No maid. I suggested to the Missus to get one, had a candidate and uniform and all, but the Missus balked. Not sure why.

Brody wrote: ↑Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:45 pm aaaaaaand the housework gets done, how exactly?

Luckily my folks were always more worried about our house being "lived in" than being on show to keep up with the Jones'. As a consequence my pad isn't utterly spotless as it might be with a maid, but that dust is my dust - from my own skin shedding off & floating around my house!! Occasionally I'll see a cobweb in a corner and I'll thank the little sod under my breath for building his house there & nabbing a few mosquitoes before I have to tear it down when it becomes a bit nasty to look at.

Generally it is more about a sense of accomplishment on tiny little things before starting my day; sweeping leaves out front takes 5-10 mins, make the bed, wash down my moto, etc. Dishes always washed (by hand, miss a dishwasher honestly) before bed; I do my son's clothes & my washing Wednesday & Saturday nights, hang them up before bed, get them in the following night before bed (no mosquitoes there like the morning) & I'll spend maybe 30-60 mins doing a bit of vacuuming/dusting/gardening on Saturday morning after football depending on which area really looks bloody awful.

In light of Hanno's contribution to the thread (and getting us back on topic after Lambo's shameful diversion), I'm reassessing this routine.

I also need to put in a swimming pool. For the new cleaner.