When we first moved into our condo I swore I was going to get a cleaning service because everything was so nice and new and clean. I didn’t want it to get dirty! Well then other things took priority. I joined a gym, worked out with a trainer. We got engaged and then we were saving all we could for the wedding. I’m positive we’re the only ones in our building that don’t use a cleaning service. With long working hours and having active social lives, it just seems like what people do these days. But not us. Some time last fall, my trainer, who I no longer see (she left the gym and I never signed up with anyone else) told me about Clearly Clean. She said she uses them occasionally, not like every week or every other week, but just as needed. And she told me they were cheap. So, I decided to give it a try.
The girl that came was really young. Her name was Svetlana, so I’m thinking Russian or Polish. She didn’t totally speak English very well, but she knew how to clean. While she was here she must have phoned into her boss because he boss called me to tell me our place was a bigger than they can usually get done in the 3 hours we’d reserved. I guess it’s true. So I prioritized the rooms and asked Svetlana to do the best she could. Lots of things were hand scrubbed to gleaming, like the floors.. others weren’t as good as I thought, but then again, maybe if I’d gotten 4 hours….
All together 3 hours was only $55 plus tip, which I thought was really reasonable. Especially for scrubbing 2.5 bathrooms and the kitchen and everything. Our upstairs neighbors have a cleaning lady who came down and quoted us over $100 once. So, yeh.. a bargain.
We got her one other time and then this last time.. uh.. yeh.. wedding over, maybe we have the budget now? .. we got another woman named Luda. I paid for one extra hour and it made all the difference. Or else Luda was that much better. She was a bit older and spoke better English. We’d been having some communication issues with the other cleaner. Like once she accidentally turned the stove on and came running to get me. I came up and told her to press the “OFF” button but she couldn’t understand. It made me think I had to be there all the time just in case she might burn the house down. Anyway, I guess what I’m getting at is that we’ll probably request Luda back. I don’t think I’ll set up a regular schedule, but I love how you can make all your appointments on their website for whenever you want. The site is pretty craptacular, but it works! I won’t be signing up for a regular servicing, but I think I’ll keep using them… every once in a while. Totally worth the time and money.
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