Well, I posted to find a new housekeeper. I haven't had one in more than a year and I just can't do it myself despite trying. I have enough energy to go to work, but by the end of the day I'm wiped. It's all I can do to cook dinner before falling into bed at sometimes 6 pm and usually no later than 7:30 pm!
I try to get as much cleaning, laundry, and shopping done on Friday evening and Saturday (I need Sunday to rest and recover my back and energy), but it's just too much for me to fit in so the cleaning tends to suffer. I'm so tired of my apartment looking dirty/dusty; I'm ashamed to have anyone over
I have tried other means of finding a new cleaning person IE: girls at work or their friends, but they either live too far away, or they are allergic to cats, or they can only come on a Monday or Tuesday evening (after their day jobs). I can hardly stay awake to cook after work, I don't want to have to stay up until 10 pm while someone cleans. Also that early in the week means by the weekend when I would want to have people over, the place isn't clean.
I posted the following ad trying to find someone who can work with my schedule.
I try to get as much cleaning, laundry, and shopping done on Friday evening and Saturday (I need Sunday to rest and recover my back and energy), but it's just too much for me to fit in so the cleaning tends to suffer. I'm so tired of my apartment looking dirty/dusty; I'm ashamed to have anyone over
I have tried other means of finding a new cleaning person IE: girls at work or their friends, but they either live too far away, or they are allergic to cats, or they can only come on a Monday or Tuesday evening (after their day jobs). I can hardly stay awake to cook after work, I don't want to have to stay up until 10 pm while someone cleans. Also that early in the week means by the weekend when I would want to have people over, the place isn't clean.
I posted the following ad trying to find someone who can work with my schedule.
We live in Winnipeg R3L and are looking to find an efficient housekeeper for 3 to 4 hours per week to help us with weekly cleaning of a 2 bedroom apartment. Carpets in the bedrooms, tile and hardwood elsewhere.
We are currently looking for someone to come in Saturday mornings initially; until a measure of trust has been gained. In time the hours would change to Thursday or Friday during the daytime hours. Duties include:
Vacuuming; washing floors; cleaning bathroom/fixtures; kitchen (including dishes and/or loading/unloading dishwasher, wiping down appliances and counters/cupboards); dusting/polishing/windexing furniture/window sills, pictures and baseboard ledges (the baseboards are wide and accumulate dust); wiping down leather sofa/chairs, and taking out the garbage. Maybe a load or 2 of laundry (sheets and towels) per week.
Other duties as required include fridge and oven cleaning and reorganizing cupboards as needed. We are looking for someone who can not only clean and take direction, but who can monitor what needs to be done (IE: oven or fridge cleaning, cupboard organizing and wiping down horizontal blinds) and take the initiative to do it, or plan ahead to do it the next visit.
We have 3 cats, so you must like cats and not be allergic. We take care of the pet boxes.