Out third au pair is going home on Saturday. We weren't planning to replace her until autumn as we have moved in to a "project" and have major building work planned. However, this now looks delayed to not start until August at the earliest, and something has come up meaning I could really do with some help ASAP, and at the very least over the school holidays.
The problem is the house is a complete mess. Current AP loves us, and moved with us, so knew what the score was, and has been brilliant (even helping with wall paper stripping!). But how can I recruit one in to this? There is no heating (fine, it's getting warmer), we have workmen in/out all the time, the room which is the AP's is in desperate need of decoration, carpet (there is none) and has a broken window. And at the moment you have to walk through DS' room to get to it (although it wouldn't take much to get the partition wall up which is planned). The bathroom is shared by all four of us and downstairs, in a lean-to off the back and bloody freezing, and old. The lounge and dining room are currently building sites although the lounge should be decorated within about a month, and is going to be our "haven".
If I'm completely upfront do you think I would be able to attract a short termer? I just don't see we are a particularly attractive prospect at the moment but can't think of another solution.
Any ideas?