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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have the same cleaning lady for the past 10 years - she is not the best at cleaning to tell the truth, but I have a messy house and so I see this is partly my fault. It is hard to clean with there is lots of clutter for instance.

But anyway, I don't cook for her but I have told her many many many times that she is welcome to eat/drink whatever. She never gets anything but if I cooked something different or baked something she will try (I offer of course). If I go out and stop by Starbucks or Dukin Donuts (examples) and buy myself a coffee or donut, I will bring her some as well (I rarely go out like this though...).

If I open a beer while she is here, I will share with her (it has happened maybe 2 or 3 times during these past 10 years).

I don't hover while she is here and get out of her way and make the kids get out of her way as well (ex.: if she is going to clean the living room, we all leave). Now that the kids are older, I make them clean up their bedroom before she comes.

I start the laundry before she gets here so there isn't much time wasted waiting for the machine to run its cycles - she does the kids laundry and put away the youngest. My oldest put away her own clothes (10y old).

We chit chat a bit and gossipy a bit - about my family and hers, even though I barely speak Spanish and she barely speaks English, we communicate very well.

I usually don't interfere about how she goes about cleaning, but sometimes I will say: "X, can you please start by the kitchen today?" or "X, I want you to give special attention to the basement today." On the days I want "special attention" to some specific area, I resign myself that some other part will have to give as she has to leave by 3:30pm at the latest.

I give her 2 weeks of wage for X-mas bonus every year. The year my MIL lived with us before dying, I have her 5k as a bonus because she was my salvation. She would go above and beyond while she was here helping me bath her a few times, or move her on the bed. Or just staying with her (and kids) while I ran a quick errand to the grocery shop. During those days I also had her come 3x/week.

When my kids were very young (baby/toddler/preschooler), I also left them with her while I also went to a quick errand - but I would pay a bit extra of course. She never asked and always said it wasn't needed, but I always insisted (of course!).

When I traveled to NYC for a weekend and forgot to leave food for the cats, I called her to go in and put food for them - I paid of course, but still.

So yes, she is not the best/amazing cleaner but she is the best for me.

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Haha...just to add that she is on my list of people I would give $$ to when I win the lottery. LOL Most of my relatives are not btw.[/quote]

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