My friend Leonora spent all day cleaning her house. It’s Easter Sunday, not a particularly big deal in her household, but still, it’s a Sunday and she works full-time. I understand completely. My house is a mess from too much company this week. And while I’d like to be cleaning it and putting everything in the dishwasher away, I’d rather catch up on my reading — or my blogging.
But wouldn’t it be great to simply have someone else do the dirty work? Keep the house in tip-top shape so you always knew where to find everything?
I ran across this post about how it might actually be less expensive to hire a housekeeper than get divorced from all the fighting the author apparently does with her husband about housework. I laughed at this for about five minutes. www.bloggingbaby.com/2006/04/11/divorce-attorney-150-hour-court-fees-300-housekeeper-savin/
Then, I started playing around with the numbers. The author says that housekeepers in Portland, OR, earn $20 to $40 per hour. At that rate, $41,600 to $83,200 per year, I think the author might want to consider quitting her day job and becoming a housekeeper. Then, she can hire someone else to clean her own home.
What do you think?
April 16, 2006.
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