House Cleaning

Sorry for the break.

Sister from Canada was due to arrive on 27th and sons due to arrive on 31st kept me busy with getting help for cleaning home.

Two known housekeeping boys always help me out when I need their help. The best thing about them is that they don't need to be told what to do or how to clean or which chemical or solution to use to clean surfaces.

At 10am they started dusting, cleaning, sweeping, mopping the entire house. No messing with spilling or messing with lots of water either. Just half a bucket of soap solution and half bucket of plain water to rinse the duster cloth for each room. The rooms got cleaned like magic. The baths are sparkling like new.

I was so happy seeing the house getting neater and better. We had to shift furniture from one room to another to make more space.

They finished their work by 6pm sharp. Smiled when I pressed money into their hands. I pay them more than the market rate as its rare indeed to find men who know their jobs well.

I wondered at their stamina of continuously working like that for 8 hrs except for a half an hour break for lunch. Washing vessels one time a day makes me so tired. I defer the sweeping and mopping of rooms to the evening and at times skip it whenever my maid takes off. It requires hard labor and stamina to perform such physical jobs.

I salute their hard work. My house is clean once a while thanks to them. Wish they could come once every month to maintain the house neat and tidy.

Mahalakshmi.