Cleaning Someone's Home Has Some Moments

Today my daughter & I cleaned a long term client's home. Our client has a young teenage daughter who practically does what she wants.

We were surprised to find a notice on her door, no admittance, respect my privacy. O.K. one less room to clean. However, we went to do her bathroom only to smell something bad. She had put a tape over the doors underneath her basin. Bad smell was coming from there, so my daughter Kim pulled the tape off to see what was lurking there. A plastic bag with some food of some kind really in decomposition stage along with chippie bags & chocolates.

We quickly taped the door up again and left that area alone. Wonder what will happen next week?

We often find really strange behaviors and it gives us a laugh. Parents are mostly unaware of what is happening, and we don't like to dob them in, the children need to learn from their own experience. Clean up your mess or it will grow....

I have noticed though, that the behaviors of the parents are exhibited with the children. Not always, but mainly. If mum & dad are messy, so too are the kids.

I remember with my eldest boy that nothing would change him. His job was to vacuume the sun room where he & his sister could play. What a chore he made of it every week.

So my findings is - we can try but maybe not succeed. It's all their choice and whether they retain their teachings is all up to them.

We believe that the client's privacy is important, even when it is a young teenager not wanting us to intrude into their room. We just leave it.

Whatever the client wants, we bend over backward to achieve it. Therefore, we get a lot of referrals and can charge the top price.

The reason for this post is - train your kids before they can say NO. It is really up to us to set a good example to be tidy & clean. I know it's not always possible, but we can try.

Cheers to you all in all your endeavors.