I Need a Maid
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79730)
United States
September 13, 2017 9:22am CST
The one thing I always dream about but have never had was a maid. Yesterday a brochure came in the mail for a cleaning service and I looked at what they do and envisioned them coming in and doing all the things I hate to do.
I'm so tempted to call and get a quote but I know it's not really something I can afford especially when I'm capable of doing it all myself. The older I get the slower I am so it takes me a long time to get this big old house vacuumed and dusted. I usually tackle one room a day so that by the end of the week the whole house is done and it's time to start over.
Daily I do the bathrooms and laundry and of course the kitchen as I hate when things pile up on the sink or the counter tops.
Since it's only my daughter and myself living here the house is never really dirty but it tends to get a little messy. We're opposites when it comes to clutter and she leaves mail, magazines etc piling up and I like no clutter. Other than that we make good roommates.
We divide the chores...she shops and does 99% of the grocery shopping. It's gotten too hard for me to do a big weeks shopping since my knees aren't happy walking around a huge store and pushing a heavy cart. I like to do the small trips where I can go in and out in a decent amount of time.
Anyway, back to my maid wishes.
My whole life, even when I was young and rising my children, I wanted someone to come in and clean my house.
For now, it's still wishful thinking but I'm keeping that brochure close by in case I change my mind.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Wouldn´t that be so nice Marilyn. I have imagined that at times especially when it comes to bathroom and kitchen..it is not as easy as it used to be I admit, even in this small place here. Well, maybe one day you will treat yourself to a home cleaning. I used to clean houses for a living and now I do not know how I did those huge houses.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
it's crazy to think back and remember how much energy and stamina we had isn't it. I used to be able to clean my house from top to bottom when my kids were young and still have energy left for other things. Now I'm tired just thinking about all that needs to be done
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
14 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 Yes the days gone by Marilyn..oh dear
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
14 Sep 17
I hope one day you can afford a maid and she does a good job. I have a small apartment, but, we get a lot of dust and so I clean once a week and wash the floors and the clothes on that same day. I hate cleaning but, I do it because it has to be done. I was a maid in a hotel once and really did not like it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
Being a maid in a hotel must have been a very hard job. I bet you have lots of stories you could tell
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
14 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225
Actually I don't remember and it was not much fun.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
13 Sep 17
I would like to have someone come in to clean for us as well. It's hard to do for me, especially vacuuming, due to pain problems and my mom gets exhausted too easily at her age (97 tomorrow.) But my mom doesn't want someone we don't know. So I am kind of stuck. I wouldn't be able to afford it all the time, but once in awhile it would really be helpful.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Congratulations and best wishes to your mom for a very Happy Birthday tomorrow 
It's getting harder and harder for me to do the heavier cleaning and since I'm retired I wouldn't be leaving someone here alone. I'll have to give some thought to having someone come in once in awhile
It's getting harder and harder for me to do the heavier cleaning and since I'm retired I wouldn't be leaving someone here alone. I'll have to give some thought to having someone come in once in awhile2 people like this
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
13 Sep 17
we have a maid come in once every 2 week to do the heavy cleaning and we take care of the easy things daily
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
That sounds like a good solution and I'd probably be happy with even just once a month. It's the heavy cleaning that is getting too much for me
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I can relate. Even when I worked full time, raising two kids and a husband (!), I never seriously considered a maid. I would love to have someone come in to keep the bathrooms clean. Since I'm retired, I really have no excuse, but I really am not crazy about housework. I do it, but it's not number one on my list of things I love.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
13 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 I don't mind washing dishes (a lot of times I'd much rather wash them by hand than use the dishwasher.) And I don't mind laundry, dusting, sweeping and moping, but I hate to clean bathrooms. I'm not so awfully fond of washing windows either. 
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
@1creekgirl the bathrooms don't bother me so much but it's so hard for me to bend and get behind the dang toilets. I also have a very big soaking tub in my bathroom which is hard to clean too.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I don't know anyone who actually LOVES housework but some things I don't mind doing but I hate dusting and it would be nice to have someone come in and do my windows
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I'd drop the hint to your kids, it may make a nice present to you sometime :-)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
14 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 Sometimes I'm brilliant :-)
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Sep 17
I always have wished I could afford a maid too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I am capable of cleaning, but have lost the desire! LOL! I think in winter I'll do better at it since i won't have the pool...but we are considering hiring someone to do a major spring cleaning....the cleaning services around here seem to be a dime a dozen.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 Call, get an estimate, no harm in asking. It might be worthwhile.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
If I had a pool only the bare necessities would get done as I'd be looking like a prune with all the time I'd spend in the water. I'm really thinking of calling these people to see what they would charge for a fall cleaning. It would be nice to have them do the windows too.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
that's a great idea and one i'm definitely considering
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
14 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 You're welcome. My ideas are usually good - if I may say so. :-)
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@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
13 Sep 17
I wish I had a maid. Now that I have 6 hours a day to myself, I had wanted to get things super clean. But I have been saying I can do that tomorrow way too much.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
I always have big plans for what I want to get done each day but my progress is so slow that when that brochure came in the mail I thought how nice it would be to have someone come in and get it all done
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Sep 17
Now that is a wish I would love to have. I can do my own cleaning too but oh what a joy not to have to.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I envision myself sitting with my feet up, a good book and enjoying someone else doing all the work
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
that's pretty funny but I can understand how you feel.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 I know I'm weird. Most women would love to have a maid.
@SerenityEngel (525)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 17
When I was working many of the higher banded staff had maids. I was surprised at how many. It was very common. I would love to have someone do the cleaning for me as some days I struggle depending on how bad my health is.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Housework is hard especially if you have health issues.
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@SerenityEngel (525)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 17
@Marilynda1225 My mum used to help me when I worked full time.
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@snowy22315 (169967)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I have had some cleaning services from time to time..they are great! I can't afford one now..or I definitely would be partaking!
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I'm seriously considering hiring someone even if it's just to do some heavy cleaning for the Fall before the holidays.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
My daughter does help quite a lot but she works and has a two hour commute each way. So when she gets home she's pretty tired and since I'm home all day long I feel bad not doing what needs to be done (the stuff I can do that is)
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Sep 17
I have thought about that in the past too! I have a friend who cleans houses and she does an amazing job. I know if I ever need someone to clean I could hire her to do it for an affordable price.
So far, I have always done the cleaning myself though.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
When my kids were growing up some of my friends did house cleaning to make extra money. It wasn't my cup of tea but they liked it
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
It's nice that you two work together to do the housework. Teamwork 
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
I wish for one too, but like you I would not be able to afford it, plus I am weird about people going through my stuff.
Tony is a down right ....messy man. I do not like clutter but I do tend to allow paper work to pile up for a week.
But I can still dream of someone cleaning the kitchen and dusting.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
14 Sep 17
There is a part of me that hesitates having someone come in as I like things done a certain way and I know if they are doing it differently I will get anxious. Plus them being in the house is another consideration. Good thing my funds are pretty much my deciding factor that for now this isn't a possibility
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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13 Sep 17
In my earlier working days I had a maid who cleaned and did laundry. Now that I work from home, I do everything myself , I don't too fancy having a stranger underfoot. One thing I have never had a maid do is prepare my meals - I like preparing my own meals.
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I really like doing things myself too but the older I get the less energy I have especially for all the heavy cleaning. I like to cook so the thought of someone doing it for me never crossed my mind. I do enjoy the nights when my daughter cooks though
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