Cost benefit
Nov. 2nd, 2021 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisHaving the house cleaner come in once a month has become a royal PIA. She really only cleans the bathrooms and the kitchen. The robot vacuums and she kind of dusts but not much. Plus she has never been very punctual and I never like to be here when she is here. I cannot count on her being here when she says so I have to be gone from ?? to ?? depending on her whim and it all gets worse every month. Last month, she canceled on me at the very last minute and that was the straw. I'd rather clean it all myself than deal with her any more. So I told her, via text, that December would be the last month.
But, the more I thought about it the more having November be the last month became more attractive. We've taken to exchanging texts the day before so this morning I told her that I would pay her for December but that I needed tomorrow to be the last clean. She said ok so I know she understands. I will be delighted when I see that she's left the keys on the counter. The end of an era.
Biggie had a good night except he will just not keep any collar on. I woke up at 3 and he had gotten it off I put it back on. It was off again this morning. He won't let me examine his paws closely and he does lick them but then he licks all over. He's a rabid groomer. He gets around easily but he's not really using his right paw - the one that he broke.
My plan is to watch. It's only Tuesday. I have the rest of the week to take him back to the vet if needed. Although how very unhappy he would be if I had to get him back into his baggie. Getting around on 3 feet is fine but it means foot 4 is probably painful and that's not fine. We shall see.
I moved his bubble bed to the floor and that's where he is now.
Today will be Biggie watch plus I want to write and mail thank you notes to the three vet offices and to Dr. Moore. I wrote them out but I want the notes in my own hand writing on real note cards so that still needs to be done. That's really the only todo on the list!
But, the more I thought about it the more having November be the last month became more attractive. We've taken to exchanging texts the day before so this morning I told her that I would pay her for December but that I needed tomorrow to be the last clean. She said ok so I know she understands. I will be delighted when I see that she's left the keys on the counter. The end of an era.
Biggie had a good night except he will just not keep any collar on. I woke up at 3 and he had gotten it off I put it back on. It was off again this morning. He won't let me examine his paws closely and he does lick them but then he licks all over. He's a rabid groomer. He gets around easily but he's not really using his right paw - the one that he broke.
My plan is to watch. It's only Tuesday. I have the rest of the week to take him back to the vet if needed. Although how very unhappy he would be if I had to get him back into his baggie. Getting around on 3 feet is fine but it means foot 4 is probably painful and that's not fine. We shall see.
I moved his bubble bed to the floor and that's where he is now.
Today will be Biggie watch plus I want to write and mail thank you notes to the three vet offices and to Dr. Moore. I wrote them out but I want the notes in my own hand writing on real note cards so that still needs to be done. That's really the only todo on the list!
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Date: 2021-11-02 06:11 pm (UTC)Good help is hard to find—and thank you for supporting the USPS!
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Date: 2021-11-05 08:42 pm (UTC)i do wonder what it is with cleaning ladies. i still struggle to find a consistent one.
Mine reached out to me to see if she could do a clean and I scheduled it before we left. Well sure enough day of she cancelled. :(