I hate asking for help too, but sometimes we just have to break down and ask for it sometimes. When I ask for help, I usually feel better about it afterwards and not so overwhelmed.

That sounds like a good idea to me. It will feel good once it's done and you can take things from there.

That's an excellent plan and will pay you back many times.

Don't feel bad about asking for some help! We all need to do things to help ourselves from time to time. I just hope they do an excellent job!!! Big Hugs GB

In my mom's world, the value of a woman was determined by her dress size, the way she styled her hair and how she kept her house.

In my world, having an undie drawer with all the panties rolled and lined up does nothing for me. I do love a tidy house but I live on a farm with a farmer who refuses to take off his boots. I treat myself to a cleaner once every couple of weeks and consider it a business expense.

Congrats on asking for help and don't "clean for the cleaner."

No need to feel guilty about it. It's a great idea and I wish I could do it too. But..I clean offices for a living, so the least I could do would be to clean my own house! It's just so boring.

Hi Cheryl,

This summer my husband got very ill, I was working full time and I just couldn't do it all... And remain sane.

I hired a cleaning service for just two times to get things back on the road to order. It really helped!

Good for you for asking for help and getting it!

Dont feel bad about asking for help. We just moved two weeks ago and even though I didn't feel like it I cleaned all the furniture and organized everything as we unpacked and I feel so much better with everything in it's place and clean. That's great you are going to the gym. My daughter and I just started back too and it is sometimes hard to get motivated to go but it's awesome when you finish working out and feel so much better!!

You made an excellent decision. You don't need to be embarrassed, cleaning services are there to clean people's houses. Hugs.

I worked 3rd shift for over 38 yrs, and had day business of cleaning & organizing. 7 days a week for day job. So I needed things in place with such a schedule. but in spring and fall , I hired help. help in closets and cleaning those places, drapes or moving furniture, etc. it felt so good. but I am like many of you. lived on own for so long, so use to just ''doing' as it is needed, I also hate to ask for help. good for you that you did. we all agree here, need to take care of you first, and those little 'treats' are o.k. to do. some times the thought of 'asking' for help is worse than the actual asking. just my thoughts.