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[quote=Anonymous]The biggest hurdles to cleaning your own house when you have little ones under foot are the constant interruptions and the very real need to keep an eye on your active child.

It is frustrating to put a baby down for a nap, start to scrub the kitchen floor, only to have the baby decide that he/she doesn't want to take a nap after all.  Those reliable solid blocks of time that you used to get pre baby simply do not exist anymore.  Same goes with reading a book or watching a t.v. show - you will get interrupted right when things are really getting good.  Guaranteed.

You either learn to roll with it and accept that some things simply are not going to get done OR you let your little one scream while you get some things done OR you hire it done OR you wait until your spouse gets home and finish up cleaning while he/she watches the kids.

Personally, I fell under the "roll with it" category.  My children needed my time, my husband needed time to relax after work and we needed the money more than we needed a cleaning service.  So I did the best I could do with the house cleaning w/o pulling my hair out.  Some weeks the house looked better than others.  Looking back, I think we made the right call...[/quote]

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