tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19539638.post7054300192938774149..comments2023-10-06T04:21:51.412-07:00Comments on And this is the wonder that is keeping the stars apart: Am I cheap?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984493787107930509noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19539638.post-71847990760307969072007-02-25T11:26:00.000-08:002007-02-25T11:26:00.000-08:00here in spain it goes by the hours they spend at d...here in spain it goes by the hours they spend at doing anything. Mom pays 12eur x hours done. Our "professional" gets 48 eurs per 4 hours. She vacuums, clean the toilets and takes off the dust. If mom asks her to do the kitchen, she asks for more money.<BR/><BR/>Judge yourself :)Spanish Kitchenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571485198059892260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19539638.post-60565643562681243862007-02-25T07:59:00.000-08:002007-02-25T07:59:00.000-08:00To be honest, if they ever come to my house .. I w...To be honest, if they ever come to my house .. I wouldn't know how much I should pay them too! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19539638.post-33755985227087719662007-02-24T22:40:00.001-08:002007-02-24T22:40:00.001-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366205535257175546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19539638.post-12841602739542126902007-02-24T22:40:00.000-08:002007-02-24T22:40:00.000-08:00OK - this is off topic - but I saw this article an...OK - this is off topic - but I saw <A HREF="http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5063342" REL="nofollow">this article</A> and thought of you...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://agringasgiggles.blogspot.com/2007/02/keeping-up-with-my-obsession.html" REL="nofollow">...for some reason...</A>Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366205535257175546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19539638.post-62293283850221223682007-02-24T15:37:00.000-08:002007-02-24T15:37:00.000-08:00Lucky you! I live right next to a university campu...Lucky you! I live right next to a university campus, and we never get college students offering to clean our house! <BR/><BR/>I can say honestly that if it had been a professional cleaning service, $35 wouldn't have been enough, but I think for the work they did, the fact they aren't professionals and that they did say it was donations only and they offered, the money you gave them was sufficient.<BR/><BR/>When we were living down there I went through kind of a rough period where I was so depressed I didn't do anything - cook, clean, leave the house...etc. It was bad. To try and cheer me up (and probably motivate me) Deane hired a cleaning service, I think they were called "Clean America" or something like that. They came in, cleaned our two bedroom apt. loaded the dishwasher, dusted, vacuumed, made the beds, threw out trash, put things away - etc...they did an exceptional job and they charged us $60/hr. and were there for about 3 hours (I know...for a 2 bed apt thats a long time, but we're talking a SERIOUS depression here lol) - plus we tipped them.<BR/><BR/>We had them come three times and after that I was able to get off my a$$ and do my own cleaning. Our place was never super clean, but like yours, it just needed tidying up and I found myself vacuuming A LOT (It's my favorite household chore) - but it was never a disaster area or unsanitary.<BR/><BR/>Anyway - rambling. Happy weekend!!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366205535257175546noreply@blogger.com