Friday, 26 April 2013
Mary Poppins has arrived
So we have this lovely woman coming in 3 times a week to do some general cleaning around the house..and meals ( i think i must have been at a really low point when i agreed to this) and she is lovely and i cant complain about how helpful she is...but
im getting irritable when i watch her do the laundry...i dont fold shirts, i put them straight on to a hanger after ironing,
i polish first, then hoover...she does it the other way around
and she is moving things around in the lounge...putting my book pile onto the bookshelf!...ok im being fussy i know..but the books are on a little table where im working through them and i like them there!
and im trying not to be ungrateful...but when it comes to the home and cleaning im....yeah im anal and ocd..so its difficult.
she makes the most delicious food (i know i shouldnt complain, being cooked for 3 times a week) but im feeling reduntant...
and im not ill, im just having a rough time of it at the moment, but im feeling better, stronger and im ready to reclaim my running of the home..the way i like it.....but everyone else is liking it and i resent them for liking it...and im being petty and childish...telling them when they ask for something to go ask Mary Poppins as she is so bloody brilliant.
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As much as I love the idea of having my own personal Marry Poppins, I can see how she might grate on the nerves after a while...
ReplyDeleteYou'll get to kick her out before you know it! But do try to enjoy it just a little bit first...It's not every day one gets their own Marry Poppins to drive them up the wall!
I feel like such an ungrateful bitch but i am really fussy in the home..in some ways its doing me good but..yeah well
DeleteI think 3 days is too much!
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Ah Cleaners... they tidy things away so you can't find them and then clean things you don't bother with and don't bother cleaning things you always do. (I should know, I worked as a cleaner and I was rubbish at it....) We took on a cleaner while I was recovering from surgery and she stayed. She does save time and as she is a carer for her sick partner, so every penny helps her situation. So I'm keeping her employed. That's my excuse. She doesn't come three times a week though.... maybe that's the problem.
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Thats the thing, she is so delighted with the extra money what with the country being in the state it is so yeah i feel a tad guilty for moaning.
DeleteBut its difficult like you said when you do things your own way.
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As much as I would like my own Mary Poppins, it would drive me nuts! Enjoy it while it lasts and then enjoy getting rid of her :)
ReplyDeletelol driving me nuts about sums it up.
DeleteIm thinking of maybe just 2 days a week would be enough
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As nice as it would be to have a Mary Poppins to cook and clean I can imagine it would be aggravating to have someone else invade my space and take over my domain so to speak. It's only temporary so try to enjoy being a lady of leisure. Glad to hear you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteIn some ways i am enjoying it, but its the niggles and well sometimes i just want peace, and i feel bad because she really is a lovely lady
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Well, now, this is something mouse can kinda relate to. It's hard...even if the food is good...but really gotta ask...
ReplyDeleteWho vacuums before they dust?
Hugs and glad your feeling better!
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Exactly! its not right is it? i mean when you dust its going on the floor so..yeah its irritating me
DeleteI am feeling a lot better...thanks
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Yeah, who vacuums before they dust? Although if Mary Poppins wanted to vacuum or dust I'd be happy. cooking wouldn't thrill me though, especially if the family raved about it. :( Hugs!
ReplyDeletelol i confess when it comes to the running of the home i am a bit of a control freak..in one way its making me loosen up.
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Oh dear. Hope you get to reclaim your home soon :)
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so do i.
DeleteI think we are going to make it just 2 days a week, i think 3 is too much.
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Enjoy it while you can Tor, she'll be gone before you know. It,s nice to hear you back to your own self....the Mary Poppins comments to the family members is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteIm trying to enjoy it really i am lol and in some ways it is nice.
DeleteThe family are proving to be remarkably patient lol
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We had a full time nanny for a while and it was great - she was great - but yeah, it was hard having someone in your house all the time. When it was time for her to go, we went back to a once every two week cleaner and full time out of home care. It was the right choice for us. She didn't do anything wrong, it just wasn't right for us.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard, its finding that balance of making things easier but without it being uncomfortable...we are thinking 2 days will be enough.
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