Lost in translation.

As you know from an earlier blog post my work has been demanding and overwhelming to the point that my cushy part time job as morphed into a full time job, which is still a wonderful job, but I am working more hours that I would like to work. As a result I made the decision to hire a housekeeper. (In reality Rick found her for me, because he knew left up to me I would never take the leap, it just seemed too indulgent.)

She is a very nice Hispanic lady, whose name is Rosalina. She comes one day a week, on Wednesday morning, and spends about three hours mopping, vacuuming, and cleaning my bathrooms and kitchen. It really has been wonderful, and I LOVE Wednesday afternoon, because Mark goes to school, Katie takes a nap, and I enjoy two hours in a wonderfully clean house!

The only problem is, she does not speak very good English and my Spanish is well...limited. On a good day I can count to 10.

The first time she came she found my daily shower cleaner and fell in love with the product. Now when I say she loves the product, I mean she LOVES the product. She uses it to clean everything. Kitchen counters, stove stop, microwave, bathroom counters, it really does not matter, if it is a surface it gets cleaned with daily shower cleaner. I have tried to explain to her what the product is designed for, but my explanation has been lost in translation. So when she leaves at noon on Wednesday, I have an entire house that is shower fresh.