Cleaning: More Than Mere Sweeping

‘Lani’ and ‘house cleaning’ can only be used in the same sentence when there is ‘don’t like’ or ‘don’t do’ in between them. No, I’m not lazy. I just think that there are more important things to do rather than cleaning the house---especially on weekends. Back when I was a student, I would equate weekends as a ticket away from professors, projects and deadlines. I would wake around noon-ish, not worrying about getting tardy or being called for a whole period’s worth of recitation. In my vocabulary, weekends do not equate to cleaning. But my mom can easily revise the same by mere nagging. I usually eat in the living room. When I’m full, I’ll just lay in the couch and doze off—leaving the plates on the table and my shoes on the floor atop of my bag. My mom’s radar would go ‘beep’ ‘beep’. “Lani, fix your things then wash the dishes.” I think she has this ‘good housekeeping chip lodged in her head or probably I’m just a slob. I think it’s the latter…

We used to have an all-around, stay-in helper. She stayed with us for at least a decade or so---longest we ever had. She decided to have a family of her own, so we bid her goodbye and wish her good luck. After her, we had a string of bad luck with regard maid cleaning services. (Note that when I make use of the terms ‘maid cleaning services’ or ‘house cleaning services’ this applies to both agency and independent, stay-in or otherwise.) We had this one who barely lasted for a week, don’t know her reason, though. And I’m not really intrigued as to why.

Anywho, I anticipate every weekend, particularly long weekends. Because this is the moment where I can sleep through the day and relax. But without a stay-in helper (the search for housekeeping services is now on hold---on indefinite hold), each of us must carry our own weight. My sister and I are both working, though same does not excuse us from the dreaded weekend task that is cleaning. Wash the dishes, do the laundry, iron clothes, bathe the dogs (yes, this is part of our chores)…the list goes on. I believe that cleaning my room will take a huge chunk of my weekend. From the beddings to the items inside my cabinet (I’ve no idea if the clothes in there still fit me.) Identifying the clean from the used ones proved to be a daunting task. To uncomplicate things, I simply grab the clothes and stuff the hamper full. Easy peasy.

Strange as it may seem, weekend cleaning tends to be our bonding time. I remember chatting away with my sisters while doing the laundry. Imagine finishing a pile of dirty clothes without getting irate from doing the same. How about getting soaked from bathing the dogs yet there were smiles all round? These are a few of the moments we shared while doing our chores.

One may opt to hire a maid cleaning service, but I prefer that our current set-up stays. We may not have a cleaning lady to aid us with our chores; to do the laundry, iron our clothes, change the beddings, sweep the floor…(if I continue this, I may not stop) but I believe that we are a lot closer to that which all of us want the most---quality time with our loved ones.

By: Lani Francisco

For more information, check out this site on maid cleaning services. Lani Francisco is a web copywriter for a web design company associated with a Massachusetts-based company offering maid cleaning services.

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