I am once again trying to get some help with the cleaning. My hairdresser, Richard, and I have had this conversation many, many times. "Why is it so hard to find cleaning help?" he asks. I explain why I think it is. He's been looking for someone to clean his salon for ages. Everyone who responds to his ads wants an exorbitant amount of money. So Richard ends up cleaning it himself. Now his at-home cleaner has quit; she found another job. My situation is complicated because of my allergies: said cleaner must adhere to the allergy guidelines. They've never heard of them, of course. I can explain them, but they're not interested.
Tomorrow a nice young male who works at a nearby eatery that I frequent has agreed to come over for a couple hours to assist me. We'll see how that goes. He's very good at his job at the eatery and very personable. I'd like him to do the cleaning that is getting just too difficult for me to do. I pay at the top end of the scale--but not the ludicrous $43.50/hr that Amazon charges if you book someone through them. We shall see.
