Friday, April 18, 2008

Cue the Singing Angels

For this day I interview a housekeeper. A woman who shalt be paid to scrub my children's toilets. Forsooth, she shall pick up Bob's wet towels, and scrape off the morning's sustenance from the cereal bowls.

I start my part-time job on the 28th, and so any guilt I've ever had over the thought of hiring another woman to clean our home? Gone, baby. Especially since I will be paying her myself. With money I earned. Wee!

Now I must anoint myself for the arrival of my new wife Emelia.

p.s. I'm going to be a financial counselor at the hospital! I train for a week, then just work 16 hours a week after that. I'm so excited - a little bit of social work with a business edge AND I get to wear big girl clothes.

33 comments:

painted maypole said...

congrats on the new job! AND the housecleaner! :)

Liv said...

you bitch.

Anonymous said...

you go! i am as excited for you as i would be for myself, truly. for both the job AND the housekeeper.

Anna Sawin said...

Hooray! Big girl clothing AND a housecleaner--what a wonderful week!

Congrats on the job, too!

Suburban Correspondent said...

Big girl clothes...now that's tempting. Sigh...

Sass said...

Woohoo. Everyone woman should have a cleaner. In fact I know cleaners who have cleaners.

I should be more excited about the job. But I'm so happy YOU HAVE A CLEANER!

Mary Alice said...

will you were shoes that make clicking sounds as you go down the hall?

Jen said...

I will likely wear clicky shoes the first week, cripple myself after running all over the hospital, and switch to something sensible.

HAH HAH just kidding - of course I am wearing clicky shoes. Welcome, bunions!

Allmycke said...

I'm envious!
About the housekeeper!
I know you deserve one more than I do - your family is bigger - but I have a SO who loves working on cars, 2 dogs, 2 cats and we live in the country!
Congratulations to the job and big girl clothes, as well!

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

It sounds perfect. You do know that you'll end up cleaning the house before the housekeeper gets there, don't you?

Anonymous said...

Hooray for you! A housekeeper and a manageable job! Go, Jen, go.

I'm in the process of cleaning for the holiday and for the arrival of our annual cleaning crew. Oh, to have weekly help.

Rima said...

Oh, congratulations! The job! Emelia! BIG GIRL CLOTHES! I'm so jealous!

Molly said...

Oh God, I would love a housecleaner. Do you have to go back to work to get one? Maybe I can fake a parti-time job.

Nancy said...

A job, a housewife, big girl clothes!

Toss that beret in the air girl,

"who can turn that world on with a smile ... you're gonna make it after all."

Congrats on the job =)

katydidnot said...

the big girl clothes make it all worthwhile.

Mrs. G. said...

I'm just going to be honest and say I want to cry-I can't imagine anything better that didn't involve sandy beaches and unlimited margaritas. Good luck with the new job!

bichonpawz said...

Well Congratulations to both you and Emelia...who could ask for anything more than wearing big girl clothes and paying their own housekeeper??? You got it made, girl!!

Memarie Lane said...

I'm sooooo jealous on both counts.

Bogart said...

Very few things are as wonderful as having someone else cleam up your home...even if it does cost $75 bucks.

Sarcasta-Mom said...

I'm so jealous I could just spit on your highly polished floor! lol.

Good for you, I hope it all goes well :)

Jan said...

Congrat. New job and Emelia. It's a great trade, you get out of the house and she gets a job, too.

Beth Cotell said...

Congratulations! Must admit though...I'm a little jealous about your new wife, does she have a sister?

Fairly Odd Mother said...

Big girl clothes and a housekeeper? I just wept.

Bananas said...

you GO, girl. There's nothing better than paying someone else to clean your toilets. Seriously, NOTHING better.

Kristi B said...

She's not really only charging you $75/week, is she?? she's charging me $80 and my house is smaller! no fair!
I am way, way jealous of the big girl clothes! too bad I can't just strut around in some of them myself---and not actually have to get a job---sorta like someone we know! :-)

islaygirl said...

as someone who just posted about her durable cleaning paraphernalia biting the dust (vacuum died!!) i think this is AWESOME. yay for cleaning ladies!

BlondeMomBlog (Jamie) said...

Congrats, congrats on the new job AND the maidservant, I mean housekeeper.

I really need a wife, too.

insanemommy said...

No, no, no. NOT big girl clothes! lol... I enjoy work much better now that I can wear my "juicy" to work! lol....

amyinbc said...

I want a wife. AND a fulfilling part time job!

Anonymous said...

Yay! Congrats on the job that entails big girl clothes and a housekeeper! Well, color me jealous!

Mayberry said...

FanTAStic! WTG on the job and the new mate. You will never go back to monogamy again.

Moments Of Mom said...

Damn, I need ot get me one of those.... a house cleaner not a wife... duh.

:)

Sarahviz said...

Man, I gotta work on that housecleaner bit!
And wearing big girl clothes is the best part!