Am I being lazy getting a cleaner?

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Seriously considering getting a cleaner once a week for a couple of hours, mainly for en suite, kitchen , floors maybe change the bedding every 2 weeks?
I work full time leaving the house early and not getting back till after 6 then make the dinner etc and wanting to start boxing classes to loose weight.

Partner up and out at 4am and not back till after 4 - 5 days a week so is understandably knackered!

I just feel lazy because I have no kids.... I do have thyroid disease though so I can lack energy (use most of my reserve at work) and just want to have a bloody clean house but Enjoy my weekend!! can’t keep up

AIBU? Do I just need to stop being lazy?!

Not lazy at all. Someone once said the time was worth more to them than the cost of a cleaner. If you can chose not to clean and don't enjoy it, why would you?

I've got a cleaner and it's fab. Go for it if you can afford it.

Or put some loud music on and do the housework energetically as your workout!

YANBU

You are providing employment for someone who wants it, how is this a bad thing?

Best decision I ever made.

My husband and I are separated, I have three kids at home, I work 40+ hours per week, I'm depressed and tired and something had to give, and it was the housekeeping. Since I hired the cleaner, the house feels better, I feel better. I just can't do it all, you know?

Well I’m tempted to say you shouldn’t need a cleaner if it’s only you two and you’re out the house all day. ( I wouldn’t like any one changing my bed for some reason)
But if you want one get one.

It's up to you, not lazy at all! But how messy does your house get? We also both work full time and have no kids and the house just generally stays pretty clean as we are never in it. It doesn't take me more than an hour to give it a bit of a spruce.

The thought of just having to do a ‘top tidy’ sounds bliss!

I love cooking so like to spend more time making a nice dinner.

I don’t think I’d need more then 2 hours a week so f it... i’ll get one!

I got one too as it was either that or my mental health was going to go bang. Don't feel bad about it and don't listen to anyone being negative about it. Sometimes we all just need a bit of help and support.

You want a cleaner. You can afford a cleaner. The rest really doesn't matter.

I’m not sure how we get so messy.... the house is very dusty for some reason so that’s a pain.. at the moment I deep clean once a week then top tidy every day .

Why does it matter what anyone else thinks?

Get a cleaner, you are providing someone with money that they need....

Yes, might keep it a secret cleaner from others lol! So no judgement!

www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/28/545839192/need-a-happiness-boost-spend-your-money-to-buy-time-not-more-stuff?t=1571317309146

So what if it is lazy?

If you want one, get one!

Mmmm you said you deep clean once a week and you top tidy everyday. Where’s your partner in all this.
Not that that means don’t get a cleaner just wondered why you’re doing it all?

I don’t see how it’s lazy to not want to waste time and energy cleaning. It’s not an obligation/in any way and desirable or admirable thing to do with your time.

We have a cleaner. I'd pay double for her time; she's amazing and frees up my time so I can fuck about at the weekend and not stress about the filthy floors.

If you can afford one, get one.

Oh get one, same as you only two of us in the house but we both up early and not home till late, plus i value my time spent at the weekends. Comes to the house every two weeks, take it in teurns to pay her, works 9 to 2 and does a fab job. Its one the nicest feelings ever coming home to a clean house. Also aswell it saves alot of arguments over who does what . If you can afford it for go for it .

@Lllot5 myself and partner both top tidy (he does allll washing up I hate that) I deep clean saturday morning and food shop while he’s at work on double time... I think it’s a fair deal, he’s up way earlier and gets in as I’m finishing up

@Wexone sounds amazing!!! Your twisting my arm!

Not sure i’d need that many hours what do they get done in that time?

@Lllot5 I’ve realised getting the cleaner actually means I am getting the better deal actually lol!

You want one and you can afford one - get one.

There really doesn’t need to be anymore to it than that, you’re buying ‘free time’ and the bliss of coming home to a lovely clean house is worth every penny.

Don’t keep it a secret. If anyone says anything, just say you’d rather be spending your weekend in bed with your partner than scrubbing the toilet - cheeky wink and change the subject.

People buy ready made food - you prefer to cook fresh ‍🤷🏻‍♀️

It's not lazy at all.

I have a cleaner, I guess you could call it lazy but I don’t want to clean, DH doesn’t want to clean.

I don’t hold a gun to the clearers head she turns up each week as presumably she wants the job/money as like everyone she has got bills to pay. So I feel no guilt about having a cleaner, she’s paid £14 an hour and I provide my own cleaning products that I like the smell and she chooses to work for me.