To get a secret one off cleaner

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Husband is doing his annual 2 night camping trip with friends he's had since school.

My 1 year old is going to the farm Saturday with her Nanny & Gramps then having a sleepover.

So I've booked a one off deep clean of our home in secret, I'm going to take the dog for a 2 hour walk somewhere peaceful, come home to a clean home, open a bottle of wine in the evening, have a long hot bubble bath, order myself a Chinese and binge watch my favourite shows with chocolate that I don't have to share with anyone in my comfiest pjs and then have a sleep in on Sunday and I feel wonderful for planning this 😂

No guilt at all about not telling my DH about the cleaner, would any of you do the same?

You. Are. A. Genius

Definitely! Enjoy!

Sounds great, but not sure why you can’t tell him. Do you feel you need the credit for doing the cleaning?

Sounds lovely: but why the secrecy? I’d tell my DP because I’d want to share what a great idea I’d had!

I wouldn't keep the cleaner secret because DP would probably encourage me to do it (and pay half) but I totally would enjoy a secret takeaway more than one I'd told anyone about. DP is not against me eating takeaways, but is a massive weirdo who doesn't enjoy greasy junk food, so it's always nicer as a secret guilty pleasure!

Absolutely genius!

Enjoy!👏👏👏

My heroine

I think this will be the best idea i hear today, and might well do similar one day soon!

I admire you for being proactive whilst getting a - no doubt well deserved - time off.

Though I do wonder about the need for secrecy?

It sounds like a brilliant plan but I also don't get the secret bit!

Fabulous plan!

Out of interest though, would DH mind? I'd be sharing my mastermind plan personally, less work all round for either of us if someone else is doing it, and means I've maximised my relaxation time whilst he's away so I'll be on top form when the family gets back. But my DH isn't the type to be restrictive or bothered about one off spends like that, he's very chilled out. If he was the type to make me feel bad about the money/ruin the plan maybe I wouldn't be so quick to share.

Hmm. Is 2 hours enough? Serious question.

Ooooh this is genius! Good for you! Hope you have a lovely time and rest

Why can't you tell him?
In fact, why can't you arrange for a cleaner to come in every week?
You'll never regret it

Brilliant idea.
You could also send all the laundry to a service wash.
Sha-zam!

I don’t understand why it would be a secret?

OMG you bloody genius! This sounds like heaven, enjoy it

Why hide it?

2 hours will be enough, it's a 2 bedroom flat and I clean it twice weekly anyway it's just my Saturday is usually a bigger clean where I wipe down skirting boards etc.

I don't know why I've kept it a secret to be honest! DH would probably laugh if I told him, I just feel guilty for spending on a cleaner when I could technically do it myself especially as I won't have my 1 year old hanging off me but I just think sometimes in life you need to have a harmless little secret that you can be smug about 😂

The idea itself is lovely, and absolutely go for it, but why would it need to be a secret?
I would want to share something like this with my partner with excitement and he would respond 'how absolutely lovely, enjoy.'

Bloody fab idea! Might do this too! 🤣

This. Enjoy your me time.

Is it a cleaner you've used before? Sometimes you can spend half of the first session going through what you want done and telling them which products go where. They can do huge damage in two hours otherwise.

Bit odd that you won't mention it to your husband, as if he thinks it's your job to clean.

Bloody brilliant.

And I’m with you on the secrecy. My DH would be very supportive of this but there’s something really nice about keeping indulgences like this to yourself. ENJOY!

No I wouldn’t do the same.

I’m a grown woman, if I want to book a cleaner and relax while my husband is away relaxing, I’d just tell him I’ve booked a cleaner 🤷‍♀️