I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a very nice time with their loved ones. We celebrate the New Year so, SIS and BIL will be here on Saturday. Uncle and I are cooking.
The menu includes Oven Roasted Chicken, stuffing (American Style), gravy, rice pilaf with chestnuts, red beans in olive oil, Russian Salad and Circassian Chicken (it is a paste made with chicken pieces, tons of walnuts, breadcrumbs and fat free chicken stock). I have soda, iced tea, wine and raki to drink. Dessert will be Cinnabon style cinnamon rolls as opposed to the usual chocolate cake.
Now on to my story about the cleaning lady. When COVID hit and when we got stuck at home, my cleaning lady stopped coming. She was working full time back then and she was able to come every two weeks only on Sundays before the pandemic.
During all this time, she got back together with her ass...le husband, got pregnant and had a baby. She is no longer working full time so, she said she can come to help me since the baby is now 8 months old and her mother can take care of her. She does not go anywhere else to clean and I know she needs some pocket money.
As much as I would like her to come every week, it is not affordable now that I am semi-retired so, we agreed that she will come every two weeks. I gave her a New Year's bonus to spend on her girls and she was thrilled about it. She has a tough life and not all of it is her choice or her fault. I am hoping things will get better and she will soon be able to ditch her husband for good.
I spoke to the cleaning lady's aunt today to wish her a Happy New Year. She used to be my former cleaning lady. She told me she is having some health issues and I want to help her out if I can. So, after the New Year's I will go visit her to see what is going on with her. She is a very sweet person.
Yesterday, uncle and I went to this Museum. We had a very good time. Spent almost 6 hours and last night my legs ached so much that I had to get up to take a pain killer.
There was a special exhibit of world dolls and it was a lot of fun. They even had a special Barbie section and a scary doll section with Chucky, his bride and others. Lol.
My favorite sections are classical cars, boats and old trains.
Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteI would like to have some help cleaning occasionally, but my housecleaner's name seems to be Anne. She does lousy work and I would like to fire her.
Thank you Anne! Happy New Year to you and yours too!
DeleteThat's great your cleaning lady is back and you are so sweet to help out her aunt/former cleaning lady. Ok, the doll part just looks a bit creepy LOL...I would enjoy the cars boats and old trains, too. Your New Year's dinner sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteYes some of the old dolls were also creepy although I am sure they weren't meant to be.
DeleteWhile I know you appreciate having a cleaning lady anyway, it's very good of you to try to help her out also. My lovely Dutchman (who I still occasionally see) has had a cleaning lady for about a year now. When I was aghast as his place is so small he said he does it more for her as her AH husband buggered off and left her with four children. She comes and goes as it suits her and they all benefit. How glad I am not to be in that position though eh! And can I come for New Year's dinner - I'm only a three hour flight away and it sounds WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteBy all means do come for dinner. I would love that. Actually, if you ever want to visit Istanbul, I can easily put you up and play tour guide. You can also do your own thing since there is great public transportation around me. Never met a fellow blogger before. How cool would that be!
DeleteOh and also I like your Dutchman. A kindred spirit.
DeleteI may just surprise you one day my blogging friend!
DeleteLooking forward to that surprise.
DeleteI've tried a few people here & there (particularly when I was traveling a lot for work), but I'm always disappointed in the quality for the price. Labor is very expensive here (which, I totally understand), but that means it has to be an awesome job to be more appealing than me doing a few hours at home on my own, plus some touching up during the week.
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DeleteI know how expensive it is in your country and you are right about the quality of service. My cleaning lady comes around 10 a.m. and leaves around 5 p.m. despite my pleas to leave early. She is a very nice and hard working person.
Deletenot a fan of dolls, some are quite creepy. Both kids have cleaners and are really happy with them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
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