Who cleans your house?

Posted by Kathy @tcokeefe, Feb 21, 2025

Wondering how many of you in your late 70s or 80s still clean your own home?

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ksdm | @ksdm | Mar 9, 2025

I moved about 2 miles away. I looked for a year and a half to find a one-story, small house. Not easy where I live.

Kathy | @tcokeefe | Mar 9, 2025

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I know what you mean, congratulations on finding one! Condo is the other option, but my husband absolutely refuses. I feel sort of the same way although I really would like to not have to maintain anything outside the front door. Plus, we have a dog with separation anxiety and I'm afraid in a condo we would be kicked out the first time we went out for dinner.

ksdm | @ksdm | Mar 9, 2025

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Moving is a lot of work and major decisions. For " outside the front door", I hire a lawn guy and have reduced my garden to just in front of my house. I hire a gardener when it gets weedy.

kforrest | @kforrest | Mar 9, 2025

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what brand?

jmckellips | @jmckellips | Mar 9, 2025

I do. I'm 76. I had a regular house keeping business who sent ladies out to clean once every 2 weeks, but quite a few things were omitted repeatedly so I finally took that chore over again. My house may not be spotless all the time, but for several days after I clean it, I'm satisfied with it. Hope you have better luck. Oh, the price they were charging me certainly left no areas unattended.

raebaby | @raebaby | Mar 9, 2025

I'm 83. I have bad balance from chemo 3 years ago . I live alone out in the country. My son comes for a few days at a time. He helps me, though there is more to clean after he leaves. I plan a chore a day. It doesn't look like it did when my husband was alive and we built the house over 30 years ago, but being in a beautiful spot on 25 acres with dust on the baseboards is fine. I get some exercise.

Pattee Fletcher | @fletchette | Mar 9, 2025

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roborock
Q5 Max+ Robot Vacuum with Self-Empty Dock, Upgraded from Q5+, 5500 Pa Suction, DuoRoller Brush, Hands-Free Cleaning for up to 7 Weeks, PreciSense LiDAR Navigation, App & Voice Control
4.24.2 out of 5 stars (3,011)
4K+ bought in past month
$409.99List:
Works with Alexa

kforrest | @kforrest | Mar 9, 2025

In reply to @fletchette "roborock Q5 Max+ Robot Vacuum with Self-Empty Dock, Upgraded from Q5+, 5500 Pa Suction, DuoRoller Brush,..." + (show)

thanks

gloaming | @gloaming | Mar 9, 2025

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Rumba, Samsung, and several other makers make excellent robots. Please shop around, look for reviews (legitimate ones, including Consumer Reports, Tom's Guide, and PCMag websites.