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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 14:15

hope they work out ok! Maids left at 11 - A/C men turn up to sort out one of the units, and there's now black grit all over the place! What's the point!

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 14:11

what's a bit of dust hey!! I used to realise I needed to clean our bedroom at home when DH got his inhaler out! Lol a bit of dust never hurt anyone unless of course you are ashmatic :( I will clean as i have visitors arriving tomorrow night and need to shift that pile of ironing as it just looks unsighlty ha ha off to clean for me then :) Booked home maids for tomorrow thank goodness :)

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 14:09

what's a bit of dust hey!! I used to realise I needed to clean our bedroom at home when DH got his inhaler out!

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 14:00

I know my full time maid is on holiday (she lives with us) and after cleaning and trying to do everything i said to DH i didnt know how she did it but i am trying to do it and work full time like he said she has all day to do it i am trying to do it after working a full day Lol Will get someone for the ironing i dont mind the cleaning too much but cant wait for my maid to return Lol :)

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:58

Offer her a cup of tea and get her to sit down for 10 minutes mid way - she'll probably have to wait for the minibus to come and get her at the end, whichever agency you use, so you'll still get your 4 hours worth of ironing lol. When I had the one maid for 6 hours I'd make her a cuppa and she'd have a sit down - I've cleaned the villa how she does it a few times and don't know how she keeps going - my back was a gonna within 2 hours! She'd fall asleep at the kitchen table afterwards too, waiting for the bus to take her to he next job.

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:47

Do you think its too much to ask someone to iron for 4 hours??? I did it last week toom me 5 hours but that was including having breaks and wandering around moaning about it Lol

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:36

I've had the same maid for a couple of years to clean through them - and she does it properly and really well, she uses her initiative too now. Another girl comes at the same time to iron for 2 hours, then helps her clean for the rest of the time. They're 30AED per hour and I've been happy with their service apart from a minor blip with a new-to-Dubai-needs-more-training maid. That's the average cost for agency maids I believe. You supply the cleaning paraphenalia (sp?) though - which I prefer to do anyway as I like 'my' products.

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:27

That's a really good price! Might give them a call :o) when cleaning do they use your cleaning products or bring their own? I always wonder if they use a rag to clean a kitchen that was used to clean the previous persons toilet :o( I now have a made in for 2 hours a week to iron - she gets through the following: 10 school shirts 5 DH's shirts approx 7 DH polo shirts 9 tshirts/tops for me few tops of DDs 4-5 pairs trousers/shorts 2 kingsize duvets and 6 pillow cases Costs me 60AED Listed like that I guess I could be doing it myself but I loathe ironing!!

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:20

I am just about to cut right back on my agency maid hours and negotiated with Dh to have her in for just 2 hours a week for the ironing. I really can't physically get through it and the threat that DH would have to start ironing his own clothes was enough for him to agree!

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:14

we iron as we go along apart from OH's work shirts- he gets them ironed at champions in the lakes... am sure this will change once we have children :( :)

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:08

I use Home Maids - tel 04 339 3211 I have a great maid who cleans for 4 hours, the other one irons for 2 and then helps clean.

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:06

Me too i used to do it for a living when i was a lot younger and really really really loathe it after standing on my feet for 12 hours a day doing it. Which maid do you use i reckon i would need 4 hours the pile i have oops (been meaning to start it al week but could not face it and the pile has just got huge) :(

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 13:03

I now have a made in for 2 hours a week to iron - she gets through the following: 10 school shirts 5 DH's shirts approx 7 DH polo shirts 9 tshirts/tops for me few tops of DDs 4-5 pairs trousers/shorts 2 kingsize duvets and 6 pillow cases Costs me 60AED Listed like that I guess I could be doing it myself but I loathe ironing!!

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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 12:58

That needs to be done will it be cheaper to get a maid agency to come and do it or send it to an ironing place? Any suggestions? I loathe ironing :(

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