Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MB here. OP makes my nanny look lazy. I'd love to have someone who could do what you do in 2 hours in the morning. I think the family needs to step up and clean the kitchen before they go to bed. I do it every night.
OP here.
Thank you.
Yes, most people do. I've been a nanny for 16 years and I've never seen anything close to this. And as I said, I don't mind a dish here and there or whatever, but the amount of crap that gets left all over the kitchen is unbelievable. Sometimes there are 5+ grocery bags full of groceries on top of that + on the floor.
I worked overnight last night and it was so nice - we came from an after school activity, had dinner, cleaned up (
both kids know exactly what I expect them to do - put dishes in the dishwasher, make sure their homework for next day is in their backpacks, spray and wipe countertops/table, take clean clothes from the laundry room and their random things that ended up in the kitchen, dogs outside and then crates).. we all do it at the same time. Everyone contributes. I keep telling them it's part of being a family, whether I'm there or their mom - we all eat, we clean up and help each other.
We're going to have a surprise b/day party for my boss, so we worked on some details after everything was done.
Everyone was showered and in bed on time. And I knew I would have a clean kitchen in the morning.
I wish I worked overnights every day
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