Thursday, October 18, 2007

How to get a cleaning lady

I am in urgent need of a cleaning lady.
Like everyone has claimed after we bought the house "how are you going to keep this place clean" - I can't do it by myself.

So, I started asking around for references and came to the conclusion that it's really hard to find someone in this area. Not enough unemployment apparently.
In cities it is easier to find someone.

From a friend, we heard you could get a cleaning lady through a program called "dienstencheques". You have to register somewhere and then you can order these dienstencheques and use them to pay a cleaning lady. They only cost 6.70 Euro (for one hour of cleaning) and are tax deductible so you end up spending only 4.69 Euro.
CHEAP !!!
So I registered and called several companys to ask whether they have someone available for cleaning, but what do I hear: it will probably take months. I register myself with 5 companies who will contact me if they find someone. At one of these I am number 27 in the list for people in Tremelo waiting for a cleaning lady. What are the chances of finding someone soon huh...

BUT I GOT LUCKY - one company called me yesterday and said they found someone living in Tremelo who wants to work an additional 4 hours on Wednesday. So she came by, I showed her the house and she will start next Wednesday. She will even try to nibble off a few hours with one of her clients on friday so she can come an additional 2 hours on Friday.
That would be perfect!!

Finally something that goes smooth....

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