Cleaning – Why Bother?
January 2nd, 2012Running a cleaning business can be challenging and rewarding. Cleaning office space, early mornings or late evenings. I sometimes wonder why anyone would choose to go into the cleaning industry. I know I clean my home because I have to, and most people do. You know… when things start to get a bit unbearable…. dishes in the sink, tripping over shoes in the hall, an overflowing washing basket and coffee stains accumulating on every flat surface. Until of course, I can afford to pay someone to do it for me. But would I feel comfortable letting a stranger into my home to clean around my personal possessions? Probably not.
Personally I have still to come across someone who really loves cleaning. The feeling I enjoy is when I am done, and the house is clean (or at least cleaner) and I can breathe a sigh of relief and feel quite proud of my achievements. However the days when I was able to wizz round my one bedroom apartment and clean it in under an hour are gone. Only having my own mess to clean up … such bliss! Not arriving home after work to dishes in the sink and a stale smell that hits you as soon as you walk in the door. Like the smell of dog for instance….
Coming home to a house smelling of dog is something I became very aware of not that long ago. The strange thing is, after you have been in the house a while you dont smell it anymore. But its very much still there, you’ve just got used to the smell! Thank goodness for candles and oil burners. They usually do the trick… How embarassing… the thought of folk talking about that smelly house with the dog. I would even smell dog when I switched on my Dyson to clean the carpet…! Filled with smelly dog hair, when switched on the same dog smell permeated the air from even the vacuum cleaner!
So I ask myself, how can anyone feel passionate about cleaning, especially in the cleaning business?
In business, cleaning seems to become much more enjoyable when you have employees to do it for you… You can tell them what to do, how to do it, even get them to take before and after pictures. Smashing, you dont even need to go out on the job with them! Get them to email the pictures to you when they are done! Mobile cleaners equipped with iphones……mmm..
To conclude, a professional cleaning business is the way to go. Why do it yourself when you can get someone to do it for you?