, chops veggies etc...

I am a SAHM and she likes working for (and with) me, because I hire her at her "off" time. She is free on weekdays late morning - early afternoon, and works a fulltime evening job. She works around her child's school-day and is a very involved mom who attends all the school events. She also drops and picks up her kid every single day to and from the school.  Factor in school closings, school meetings, illness etc and she requires an employer who is super flexible.

If your house is not very well organized then you actually need more than just "cleaning".  You can never be  happy with someone who comes and cleans but does not organize or declutter, and eventually, you will be frustrated because without you being there to supervise they will only clean surfaces. 
  
If you hire a cleaning lady, she will only clean.  That means surfaces only...sweeping, mopping, dusting, vacuuming and cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen.

You need her to pick toys, pick shoes, pick clothes etc...you either need to do it yourself or have an understanding with her.

Also, understand that they will clean on a superficial level only.  It allows your house to be sanitary but nothing more than that.

Finally, she is going to spend only "n" number of hours cleaning your house.  She cannot spend the extra time that you need to do more than "surface" clean.  If you need that done, you will need to pay more and call her more frequently.

For the amount you are paying, frequency you are calling her and the fact that you have kids/pets...you are getting a good deal. [/quote]

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