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Swolen Hand House(s)
Published on 2010-08-21 09:52:00
August has been a decent month, better by far than June and July combined. I have 18 jobs on the books for the month, and will have made--before taxes--just under $1800, still far less than I used to bring home every two weeks. This past week was f > read more
Franzia House
Published on 2010-07-30 21:23:00
An older woman in her mid-sixties, we'll call her Fern, was preparing to move out of her three-bedroom house into a senior community condo. I met her at two o'clock one afternoon, to take a look at the house and give her a cleaning estimate. Fern did > read more
Windchime House
Published on 2010-07-21 00:12:00
My poor husband. For the second time, he accompanied me on a spring cleaning, this time for a woman who would soon return home after spending time in hospice. Her neighbor, a friend of hers, contacted me and wanted to have the house cleaned as a favo > read more
Widower House
Published on 2010-06-26 13:02:00
I live in an area of lakes, so during the spring and summer the traffic explodes. Weekenders from the city, former year-round residents who keep a summer cottage, tourists and vacationers. My second official cleaning request, just days after my fir > read more
Halfway House
Published on 2010-06-24 22:46:00
No house but my own, halfway through what I imagined would be the trial period. The period during which I would decide if I could make a living doing this. Six weeks into my three-month trial, and I'm no closer to making a determination. My fingerna > read more
Carpet House
Published on 2010-06-24 11:59:00
Spring cleaning at another lake-front summer home, owned by the typical city weekender. When I visited this property for a quote, the wife was guarded but incredibly nice. She asked if I would mind doing the work on a weekend when they would be at th > read more
Vinegar House
Published on 2010-06-23 11:38:00
I'll say it up front. This was a train wreck. A train wreck, and not my finest hour. Lake-front summer home, in the process of being renovated top to bottom. They wanted someone to clean up after the contractors before the furniture was delivered. T > read more
Natural Fibers House
Published on 2010-06-21 12:42:00
Another big idea I had, when considering how I would price my services, was to price by the square foot for both commercial and residential jobs. When I was researching the price structures of other local cleaning services, I got quotes like, "Our ra > read more
Hangover House
Published on 2010-06-20 17:25:00
The morning after day one of Nicotine House, I was to clean a lake-front summer cottage. More of a summer camp, really. The owner's son, in his early 20's, had contacted me, and I met with him the afternoon before to quote the project. It was a sma > read more
Nicotine House
Published on 2010-06-20 12:54:00
Two weeks after my web site went live, I received an email inquiry from a couple who were moving out of a rented house. They didn't need top-to-bottom cleaning, only a few things to make the house "good enough for the landlord." The wife has bad knee > read more