Posted by WorryGirl on April 7, 2003, at 15:02:30
In reply to Re: The endless mess to Noa Coral, posted by noa on April 6, 2003, at 22:00:28
> I guess it does make me appreciate my own mom. How the heck did she do it? We did have some cleaning help--every 2 weeks, she had a woman clean the place. But it was one of those strange situations where it was actually more work for my mom in some ways. The cleaning lady was developmentally disabled. My mom's friend was an advocate in a special program to employ disabled adults, and had all her friends hire this woman.
This reminded me of my experience of hiring a cleaning person last spring when my 2nd child was only a few months old. But it, too, ended up being more work because for one, I almost spent more time making my place look presentable than she did cleaning it. I left the heavy-duty bathroom cleaning and floors to her, but boy was I paranoid about my clutter all over the place!
Than, unfortunately, small items began disappearing. At first, I thought, well, if she needs it that badly she can have it. But when half of my baby's outfits had disappeared I let her go. Besides, after several cleaning sessions she started using some kind of stinky cleaner that actually made the bathroom smell worse.I don't know how my mother did it either. She always kept our house spotless. She didn't do much else, though, including really supervising us kids. Back then we played outdoors all day with her periodically watching from the window. These days you would be reported for child neglect/negligence for doing that. My mother wasn't the only one - all of my friends played outside while their mothers stayed inside and cooked and cleaned.
It's always fun trying to cook from scratch with 2 fussy toddlers at your feet. Thank God for Homestyle Bake meals and deli desserts!
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