A busy mum who asked for advice on how many jobs she could expect her cleaner to carry out in an hour was advised that the to-do list she shared was expecting too much.
In a post on Facebook, the mum said she was feeling overwhelmed and had hired some extra help around the house by employing a cleaner.
However, it seems the mum might have overestimated the capabilities of the person she was to welcome into her home to help, as the mum shared her to-do list and asked for advice from others.
As a newbie to the entire process - this was the mum's first time hiring a cleaner - she took on social media to ask the opinions of more experienced people.
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In the post, the mum explained that she would have cleaned the house herself if it was not for her breastfeeding newborn as well as a “jealous toddler” on top of everything else.
Consequently, she shared a picture of her to-do list and wrote: “Does this look like I've covered everything?”
The list in question read: “Up & Down. Dust, hoover, mop, toilets (wipe bathroom, kitchen, sides, change beds).
“1 week - wipe kitchen appliances, behind, inside microwave & inside oven.
“2 week - skirting boards, kitchen cupboards, shower screen, plug, mirrors.”
The Sun reported that the mum-of-two expected the work included in her list to be completed in an hour.
But one person commented: “I wouldn't say a hour is enough hun, as a professional cleaner that cleans clients' houses for a living I'd say make a list from 1 to say 10 of what's the most important jobs you want done first in case she runs out of time.”
Someone else wrote: “Listing what you want is great but telling them how long it will take isn't.”
And others praised the mum for checking her list before she handed it over.
