I was pretty unwell, and in the early stages of pregnancy just before Christmas last year. We then had a toddler birthday and of course Christmas and it felt as if the house hadn’t fully recovered from either. I saw a cleaner advertising a spot and suggested to DH it might be a good idea and he agreed.
At first things were okay, although it is fair to say she’s never been massively reliable but in itself that isn’t a big deal. As the months have gone by though she’s become increasingly erratic, she keeps rearranging at really short notice and turning up at odd times that often really don’t work well. There are also small things that on their own I don’t mind and would even be quite funny, such as her turning the oven off when I was making lunch which in genuine isolation are not a problem but when you put them all together it’s a complete pain.
For the last couple of weeks when she’s tried to rearrange I’ve just politely cancelled for that week. I keep raising it with DH and saying it’s just turning into more hassle than it is worth. The problem is because he’s not directly affected by it he wants to keep her on.
I am due to go on maternity leave soon and I honestly think the money would be better spent elsewhere. But DH thinks we should keep her for when the baby is here (c section looks likely) and while I see his point I don’t want to be frantically tidying with two hours’ notice as she rearranges.
So I suppose … AIBU that I am right? 