After struggling to wake this morning, I had a really good thought
Wish I could remember what it was 
The third day of these patches seem to have been feeling quite drowsy and, while not out of it, it tends to be a day of deep sleeping. 
The new home help just dont get it ~ I miss CleanerVic. "If its not on the palm pilot I didnt know." This seems to be the excuse.
I dont think I am asking for much.
And I really dont understand why the home made cleaner cant be used. It has lavender or eucalyptus in it - "which is poison" but so is bleach. Its not like I am expecting the cleaner to drink either. I get 1.5hrs home help a fortnight ~ OK. Not a heck of a lot but I want a few things to be done.
I want the shower, bath & basin cleaned down. I'd like the couple of toys that end up on the far side of the bath chucked into the toy box at the end so that run of tiles can be wiped also 
A wipe down of the cabinet doors might be nice occasionally.
Before vaccumming the tiled area - sweep it and remove the fluff bunnies 
~ two long haired people & two cats mean for hair that is only going to (continue to) clog the vaccum hose and make vaccumming so difficult. It doesnt need to be a sweep to clean - that's the purpose of running the vacc and then mopping the kitchen, dining and hall at least. If I could do it my self, trust me I would.
Same with dusting.
I did intend to dust in the lounge ~ especially as the fire box is now running (bbrrrrr it is a wild viciously chilly wind tonight). But I slept. When vaccumming the lounge (where MyMan has lifted the coffe table, games box and rug up as home cleaners are not allowed to lift), why is that not noticed and done 
Would it be out of line to ask the cleaner to remove all the nick nacks from the shelves on arrival so I can dust and set up the lower shelves and then reset the top shelves - its the up/down of picking things up I cannot do 
One reason if something is on the floor it stays there. Probably not allowed.
I do not expect one iota of work done in the bedrooms
Ever 
Fred's room is his responsibility and forms part of his pocket money earnings. Our room is a pig sty. I live in here, things are logically found ~ too hard to explain how and why, but I can put my hand on any item received in the past month 
But if you want to help, take the pile of newspapers out and the bags of crap to the bin ~ oh, that's right... you don't lift.
CleanerVic used to let herself in, banging loudly on the door 
and calling a big 'yoo hoo' coming through each room ~ knowing I may either be laying here on the bed, 'out of it' and asleep, or possibly there to greet her. She'd grab the mail on the way in, make me a cup of coffee 
(never for her - she had her water) and get straight into it.
If I was on a Day3 ~
She'd bring in my cuppa try to get me talking, keep coming in with cheery comments or light questions. She always vaccummed the big dining room rug and roll it up before vacuuming underneath tiles 
She not only preferred the natural cleaning methods, she helped herself to anything and everything under the sink or in the pantry for cleaning and put the elbow to glass. She wiped the powerpoints, door handles and along the doors where it tends to get handled and grotty. Same with the fridge.
I miss CleanerVic 
~ she had empathy, insight and offered more than just the cleaning 
- there was conversation, motivation, real help in the home. She is definitely the start of home help cleaning services. Since she left, I've had 2 or 3 different cleaners. All seem to be 'bewildered' and not know what to do with vinegar, bicarb and other cleaners that dont come directly off the supermarket shelf.
Where is everything again...
They have not been able to remember where things are and, as I am sure most people would do, cleaning aids are generally in the laundry and cleaning detergents that are not in the laundry are under the sink ~ I even bought stuff for them to use, like the Orange Power cleaner and Earth Choice items 
Today at 1030, the time due - I was on the phone, the door was open yet I got another call to say the cleaner had been there for 15mins, knocking to come in. Since I lost my domestic angel ~ that would be the third time I've had a call from council.
Any how ~ lets hope tomorrow I can remember the interesting thing I was going to talk about. That was just a vent... 
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