I would kill for a housekeeper...
Posted By: no matter how bad their grammar was! on 2007-03-16
In Reply to: My housekeeper just told me - Honeybun
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For those who have a housekeeper, what do you have them do and (m)
how much do you pay? I am thinking of hiring one. Never had one before and just wanted some input. Thanks!
Housekeeper
I've had 3 different housekeepers over the past 10 years. Got my first one when mom came to live with us and I became her full time caretaker.
The first was 2 girls. They charged $6.50 an hour. I gave them $10 because I hate housework and they were fantastic. Had the house in shape in 4 hours and would come twice a month. They would start on opposite ends of the house and meet in the middle. They vacuumed, dusted, mopped, brought their own equipment too.
The second one was even better. She did EVERYTHING. Windows, etc. If there was a dish in the sink, she'd wash it even though I have a dishwasher. I paid her the same rate, but she was unreliable. Never knew when or if she would show up, never called if she was going to be late, which was often, and she would gab constantly for the 4 hours she was here while I was trying to work, so I had to let her go.
The third one was good. She did anything and everything that was asked. Paid her the same rate. She came twice a month for 4 hours. Then I got a new job, hubby got sick, and I couldn't afford her anymore.
Wish I could afford another one as I am still working long hours and now have a dog and a coal stove to contend with...just can't keep up.I should be able to keep up, but I work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. I get to sit down and relax (hm-m-m, make that conk out) after doing supper-usually 7 pm. 
BTW, I live in rural PA. My home is 75 feet long x 24 feet wide, 3 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths, great room/kitchen/dining room mix and there are only 2 of us now. I know they say to do 1 room a day, but till I'm done working and then there's the grocery shopping, recycling, washing of the clothes,dishwashing, taking care of the dog, taking care of hubby, etc., just too tired. When I do get a little time off (usually 4 hours on a Sat. or Sun.), I just want to sit and do nothing, or spend time on the computer like I am now, or research.
Housekeeper?
Who here uses a housekeeper? I am curious as to how often, a service or an individual and how much do you pay.
The services seem like they charge quite a bit more than an individual, but I am wondering if it is worth it to get a better job done. I had a lady who I was using and she did great the first time but then started slacking. I've responded to some ads on Craigslist right now for some individuals.
Just curious on what others pay and your experience. 
Oh, BYW, my housekeeper does any and everything
I ask her to do, besides say the washing, drying and regular housework. I get her sometimes the night before, she spends the night with me and then cleans the next day while I work. I am not gonna pay someone $30.00 an hour- that would be more than I make an hour- ridiculous say Transcriptionist versus housecleaning?? Nah, no way. I pay anywhere from $65.00 to 75 or 80 for the day/night.
When you say housekeeper...
do you mean like live-in, Hazel-type housekeeper, or simply a cleaning lady?
My housekeeper just told me
my plant probably needed a new Potainer..... Guess she meant a container?? She is from Atlanta by the way.
I have had housekeeper for years
probably 15 or so and this lady works when I want her to, does most anything I ask of her, washing (ironing if I needed but don't do that), cooking, cleaning and even the grass. I usually pay her anywhere from 65 to say 100 for a very full day and if I ask extra of her. She always cleans, vacuums, washes and I just enjoy the company also. I only work part-time but don't care for housework in the least. I can always count on her.
I just have had housekeeper here twice this week and
plan on using her twice next week to deep clean my house. I do not like housework, but I love a clean house, just do not care to do. Husband does the yard. Some people like to do their own work around the house like you but personally with my fibro might feel like cleaning once in a blue moon, otherwise housekeeper it is. I wash the clothes and then sometimes she does those. I will get someone in a heartbeat to do work for me, hired people to clean out the garage before.
As we were talking about this my housekeeper called
and wanted to know if I needed her- picking her up tonight at about 9:30 after Idol goes off, of course and then she can clean up tomorrow. She has her own bedroom and sleeps as late as she wants, might cook us some breakfast if I want or she does, otherwise we buy something out and I only make lists when I want something different done, such as washing the windows at the front of the house and cleaning the door or maybe cleaning the microwave. Since she has been with me so long, she just knows what needs doing. She has the run of the house and if I have to go somewhere, feel perfectly safe in having her here.
I am a terrible housekeeper, aaaugh, the work I have to do
to have my parents over for Father's Day.
Caught my housekeeper red-handed stealing from me
My household is small, just hubs and myself (with 2 pets). Hubs went out of town to visit his brothers, left early Saturday. I got my housekeeper of say the past 15 years or more to come clean up for me yesterday. Knowing that I was having a doctor's appointment today I had laid out fresh underwear to put on (this is unusual because most times I am without my undergarments but thought I better wear panties today). I put them in my first dresser drawer Saturday night, went and picked her up Sunday, started to lay out all my clothing Sunday evening and my undergarments gone. I am literally ticked beyond belief. I am about to lose a housekeeper- my husband told me for sometime that things were going missing such as things he bought, toilet paper, some forks and spoons, things like that which I normally do not see. If I let her go, I have to do the work myself (she does washing besides housework) but yet I cannot let this pass. Any ideas? I do not think I would be able to get anyone for what I pay her but cannot stand the fact of being stolen from - especially since if she needs something she could ask and I usually get for her. Ideas??
ASPIRIN will kill a dog
Please tell her to stop! She must be able to find a vet somewhere that will treat the dog and let her make payments!
And yes dogs most certainly have seizures.
ASPIRIN DOES NOT KILL A DOG
Worked for a vet, have a 16 year old dog on two aspirin a day. Works better than the expensive NSAID's. My dog had seizures also. Don't know why this has become so much more prominent lately but has. My dog is part chow/lab mix. She began with the seizures after being on prednisone -- I say that had something to do with it -- they do not. Very bad seizures. Age 6. Had her on medication - not phenobarb but something else that a dog neurologist said to put her on. She took it for almost a year - no seizures, slowly tapered her off of it and she did have little ones now and then -- 2 to 3 a year but over the past 7 years has not had one to my knowledge. She is 16 and quite healthy, except for being quite deaf, hip dysplasiad and arthritis and takes aspirin for it. I am sure her end is near but we still walk a mile a day and she chases her friend our cat every now and then. But her birthday is Valentine's Day -- was actually born on that day and she will be 16. Go on line and read about seizures. A neighbor has a chow that just had hsi first one -- age 4 to 5 also. So it is more common than one would expect. Good luck. Actually the visit to the dog neurologist was cheaper than my regular vet and he spent a lot of time with us. So it was well worth the money. Patti
Why oh why didn't they kill Ben
as soon as they saw him? They know that letting him talk ALWAYS ends badly. Killing him before he could set up another controlling scenario would have saved them a lot of grief.
How great that Ben's people have figured out Ben isn't such an infallible leader after all. I was really hoping the 3 were still alive when I heard the shots, even though I'd heard that a bunch of people were going to die. I was very proud of Hurley and Charlie. DH and I were joking that Charlie would write something about that parachute woman being BAD. Can't remember her name though.
Whose funeral do you think Jack went to? Didn't Kate look great with makeup?
It was a great show.
To Kill A Mockingbird - nm
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Yep, been there too. They don't work. They could kill you before someone sm
got there to help you. Over the years, I did get my education and now am basically the bread winner. Got my "own" house so I didn't have to leave and haul the kids anymore, but now i can't get him to leave! I have nowhere to go that he wouldn't know where i was nor the money to go on.
Actually these beagles won't kill the ...sm
rabbit or do anything to it. They will only trail it and let you know where it is and if you want to kill the rabbits you can do it but the dogs won't touch it. BUT my husband just does it for sport. He doesn't kill the rabbits either. He just gets a kick out of watching the dogs get all worked up trailing the rabbit and if you have never heard a beagle on a rabbit trail. They howl and sing like you would not believe. But I am happy to say the beagles won't kill. I told my husband do not kill any rabbits and bring them here. And he doesn't. It is just a hobby. No killing or mauling takes place. We are animal friendly. :)
If he is threatening to kill himself and
someone else, in our state anyway, they can take him and have him committed, ESPECIALLY since he told you he would use a gun to do it. That is called suicidal and homicidal ideation.
yes, they are a no-kill shelter - at least they said so! nm
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Hold on, can you or can you not kill a spider?
I just killed 1 the other night and I do not know if I was supposed to do something else to go along with that or do I have a jinx from now on?
Most women who kill their husbands SM
get life in prison without parole, whether they deserve it or not.
I usually take the woman's side in this, since I too was an abused wife, but her getting a lenient sentence due to her husband supposedly making her dress up in sexy outfits?
Outcome is debatable. I do always think if all abused wives murdered their husbands and I imagine many deserve it, the streets would be littered with dead husbands.
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After my divorce found wonderful man that I thank God for every day.
Ah, those marshmallow meatballs will kill ya
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...kill anyone, especially in just a few hours. Might be uncomfortable,
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How horrible. The cowards always kill themselves
It infuriates me. Why don't these people just jump off a bridge instead of killing innocent people? He didn't even have the guts to face the consequences of his actions. So cowardly. I will be praying for the victims and their friends and family. I would bet money that the NRA will be having one of their rallies in Omaha in no time - they're always so sensitive about these things  I can't believe the murder rate in this country. It's sickening.
Now being a transcriptionist, we cannot kill our hands but
what works really well are switches. The kids are not abused, beaten, bruised but they sure do not like those. My ex told me you can make a mule mind with switches. I am amused when I read about the wonders of motherhood and then on here mothers posting about their troubles. To me it seems simple- to others it seems barbaric. I think you do not have to beat a child but you cannot let 1 get and keep the upper hand. This is what is happening now.
or - "The fall alone will probably kill ya!"
Is this Boliva??
People always trying to kill WalMart because they
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the "I'll kill myself" speech
Hello again! My dad did this too. Tried to run my mom off the road with his car by swerving in front of her car, threw all the christmas presents on the front lawn and cried like a baby!
I can get out my crystal ball for you....he will go back to his girlfriend. He obviously just prefers the food at your house. Hang in there!
how to kill a husband crush
If I were you I would seduce him basically as many days in a row until it took to put him in a coma and you may have to buy some perfume or outfits to accomplish this. Then I would fire the hair stylist, find a barber, feed him a lot of food, again until he was in some kind of a coma, then let the whole thing go.
Lice can't be smothered! You have to kill them. Get the Rid or the Nix or whatever. Any critters
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WHAT? Children who kill animals grow up
to kill people, they are sociopoaths and have no conscious. I would lock them away for life.
no problem-prison inmates will kill him....
   
Also try local no-kill animal shelter
My sister's first dog was an AKC standard American Eskimo she got from a no-kill shelter. He was supposed to be a show dog, but wasn't *perfect*, so his original owner considered him a worthless mouth to feed and left him at the shelter. For my sister's family, he was a beautiful and loving pet for many years. You will pay for the necessary shots and probably to have your pet *fixed* as well as perhaps a bit of a mark-up to support the shelter, but you will have a healthy pet, and you will get the one you see.
My sister's current dog is an AKC Pomeranian she got from a Pomeranian rescue organization. Again, she got a beautiful and loving dog. His original owner had decided that he was just too much trouble. If I remember correctly, the rescue service had pictures of available pets on their Internet website. Again, there was a good-sized fee to cover having him checked out by a vet and *fixed* with again probably a bit of a mark-up to support the organization. She had to drive a ways downstate to get him - they would not just ship him.
My sister considered the fees reasonable. As she says, it's a reminder that this is a living creature whose life has value, not a toy to be played with for awhile and then discarded. I hope you will be as fortunate as my sister has been in whatever way you find your pet.
things that kill birds and their care
You have to be careful what is in the candles. I don't burn them with birds around. Self-cleaning ovens will also immediately kill birds, as will a Teflon-coated pan that overheats. Also be careful with home permanent solutions, room deodorizers, and DO NOT USE FEBREZE (yes, I am shouting because so many people use this and it is a KILLER for birds). Just be careful with any of these types of things. Birds are ultra sensative to inhalants. Better not to use them at all.
Regarding the eggs, if you remove them she will just lay more before she's had a proper rest and that will deplete her of calcium. While she's sitting on her eggs, her body is rebuiding for the next clutch. Try to find things that resemble the eggs in size and color, like marbles, beads, etc. Put them in place of the eggs. Don't let her see you doing this. Warm them in your hands first (NOT HOT) and sneak them in one at a time when she's not looking. She should sit on them and you can pitch the eggs. But let her sit until SHE abandons them so that she maintains proper calcium.
Also, if the eggs aren't fertile, there is no problem in letting her sit on them. Take them out and hold them up to a light, like a light bulb or a flashlight, and look into the egg. If you see red lines or a solid dark mass, you've got babies. If you see just space and yolk, you've got a dud. She can sit on duds and get her rest and you won't have to worry about babies. Not all eggs are duds, though. You have to look at each one. Date them lightly in PENCIL and then you can tell when you last looked and keep checking until you're sure they are duds.
Keep plenty of cuttlebone around for her calcium and sprinkle baby bird handfeeding formula on her food to give her extra supplements for the egg laying whether duds or not. It's good for her. Even if you don't want babies, her body needs to be replenished with this stuff to keep her healthy. This is a good treat anytime for a bird.
I'm sorry to hear about your experience with babies before. Many times the youngest die in the next because the larger ones get on top of them and they don't get the food. Finches are tricky. I'm crazy about them but they do need careful watching. Parrots are SO much easier to raise!!! Guess you don't want to suggest that to your kids, though LOL!!!
Feel free to e-mail if you have questions!
To Kill a Mockingbird, movie and book
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I would kill to live in the Haight! Nowadays it's
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humans who abuse/kill children and animals
should be eliminated....quietly, and under cover.
Does "thou shalt not kill" ring any bells?
God created marriage for sex to be a blessing that would bring people together and create families, not sex outside of marriage so that babies could be optional.
To Kill a Mockingbird. I read it in high school
and again when my son had to read it this past year. I just finished Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flag. She has the quirkiest characters. It is impossible not to laugh out loud while reading all her books.
Thought bubble above both heads: I am going to kill that bee-yotch! nm
Thought bubble above both heads: I am going to kill that bee-yotch! nm
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