to get a cleaner when I only work part-time?

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That's it really. I want a cleaner. I work part-time and have a 4 year old at home when I'm not at work. We also have a 7 year old. My husband works full-time Mon- Fri and the odd weekend. We have a dog that makes the house messy too. I had a really busy year last with an ill parent and some of my own illness and I can't seem to get back on track!
Financially it would be a stretch but I think it would let me catch up with decluttering and redecorating that has been on the back burner. I also want to train further at work but all my days off are currently spent food shopping, cleaning or taking my 4 year old out somewhere.

Nothing wrong with having a cleaner if you can afford it and want one. You don't even have to work at all to justify having a cleaner. If I could afford a cleaner I'd get one and I like cleaning 😂BUT if financially it would be a stretch then and you only work 2.5 days a week I would try and just get into a better routine. Maybe sit your child infront of the TV for a few hours in the morning and blitz as much as you can, or set up a schedule where you do just a bit each day, i.e hoover whole house on Wednesday afternoon, clean kitchen on Thursday, wash bedding and do bathrooms on Friday morning etc etc Find something that works for you. I find once your on top of it you never get overwhelmed with having to do a massive clean. Save that money you'd spend on the cleaner to do something nice with your daughter instead.

Also your going to need to declutter BEFORE you get a cleaner anyway as they don't do that and it would be hard for them to clean around it.

I work part time and I'm planning to get a cleaner once we have finished some building work we're doing. I do feel a bit weird about it, even though we grew up with a cleaner and my mum was a SAHM. But I've learnt that I'm never going to enjoy cleaning and as a result it doesn't get done very well. And my mental health is so much better when I'm in a clean and organised space. So for me it will totally be worth it, and I really can't wait!

I'm at home full time and have a cleaner (actually 2) for 2 hours a week. I'm disabled and can't do much in the house but don't let myself feel bad about it. I'd have a cleaner even if I was perfectly fit!

I had a cleaner when kids were little and I worked 3 days a week. Was amazing and saved my sanity (and quite possibly my marriage). Go for it.

I work 4 days and DH works 4 days and we have a cleaner. I hate cleaning and i’m not very good at it. Just removes a lot of stress from our household.

This is what I was coming to say too.
I'd get a deep clean done first, I had let the house get away from me and it made a huge difference immediately when I got one done.

It’s true though.

Nobody thinks negatively of a family getting a weekly takeaway when they have the funds to do so and that’s essentially outsourcing cooking for the night.

My theory is that cleaning is seen more as “woman’s work” so outsourcing it is seen as a woman lazily outsourcing her duties. Nobody thinks a man is doing the same thing when a more traditional male activity such as car repair is done via a mechanic.

I had one when I didn't work.
Your money, your choice.

If you can afford it, why do you need strangers in the internet to tell you it’s ok

There’s nothing stopping you if financially it’s a push to get a cleaner to do a deep clean to help you get on top of things. Sometimes this makes it more manageable .Why don’t you and your H have a cleaning slot on a weekend where you do housework together? After all it’s his house too
Have you looked at getting your groceries delivered? Even if it’s just the heavy items it really helps
Being a Mum of a small child and working is hard, do as much as you can to eliviate the stress . But remember it’s not just your responsibility

You don't want to clean.
You can afford it.
That's all there is to know

I mean , I work FT and can afford a cleaner but I don’t have one. I know I can do a better job. I’ve had cleaners in the past and they are SO hit and miss. I’m wondering why on earth you don’t have time to do it yourself when you only work 2.5 days?

But your money, your life, your choice.

If you hate the cleaning and can afford it get a cleaner. However, could the cleaner fees be better spent on a decorator for the DIY? As PP has said it might be easier to entertain child whilst cleaning or decluttering for a few hours rather than decorating?

Op, you have my blessing to employ a cleaner.

Now make it so!

She's not looking for time with her kid, she wants to do DIY, and decluttering, not things a cleaner would do.also decorating and studying.