What the blazes is it with cleaning ladies? Why does my wife feel the need to clean before she comes?
Now, ours is sometimes sent by my shvigger, and lemme tell you, oysh. SHE decides where things go. For crying out loud, our hamper has two sections- one for undershirts, weekday and shabbos shirts and the like (otherwise known as the “whites bin). The second section is for everything else. This one’s known as the “colors bin”. Well, guess who knows better than us? Yep. It’s the far’shtunkenuh cleaning lady. 

We have one of those swiffer mop thingys for when yours truly is feeling lazy, and a regular mop and pail for when he wants to do it right. Any guesses who gives a big, fat (pun intended- she’s not a hottie) stink if she can’t find the easy way out? Yep, you got it again!

 The list goes on…

We were scheduled to have an evaluator come to our home this morning to get the baby approved for speech therapy. (He has some hearing loss- this is NOT what the Grouch is about) The evaluator is apparently a good friend of my shvigger, and we were informed/cautioned/warned that the state of cleanliness of our home would make it to the shvigger. Nu. Annoying, but shoyn. 
Last night, by the time I got home (close to 9:00) my wife was utterly zonked, and she asked if she could go to sleep while I clean up. I, being the star husband that I am, said “Sure, honey! Shluff gezunt!!”. After trying to eat some cold chicken I started feeling quite unwell. Really wanted to take it easy, but I’d given my word! So, I cleaned. And I tidied. Swept. The whole 9 yards. I was feeling so shvach that I had to take two mini naps. (Yes, at night.) By the time I was finished (around 12:00), I was so weak I had to daven in the house and stumble off to bed. 

P.S. it snowed. All of under 2 inches. (Yes, it’s like I won a few cents in the lottery yet again) The evaluator said she’s coming back next week, so I’ll need to get the house spotless all over again!!!

Bennyh wrote on 22 Oct 2024 00:46:

Who is currently bound in leather straps by the person that invented chanukah parties.

Bennyh wrote on 27 Dec 2024 01:49:

I will take your grouch and one-up it. 
Games at family Chanukah parties. OMG. Why??????
I come to eat some latkes, smile at the aunt's and uncles I don't know, collect a little envelope from Bubby, and go home. There's no need to drag it out for four hours while someone elses kid's are killing each other, then an argument starts about politics or some other exciting topic. 
Wrap it up in 90 minutes and let us get on with our lives. (I'm writing this in a screaming voice, if you can't tell)

YOU SAID 9? OR 90????

Getting pulled over, while on the phone with a GYE'er, $10 for donuts!? Arghh Enough said.

tzitzis dude wrote on 22 Dec 2024 02:39:

Counterpoint: Why doesn't my wife feel the need to clean? How is a once-a-week cleaning lady enough?! Shortly after she's done, the house looks like the emaciated cows from Pharaoh's dream - AFTER cannibalizing. V'Lo Nodah.

thompson wrote on 27 Dec 2024 15:19:

Yeah, preach away to the choir, baby. 

“Honey, do you really think I could clean? Did you even listen to me telling you about my day? How difficult the kids were, dealing with my mother, with YOUR mother, clients…” 

As if I’d validate these puny excuses…

I will YELL and SHOUT at this stupid, dumb, pathetic, retarded, ridiculous, idiotic, ludicrous, government insurance website. 

One would think that dealing with a computer would be better then dealing with a programed human being on the phone, but no, the government has taken care that you get the full experience even whilst using your computer. AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!  

iyh2023 wrote on 31 Dec 2024 17:58:

Written with actual real life rage 

iyh2023 wrote on 31 Dec 2024 17:58:

Check out “the keyboard smash “ by Remi (maybe Remy?), if you don’t mind non Jewish parodies of non Jewish songs

Tried filling out the 3 circles tool on the GYE dashboard so the little pop up would stop bothering me. Got up to the green circle - healthy activities. Turns out I have no healthy activities.

chosemyshem wrote on 01 Jan 2025 18:33:

Hero!
Did you try joining a Vaad?

redfaced wrote on 01 Jan 2025 19:33:

Oh! Is that why the altermirrer joined? He's starting a vaad?

Rabboisai, back to the cleaning lady.
 When she comes, she basically asks my wife for money (her cousin back in her home country is in jail, her son was sick…). She also asked my wife if she liked all of her perfumes (She has 5 bottles- barely a selection!), hinting that she’ll take any my wife doesn’t enjoy. 
She eats EVERYTHING. (The cleaning lady. Not my wife. That’s an entirely different sugya). She expects yummy Greek yogurts, the spoiled ***********. 

Because of all this, (and then some more) my wife doesn’t want to take the free help!