The Joys of Cleaning

[willowgreen]

I haven't done too well so far with my resolution to post more frequently, but today I'll combine my Media Monday and Ranty Wednesday themes into a single post (with a little hit of Friends and Family Friday for good measure

Comments

[petzipellepingo]

I certainly don't think I'm better than anyone I might hire to clean my house, but I don't think I'm worse either.

Exactly. I've seen this issue from both sides because Best Friend used to clean houses when Equity Friend was in college and I've hired a cleaning service a few times to help give Casa Petzi and extra going over. Cleaning is darn hard work and kudos to both anyone who get help and kudos to anyone who is willing to take that on as a profession.

Btw, sounds like a very nice Seder.

[willowgreen]

Thank you--it was a beautiful Seder!

I did some housecleaning work years ago myself. I'm very happy to have assistance cleaning my house now, and I recognize and very much appreciate the work of the people who do it for me.

[ladymorgaine]

I've actually been on both sides

[willowgreen]

Come to think of it, I also enjoyed my housecleaning and janitorial gigs. In college, I had a job for a few months mopping the floors in the dining halls after dinner, and that was great because it was quiet and gave me time to think. Also, wielding that giant mop-and-bucket combo was really kind of fun.

I've heard that hotel housekeeping is particularly grueling, especially since most chains no longer send their cleaners out in teams of two. It's not clear to me how this saves them money, as I know from personal experience that two people can make a big bed in less than half the time it takes one person.

[appomattoxco]

I've cleaned motel rooms. And rented to folks who believed we were richer than God. I've friends on every rung of the ladder.

I know some that can never even imagine what life is like for folks above or below them. The shallow and deep exsist everywhere. In fact, I think it could be that the poorer you get the more "self-interested and shallower" you get. It doesn't make them bad. In the case of true poverty it's a matter of survival! It's people who have good china who can afford to give time and money to those who don't.

I don't know but it could be that the person who can afford to take the risk to write an indy flim was raised upper-middle class. Mommy issues maybe?

I doubt you were thinking "I want to show guest X we have more money than him!" You were probably thinking "It's an important holiday. I should use all this nice stuff." When you use the gifts you're given [material or otherwise.] you honor the people and the God who gave them. Not a blessed thing shallow about that!

[willowgreen]

When you use the gifts you're given [material or otherwise.] you honor the people and the God who gave them. Not a blessed thing shallow about that!

What a beautiful way to put it. Thank you.