I run my own cleaning business, and even I don’t want to clean my own house! I am beyond passionate about toxin free cleaning and making your house sparkling clean, with good vibes and great feels. So it makes sense that I would want to farm out this service and receive these same feelings myself too!
I think most would agree that enlisting the help of a cleaner would make life a lot easier and free up a lot of time, but should you really get one? Is it worth the money? As you read on, ask yourself this… “Is my time worth more to me than the cost of a cleaning service”? Many Aussies are outsourcing their cleaning services, as they are realising where their priorities lie. Hiring a cleaner might seem like a luxury, but it’s actually a smart, money-wise investment decision in the long run. There’s an economic argument in favour of paying someone else to do those mundane chores, and this is my 11 best reasons…
- INVESTING IN AN EFFECTIVE WORK/LIFE BALANCE
By investing in a cleaning service, you are creating a better work-life balance instantly. You are literally buying time for yourself. Yes, money can buy you happiness, if you spend it on a cleaner! If you generally spend every Saturday cleaning, then think about how you could spend that Saturday if it was given back to you. That time isn’t just valuable, it’s priceless. Hiring a cleaner buys you your Saturday mornings back with your kids – moments in time that you will never get back once they are grown up and moved out.
- INVEST IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
Domestic Bliss! How can hiring a cleaner be an investment in your relationship? Firstly, let’s state the obvious… A cleaner is a much better investment than a divorce lawyer! The secret to a happy marriage is not always date nights, it’s paying someone else to vacuum and mop and dust and scrub! Coming home to a spotless house and a happy wife definitely beats coming home to an unhappy wife! Couples who are willing to invest in time saving services are more likely to be happier in their relationships. Conflicts over chores are one of the primary reasons that couples argue, because both men and women become frustrated working a ‘second shift’ at home. Cleanliness and the division of household chores is absolutely an issue in relationships. If it’s not balanced or fair, it is a huge stress on couples. If you are the overdoer taking on more than your share of the household chores out of love, habit or necessity, this can breed resentment. Resentment is a real relationship killer. If you are resenting cleaning on a Saturday whilst the rest of the family is sitting cosily in front of the tele, then you need a cleaner. If you resent that your husband is not helping on his day off, even though deep down you know he deserves a day off, you need a cleaner. If you are resenting that your partner can relax so peacefully while you are cleaning, then you need a cleaner! I imagine your partner is not wanting to spend their weekend cleaning, and neither should you.
- INVEST IN STRESS REDUCTION
There is a real overwhelming stress involved in keeping our house orderly and clean and tidy. Whether that stress is coming from family, friends or it is a self induced stress (we are often our own worst critic). Investing in a cleaner is a great way to take the pressure off the stress of daily life. Often we try to be supermums, but it can seem like a thankless job and that we would be better off using our time more productively with our family and friends. The time you spend stressing about how to get it all done, worrying about how bad your house looks, etc – you can have all that time back now. Enjoy more peace in the household.
- DON’T LIKE CLEANING – INVEST IN YOUR PRIORITIES
Cleaning is not your thing? Does it literally take you all day to do the scrubbing and detailing currently? If you are one who lets everything pile up until eventually you have to ‘tackle the mountain’, it can take a full day. It makes financial sense to invest in a cleaner to maintain the cleaning for you. If cleaning takes you hours and you hate every minute of it, invest in a cleaner and devote that time to something more productive.
- PROFESSIONAL CLEANING IS AN INVESTMENT FOR RENTER’S
Are you currently renting? If so, and you like where you live, and would like to stay there, this means presenting the home brilliantly clean at inspections. But you will no doubt be able to relate to that overwhelming feeling of stress each time those quarterly inspections roll around. If you are having to take days off work, or having to spend your precious weekends scrubbing and cleaning to get your home ready for your property manager, that is not a wise investment in your time. Investing in a cleaner is your opportunity to take the stress out of renting, and start making your property manager work for you (and not the other way around). If you enlist a regular cleaner, they can liase with your property manager and provide them with a copy of your regular cleaning schedule. The property manager also wants to keep the landlord happy, so it is in their best interests to schedule your inspections for the day after your cleaner has been.
- PROFESSIONAL CLEANING IS AN INVESTMENT FOR HOME OWNERS
If you are a homeowner, your home is more than likely your single largest investment. Paying for regular professional cleaning will help you to protect this investment by preventing wear and tear from progressing much faster than it normally would. The longer you allow dirt and dust to build up on surfaces, the more likely you are to need costly actions, such as sanding and refinishing later on down the track. If you plan to sell your house one day, making sure that it’s in good condition and regularly cleaned is a smart strategy.
- FULL TIME WORKERS – DO THE SUMS BASED ON YOUR CURRENT WAGE
What is your daily rate per hour? So if you were to clean your own house for 5 hours, what would you (as a time starved hard working person) in a sense, have just spent to clean your own home? So are you really saving by trying to do the cleaning yourself? Why not spend that time on doing something you love, and invest in a cleaner instead.
- INVEST IN YOUR STATE OF MIND
We all want to live in clean environments. Naturally cleaned homes provide a cosy sanctuary, and a source of positive energy that you can feed off. Scheduling regular cleaning services can rid stress and free up a worried state of mind. You might have heard about the trend towards de-cluttering of our homes, and minimalisation? Both are touted as very effective tools and protocols to create a positive state of mind. I often hear people saying that they want to de-clutter their homes, but they never get time as they are struggling just to keep on top of the regular cleaning. Hire a professional cleaner to do the scrubbing, dusting and mopping for you, and free up your time to finally go through your items and de-clutter your home which is proven to help de-clutter your mind.
- CREATE EFFICIENCY BY INVESTING IN THE THINGS YOU ARE BEST AT
It’s impossible to be a rockstar at everything. To be a rock star at work, to be a perfect parent, to be a perfect partner, and to keep a perfectly clean home. Something has to give! Sacrifice your cleaning to us and carry on rocking the other things you rock at!
- INVEST IN QUALITY NETWORKING AND SOCIALISING
If you are busy with work, social activities, and networking, do the sums and a cleaner will be priceless. The key benefit is that you will open up more free time. Choose a cleaning day that works for your family. A lot of people like cleaning services to come near the end of the working week, because they like their house to look clean whilst they are entertaining over the weekends. But many also prefer Mondays, because you can start the week over with a clean house after a weekend of socialising and enjoying life.
- INVEST IN THE GOOD HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY
If you are finding time stress to be a critical reason why you perhaps aren’t eating as healthy as you would like or exercising as regularly as you would like, then you will be wanting to prioritise and farm out the cleaning. Turning to toxin free cleaning is an absolute life changer for many families. Creating a healthy space which is not negatively contributing to our families health issues is so important. When we choose toxin free, we are supporting better respiratory, dermal, hormonal, circulatory and mental health, to name just a few.
YES, investing in a professional cleaner is a very good decision, so what’s stopping you? Contact us to book in your trial clean today!
