My little girl is now nine weeks old, however the first few weeks after she was born were stressful! My partner and I were always tired, but both of us struggled to get more than a couple of hours of sleep here and there.
Both of us found it nearly impossible to keep up with usual household necessities such as grocery shopping, laundry and lawn mowing, and everything got neglected while we adjusted to our new role as parents, i was especially concerned about returning to work… While I was determined to continue with my career, I wasn’t sure how I’d manage so several responsibilities.
It was a relief when we found a nanny that is just appealing with our baby girl, however, there was still the problem of cleaning the house. My partner and I both leave the house by more than seven o’clock in the day. Both of us arrive house around six o’clock. My partner instantly starts cooking dinner. I feed and bathe the baby. Both of us have a little over an hour to play with our little girl and then it’s time to put her to bed. By that point, we’re both ready to relax for a bit, neither one of us has the energy to wash the bathtub, wash the sheets or vacuum! For a few weeks, we tried to take care of all of the house cleaning on the weekends. Both of us dreaded the weekends. Both of us finally made the decision to hire a professional cleaning supplier. It’s such a relief. The cleaning crew shows up every Sunday. They take care of all of the general bi-weekly cleaning requirements and also target a adjusting list of deep cleaning jobs, but along with handling laundry, dishes, mopping, dusting and vacuuming, they wash windows, wash down the appliances and wash under the furniture.