To think that asking a Cleaner to do the dusting and hoovering would be pretty lazy on my part?

[Writerwannabe83]

I do not have a cleaner yet so I have no idea about Housework Ettiquette but when I return to work after maternity (in 6 weeks) the plan is for me to use one.

I'm putting together a list in my head of what jobs will need doing and I'm just wondering to what extent people go? Fair enough it makes sense to delegate cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms because they are time consuming jobs, but what about the little jobs? Surely doing the quick and easy things like polishing should still be something DH and I should be prepared to do?

So can I ask those with Cleaners how often you have them come round and what jobs they do for you?? And what general upkeep do you do yourselves inbetween their visits??

[Jackiebrambles]

The fact he thinks he can do the housework when he's looking after a child just shows how out of touch he is. During nap time maybe, yes. But how long is that? If DS is down to one nap a day then 2 hours at the most id say.

What is he afraid of do you reckon? Someone stealing from him?

[Philoslothy]

SAHP all over the world look after children/ babies whilst doing houswork

[UterusUterusGhali]

I honestly think hiring a cleaner would have saved my marriage.

Why don't you suggest a cleaner when one of you is in. Or get one reccomended by word of mouth.
Do you ever socialise with his friends? I'd ask them if they know anyone. Then they can quell his fears.

[maddening]

It depends if you hate other jobs more IMO - I would choose jobs I hated but probably not waste time on doing the hoovering - I might ask to do hoovering under the sofas but the rest is easy and I don't mind doing it.

[Writerwannabe83]

Progress has been made

After mentioning it again this morning and going on and on and on about all the reasons we should get one he finally said, "Just get one then, you'll never shut up otherwise!"

So I'm taking his knee jerk explosion to my nagging as being his agreement

[Jackiebrambles]

Philo, of course I'm sure they do, but I have a 22 month old and there's no way I can do more than the bare minimum when he's awake.

There's no way I could clean the bathroom or Hoover for example!

It would have to be done when he's asleep.

[Jackiebrambles]

Ha, result! Arrange a quote today before he changes his mind!!

[Writerwannabe83]

I'm just not going to mention it again

Meanwhile I'm going to arrange to have a whole house mega clean by the company so that everything is spotless from top to bottom

I may have to lie to DH and tell him that it's a free service as part of their "Welcome Package"

I will have to start siphoning small amounts of money out of our account over the next few weeks so he won't notice a big bulk payment taking place around the same time that the Big Clean takes place!! I will pay them cash in hand

[Trills]

"Just get one then, you'll never shut up otherwise!"

That's definitely an agreement.