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Has anyone here ever hired a maid to clean their apartment or home?

I remember doing it once, long ago, in the old apartment. I won a coupon. Basically I had to pick up all my stuff and clear the floors and surfaces, and one lone Spanish-speaking lady came in and cleaned everything way better than I could ever get it.

Then later, when I had the carpets cleaned, also with a coupon, two people showed up.

In my current research, it seems like most maid services will send a team of people. While I like the idea, and it certainly sounds efficient, it also means my apartment will be more crowded than it's been for nearly a year.

So now I'm thinking of actually paying for a maid myself -- giving the place a really good job by people who know what they're doing. There's probably one spot in the apartment that's been accumulating grime since I moved in, and they're the ones to catch it.

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I'm deleting a bunch of old text files, because throwing away more possessions might impede further healing.

So far, I've deleted old cover letters for companies that never hired me, text files containing only an inadequate description and a URL, old abortive alt.religion.kibology posts on angsty subjects, and an autofellatio tutorial. That's just my documents folder.