Re: Clean houses and landlords

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/16/01 8:40:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

BowedOak1@... writes:

> but you can

> always ask fro respite care from your funding source or ARC, they might be

>

Respite will pay for housecleaning????

Regardless, I have a woman come in once a week for 2 hours, she charges

$15/hr.(cheap, in these-here parts!) I'm a single full time working mother

who historically hates doing housework.

[Guest guest]

The story I got in my state from the higher ups (not the direct

contact people) is that respite is for the care provider. So if you

get rest by having someone do your cleaning, then it's fine to use

the respite dollars that way. The only problem is that the hourly

rate paid is less than the cleaner's hourly rate, so you have to make

up the difference - but it's well worth it, of course.

> In a message dated 5/16/01 8:40:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> BowedOak1@a... writes:

>

>

> > but you can

> > always ask fro respite care from your funding source or ARC, they

might be

> >

>

> Respite will pay for housecleaning????

> Regardless, I have a woman come in once a week for 2 hours, she

charges

> $15/hr.(cheap, in these-here parts!) I'm a single full time working

mother

> who historically hates doing housework.

>

[Guest guest]

Is that legal for your landlord to come in and to expect you to have

everything clean? We own a condo and I have never showed up unannounced. We

were there a month ago to put in a new stove and the place was filthy but I

don't see it as my problem until they move out. I think that is rather rude

and I would look up if he has the right to do that. I know that I wouldn't

want someone coming in to check on me periodically to see if everything was

clean. By the way, the last time I cleaned my ceiling fan was about a year

ago. Give me a break

MA

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My question is for those who have in-home therapy of any kind: How do you

keep up with housework so that everything looks nice for therapy, yet not

disturb the therapy by vacuuming etc while they are here? I am already

exhausted and slipping behind while we just get her therapy going...they've

been coming 3 days a week right now. By the time they get here I'm worn

out...making sure everyone is dressed, clean diapers, hair combed, eaten and

that they haven't destroyed the house right before everyone arrives! I've

fallen off on baking for the diet too. Of course, we've been duking it out

with the school district right now too..and have filed for Fair Hearing, so

that has sapped all my " extra " time/energy.

Thanks, H, mom to 3.5 yrs, PDD; and 2 yrs, NT (both in

diapers!)

Oh, my ceiling fans are a mess! )

[Guest guest]

My God and I thought I had it bad.

My sons therapists come right after he gets home from school which is @ 2pm.

He gets home @ 12:45 I give him lunch clean him up and throw a Barney tape

on.While he's doing the Barney thing I try to finish what I couldn't finish

in the morning. The therapist s get here and that's when I start to cook and

help my son with his H.W. That's a task in itself. I walk the dogs fold the

laundry then it's time for dinner. My husband comes home to a nice dinner and

watches t.v.(how wonderful)

I get the kids in the bath get their clothes ready for the next day and to

bed they go.

Now the dinner dishes get done kitchen gets cleaned up I bathe and begin to

read. I'm usually in bed by 1:30am. I might add that I just resigned from my

job of six yrs.

I just couldn't take it anymore.

I feel for you I only have 2 boys one NT 10yrs and one PDD turning 3 on

Monday.

Good luck with your family your doing a great job!!!!

Rebekha

N.Y.

[Guest guest]

I get up real early to vacuum the house before the therapists arrive. If

the house is a mess when they arrive, I don't worry too much. I figure

they've seen worse and have sympathy for a worn out mom of two disabled

kids. If they have a problem, they can come clean my house themselves. I

do the best I can and leave it at that.

( & Malachi's mom)

[Guest guest]

I have them in my home 5 days per week, at the rate of 4 hours a day! On

top of that, I'm a single mommy of three! I just take a half hour before

they arrive to straighten, and vacuum. Nothing earth shattering, but it

helps keep the place looking pretty good. I'm also preparing to move soon,

so I'm constantly showing the place to possible future renters. Anything

the kids drag up from their playroom, they have to put back. I keep on them

and they don't seem to mind. It helps that my oldest is in school all day,

so while gets therapy, I do my baking and cleaning. His sister is

allowed to join in, since its floortime, so that helps too!

a - Madison WI

> My question is for those who have in-home therapy of any kind: How do you

> keep up with housework so that everything looks nice for therapy, yet not

> disturb the therapy by vacuuming etc while they are here? I am already

> exhausted and slipping behind while we just get her therapy

going...they've

> been coming 3 days a week right now. By the time they get here I'm worn

> out...making sure everyone is dressed, clean diapers, hair combed, eaten

and

> that they haven't destroyed the house right before everyone arrives! I've

> fallen off on baking for the diet too. Of course, we've been duking it

out

> with the school district right now too..and have filed for Fair Hearing,

so

> that has sapped all my " extra " time/energy.

>

> Thanks, H, mom to 3.5 yrs, PDD; and 2 yrs, NT (both in

> diapers!)