It has been a number of month's now, but our housekeeper Elida broke up with us after four and a half years. I say broke up because the way we found out was somewhat of a dear john letter. Just a note she left at the house one day saying it would be her last day, the drive was too far now, gas prices too high...pretty sure it was a ploy to get more money, but I would have preferred she just ask for more money. Instead of calling and begging her to come back with an offer of more money (this was my first instinct!) I decided that we could clean the house ourselves! Sure, I hadn't cleaned a tub in four and a half years, but I actually kind of liked cleaning back in the day. And thought that it would be good to get Addy involved in the process and show that I was capable of cleaning. Note that the four and a half year tenure coincided with Addison's birth, so the only time she'd seen me clean was before parties - if it was a week that Elida hadn't already come!
It hasn't been terrible, but I think we all miss the feeling of coming home to a clean house after work/school every other Thursday. My cleaning schedule is more of a rolling schedule! Turns out a new vacuum added some excitement back into the chore. With the carpet being installed at the beach, I used that as an excuse to donate our vacuum to the beach house and get a new one. The Shark, it is purple and we all love it!
So Adios Elida, Hola Shark! For now at least. Still a good chance that the excitement of saving money, and a new vacuum will wear off sooner than later and we'll find someone new. For now Addy is a fan of helping with the cleaning and it has even inspired her to clean her room more frequently. Again, for now at least!
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