Getting a new cleaning lady!

[Sam_2.0]

Ok, it's about time I finally got someone to help clean. DH approved it and with my recent raise we can finally afford it. The other threads seem to suggest $20/hr for l/mcola which seems right for our area. We have 900sq ft, 2br, 1ba. I was hoping to get someone for 2 hours every other week to do:

-dusting
-vacuum rugs (living room, bedrooms, dining room)
-sweep floors (hardwoods, tile)
-mop floors (same)
-clean the bathroom: tub, toilet, sink & mirror, floor
-kitchen: wipe down stove & hood, sinks, and microwave

I think DH wouldn't want someone changing the sheets (he's weird about that), so I will do that one. What else am I missing here? No windows - ours are old & drafty so they are plastic wrapped and covered by energy blocking curtains year-round. I clean them once a year when I change out the plastic.

[Otto the Orange]

The OP is sexist---why can't a dude be a cleaner?

change your thread to cleaning "person" right now!!! or else I am reporting you!

[Sam_2.0]

Well, it is a lady that I already have in mind. But if you like to scrub toilets feel free to apply

[Otto the Orange]

u r sew sexualist

[raeoflyte]

I never gave a list other than which rooms to work in, and if there was something in particular I wanted worked on. I've seen pictures of your very clean house so I'd add a rotating more if a deep clean chore as well.

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[Sam_2.0]

LOL, Rae, my house doesn't look like that except for pics - they remind me that it is possible for the place to be clean at some point I guess most of it is pretty explanatory. I just had to write down every little detail for SIL when we tried to see if that would work, and I forget most people are not like her.

[raeoflyte]

I was amazed at what a thorough job my cleaning lady did and she was always offering to do other chores like the fridge and such. I've tried having my sister help me out when she is short on money and its more work for me because I have to explicitly tell her tasks and some how-to's. With a pro they will want you out of the way so they can get their job done.

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[sarcasticgirl]

I am so jealous of your cleaning lady! 

well... not of your cleaning lady... but of you getting a cleaning lady. 

I am OCD about some things... like the toilets and sinks get scrubbed a couple of times a week. I scrub down the bath tub every time I take a bath. And the kitchen stays clean daily. but I'd love to have someone come in and dust and do the floors every week. We try to do it weekly but sometimes we skip a week... and it kills my allergies. Oh, and if someone could do my laundry- THAT would be great! 

and the baseboards! I HATE CLEANING THE BASEBOARDS! 

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[Sam_2.0]

Ok, we have someone lined up and she's coming tomorrow. She asked me to make a list just to be sure she was covering everything I wanted her to. Is this a reasonable list?

Living Room & Dining Room
    Dust mantle, bookshelf, toy shelf, TV stand
    Sweep hard floors (including around edge of rugs)
    Vacuum rugs
    Mop hard floors
    Dust dining room light fixture
Kitchen
    Wipe down counters, stove top, stove hood
    Wipe out microwave
    Sweep
    Mop
Laundry Room
    Sweep floors
    Mop floors
Bathroom
    Clean tub and shower (cleaning supplies under bathroom sink)
    Clean toilet
    Wipe mirror and counters
    Sweep and mop floor
    Empty the trash (large green trash container outside, trash bags under bathroom sink)
    Put used cleaning rags in laundry room on the dryer
Aly’s room
    Sweep hard floors
    Vacuum rug
    Dust bookshelf and dresser
    Wipe down table with fish tank
    Dust fan blades
Alternate Weeks – Kitchen, LR, DR, BR, Aly’s Room:
    Dust around ceiling for cobwebs
    Wipe down baseboards

[raeoflyte]

Good list.  I'd add wiping down door/door jams/door knobs/light switches for finger prints, but maybe that's just an issue in my house?    

And dusting top of fridge, wiping down front of all appliances, check bottom cabinets for spills, etc.