[Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently

[Julie J.]

I do most of the housekeeping.  Husband does the dishes because I loathe 
dishes.  Getting everything to a schedule has been the biggest help.  There 
are even aps where you can set up recurring reminders for every day or week 
or month or whatever.  I used one of those, home routines, for about a year 
before it felt like I had made a habit of it.

I have a Swiffer.  I made crocheted covers for it, which I think work better 
than those paper thingies.  They also can be tossed into the washing machine 
and reused for years.  Mostly I use the vacuum though.

If you want to transition away from the once a month housekeeper, could you 
tag along as she cleans, asking questions about what she's doing or what you 
missed?  Then you'd know what's going just fine and what you could add to 
your routine.   It would give you the information you are wanting and 
eventually you could figure those things out and wouldn't need her 
anymore...unless, of course, you want to keep her for the convenience.

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Christine Olivares via blindtlk
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:49 AM
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Cc: Christine Olivares
Subject: [Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently

Hello everyone,
I just wanted to get your opinion about keeping house independently. I used 
to have someone come in once a month just to help with things I may have 
missed, but I am debating whether to do this still or not. I did get some 
rehab training with cleaning, but I am not the best at it. My main hangup is 
using a broom, as I just can’t figure out how it is done. I just invested in 
a Swiffer so I hope that helps.

I was wondering if you keep house independently, or if you have someone 
sighted come in once in a while to make sure things are kept nicely and are 
not dirty. Thanks so much for your thoughts.

Christine
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