She did not come again today.
2 weeks ago she called, supposedly from the subway station, she wasn’t going to be able to make it on time. She has to get here before my son goes to school. She also was not feeling well. Don’t use 2 excuses in 1 conversation, it only brings suspicion on yourself. Important piece of info – the Board of Health mandated we get a cleaning lady after they saw our apartment in Chelsea when we vacated.
Today I got no call, and I had pre-cleaned as I was taught to do by my mother. I cleared away the entire living room, and moved everything off of the counters in the kitchen. She is supposed to come every 2 weeks, I do clean in between, but it is not my forte. That is one way that I am not very gay, I hate cleaning. I can vacuum, I can clean the bathroom a bit, I cannot dust. No, I mean I get physically ill.
I had no choice to do the job myself as it had been 4 weeks. I did vacuum before and after my Kung Zhu party, but we needed to go a little deeper. I planned to start as soon as I got home from the gym, but alas, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
I don’t really know what to do, I spray some stuff in the bathtub and then rinse it when I take my shower. I figure if it smells like cleaning fluid, my spouse will think I was cleaning all day! Meanwhile, he thinks all the cleaning lady does is throw away my bon-bon wrappers!
I did the drain board in the kitchen, the thingy that holds the dishes as they air dry. It was starting to change color. I put a wet cloth on the stove, that should take care of that area.
And I did in 40 minutes what she does in 3 hours! Of course what I did, she could accomplish 10 times better in the same amount of time, and I may have skipped some of what she does (90% of it!).
I always have her money prepared to pay when she gets here in case I don’t make it home in time. Remember she didn’t show today? Remember I had to clean?
I took the money!
Until tomorrow, Jennifer says
OMG you crack me up! It must be an NYC thing…I also have a cleaning lady for the past 12 years. Very trustworthy but I would say the last 2 years she has gotten way too comfortable and takes 8 + hours to clean my house in what I can do in 3 hours or less. I just dont know how to get rid of her I feel guilty and I HATE when she doesnt show. I look forward to those 2 weekends a month I don;t have to clean