I have a love-hate relationship with cleaning – love a clean house, hate the actual task of cleaning. Despite living alone in a relatively small home, the cleaning, tidying and putting away feels endless. For years I've asked myself why I don't just outsource it completely, but it's never felt like an expense I could quite justify.
So, this month I decided to do something different and follow the latest trend of 'employing yourself to spring clean', paying myself the going hourly rate in my area (£10.50) for every hour I spent cleaning the house. This has been a game-changer for me, and what I like most about this particular cleaning hack is that it recognises maintaining a clean home for what it is: a full-time job.
