Anyone Have A House Keeper They Can Refer?
Back on January 10th I shared with you my many travails in trying to find a dependable house keeper. At the time, I thought I had found one, Letty. I was wrong.
After having to cancel and reschedule her visits numerous times in the last two months, I finally decided that I’d give her one more chance and if she screwed this one up, that would be it. We made plans for her to come to my home today at 11:00. By 11:30 she still hadn’t arrived. At 11:45 she called to say she was only 15 minutes away. I said fine, please come over ASAP and reminded her that she was supposed to be here at 11:00. She told me she thought she was supposed to be here at 11:30. Allright, maybe there was a misunderstanding, but that would still make her half an hour late. I reminded her that when I schedule her to come at a certain time, I set aside time so that I don’t have phone calls to make or errands to run while she’s here and that I need her to stick to the times we discussed. She said that wouldn’t be a problem anymore and that she’d be at my home shortly.
12:00 and she’s still not here.
12:30 and she’s still not here.
I called her twice and got voice mail both times. Second time I told her to forget coming over, in as nice a way as I could.
What is it about flaky housekeepers? I don’t understand. I suppose if I used a service they’d be more dependable, but I don’t want to pay twice what I should to get my home cleaned. This is just retarded.
So, I’m back in the hunt for a housekeeper. If any of you reading this are in the Los Angeles area and can recommend someone, please drop me a line. Otherwise it’s back to Craigslist for me, and we all know how much success I’ve had with using them for house keepers.
Update 5:15 PM Pacific - Well, I went through the listings at Craigslist and after sorting through all the ads from dudes who say “Will clean house nude, free for the ladies,” I called one lady who called me back promptly. She’s scheduled to come out on Thursday. I told her of my problems with past maids and she understood and said that shouldn’t be a problem with her. Let’s hope so.
