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Original poster

To think the cleaner is a bit of a waste of money?

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Restforabit · 21/04/2023 11:46

It’s not that a reasonable job isn’t done, it’s always lovely. For about ten minutes. It really doesn’t seem to take any time before there is food on the floor, toys out, damp towels … so still seem to be constantly cleaning/tidying. (We have a toddler.)

Has anyone else found this? I’m not criticising the cleaning she does do, just without her coming every day I’m not sure how to avoid this!

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Saltired · 21/04/2023 11:47

Rehome the children. That should do it.

JaninaDuszejko · 21/04/2023 11:50

I know how you feel, sometime I come home from work and the kids have already undone my cleaner's work so I can't even appreciate her good job (it's great when I WFH on her cleaning day though, I get 5 hours of a spotless house).

But, if she didn't clean you'd have to or nobody would and then it would get dreadful.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 21/04/2023 11:51

This is why I haven’t bothered with a cleaner, whilst my kids are young I’d need them to come every day to save me the tasks

Sparklesocks · 21/04/2023 11:53

I find it valuable for the bathroom/kitchen cleans which I hate doing/are so time consuming - my house might get ‘messy’ quickly with DD etc but at least the bathroom tiles and hob are clean

PinkPlantCase · 21/04/2023 11:53

Surely it’s much cleaner than if she never cleaned though!

Gondala · 21/04/2023 11:54

I don't have a cleaner but yes absolutely! I spent half a day cleaning yesterday and once DC back from school, toddler in and out of the sandpit the house is ready for another clean.

YellowHatt · 21/04/2023 11:57

The difference is that the toys are out on to a clean table and floors. The food is dropped onto a floor that doesn’t already have endless bits of dried food and dirt and dust on it.

Isn’t it easier to keep it cleaner as you go? ie wipe up a bit of food of the floor rather than hoover and mop the whole thing.

You and your children are living in a lived in home, and that’s ok.

Socialdistancechampion · 21/04/2023 11:57

I don't need or want a cleaner I need and want a tidier and putter awayer. If I could have one of those I can more than easily manage the cleaning

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Restforabit · 21/04/2023 12:00

Same @Socialdistancechampion … preferably coming after breakfast, lunch and dinner!

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2bazookas · 21/04/2023 12:27

Why not do the cleaning yoursel;f, and hire a nanny to train your toddler.

Ilovetocrochet · 21/04/2023 12:34

When my ex and I first separated, he offered to pay for a cleaner as we had three teenage children and I had just increased my working hours to full time. I didn’t find a cleaner very helpful as the house still got very messy within a day or two. So I used the money to pay for someone to mow the lawns which was much more helpful, it saved trying to fit the mowing in at weekends around the wet weather!

JennyForeigner · 21/04/2023 12:41

Ilovetocrochet · 21/04/2023 12:34

When my ex and I first separated, he offered to pay for a cleaner as we had three teenage children and I had just increased my working hours to full time. I didn’t find a cleaner very helpful as the house still got very messy within a day or two. So I used the money to pay for someone to mow the lawns which was much more helpful, it saved trying to fit the mowing in at weekends around the wet weather!

We got rabbits to keep the grass short. Now I spend my life cleaning up after the rabbits.

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