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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Imagine if you were the parents, running around all weekend but the whole time worrying about having the house in pristine condition before your nanny arrives Monday morning. That's a miserable prospect! You're supposed to make their lives easier, not harder.[/quote]

I made this mistake with my first nanny. I stupidly hired someone with no housekeeping tasks. I would get up at 5 am every morning to make sure that the dishwasher was unloaded for her and organize the toys every weekend. She would sit on the couch reading for 3 hours everyday. We let her go and hired a nanny/housekeeper who is a 100% better nanny and does light housekeeping.

While we never leave a sink full of dirty dishes, it makes such a difference having someone unload clean dishes and load in rinsed dishes. It also makes a huge difference having someone who does all laundry and grocery shopping. She still gets more than an hour break everyday but she doesn't feel entitled to sit around doing nothing for 3 hours a day. [/quote]

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