Day To Day House Keeping

28/05/2026

This. This is a real pet hate of mine.
If you have a cleaner, product bottles should not look like this 🫩

Here's another reason to add to list of why im now working by myself, little things dont get missed.

When having a cleaner it is so important they are insured; anything can happen! Us being insured makes sure we, the client and cleaner are covered.
Registered self employed with a valid UTR number; if you want to pay someone who's also claiming they don't work then go ahead BUT this can come back and bite you on the bum as we have to show money trails on where we have cash/payments from etc (this happened when I bought my house from money my step dad gave me, how hed got it, why he gave it me and so on) and can also be classed as benefit fraud. Also, why would you want to pay someone top price of a cleaner when they dont pay tax/NI/insurance, book keepers etc BUT thats up to you. I just know id rather be covered in all areas 😇

Please also take into consideration a DBS check, this just covers any convictions, previous convictions and shows whether someone can work with vulnerable people such as the elderly/disabled and so on but again thats up to you and its your house/family member 😇

Us cleaners arent 'qualified' as such. We can go on courses and we can be good at what we do but its not a college course however we do cover courses such as COSHH, first aid, cross contamination.

Some other cleaning businesses also have the mould removing qualification and the hazardous training so dont be put off by the cost of a cleaner if there is mould or hazardous waste, because depending on what they know and how safe they are is represented in their price 🥰😇 and id rather pay to have it done correctly! (I know a good person Stephs Sparkles Ltd ✨️ for all your mould and hazardous waste issues).

At the moment I am fully booked for regular weekly and fortnightly cleans, however I can make room for one offs/deep cleans 😇

Hope everyone's staying cool 😎

15/05/2026

First week on my own ✌️ only partly, back to a full rota next week 🤗

Forever grateful to everyone 👏

10/05/2026

Quick update;
It is now just me working for my business 🤗🤗
Its for the best at this moment in time so back to being a one person team 🥰🥰

07/05/2026

This is one of the cats behind the bad review I got 😇✌️ but shes safe, secure for her babies to arrive in warmth and comfort so I dont regret refusing to return because of the animal neglect I saw! 🥰🥰
The other is with a foster family via a local animal charity, who will more than likely adopt when shes fully vaccinated and spayed 🥰

Iʼm raising money to support Maggie, her babies & Roxies Rescue. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

05/05/2026

So there is now a bad review on my page from a 'friend' who now has a personal vendetta against me!
I actually stand by what I said and in no way regret refusing to clean for her anymore after seeing her true colours against animals.
4 weeks ago i recieved a message asking if I could take her 2 cats, unfortunately I couldn't, I have 1 that is triggered by other cats and my mum has 3.
Anyway, last Tuesday I went to 'help' her declutter, absolutley no problem but these cats we're petrified! There was animal f***s everywhere and urine. These cats werent vaccinated, spayed or chipped and as the day went on, one cat came out and it was obvious she was pregnant.
The women stated she wanted rid of her cats, threatened to take them down the canal, or leave them somewhere so they couldnt get home because they were pooing and weeing everywhere and she was due to collect her dog saturday so needed gone by then!
So a quick call, and id sweet talked my mum into have the cat that had come out, scared, and pregnant.
The other cat, I never did see but again she was begging me to take the other, and sent me a message a few days later so she was ready to get rid because it was weeing everywhere again! Luckily, a local rescue managed to sort a foster space for said cat and organised for me to take her to her new home as the owner 'couldnt' and 'had plans'. the rescue went to the home that evening to chip the cat but unfortunately she was absolutley petrified and went behind bath panels etc. Advice was given on how to catch her/keep her in one room so she couldnt hide when it come to collecting her and shed be less stressed and so on. However on the morning of collection I recieved a message from the current owner to say the cat couldnt be found and she thought shed got out and could I go later when shed found her. I couldnt, I had planned my whole day around this, had organised a time with the new owner etc plus I had the other cat at home showing signs of labour.
I recieved a snotty message stating 'she'd do it herself' because i couldnt work around HER even though wed discussed getting cat etc and everything id done had been for her. I had literally gone out of my way to sort homes for these poor cats, find funds, cancel my plans to help these animals get to new homes and well let's just say my reply wasnt PROFESSIONAL but this WASNT BUSINESS related ( Id been in and done some of what i was asked to do, at no point did i mentioned the condition of her home as that doesn't bother me, other than the poo and wee), this was someone id know for nearly 30 years so I was fed up of helping, organising rescue, travel etc for her to not even appreciate what effort wed all gone to nor help herself in a situation shed got herself into by not caring properly for these animals.
Now I dont care, how cluttered your house is, how dirty it is, but I do care about animals welfare amd taking the responsibility of caring for them and providing the basics in which case these animals were not.
When I say these animals were living in the worse conditions ive ever seen I am not joking, plus the threats were horrid of what shed do to them!
Anyway, both cats are now in loving homes, they arent scared, and enjoying the rest of their lives in comfort, no more babies, vaccinated, flead wormed, and chipped 😇🥰

28/04/2026

So sometimes I feel like i have to explain myself, because I feel guilty. Its okay having staff off poorly but when it's me, the owner, I feel so guilty but I dont have time off lightly.

I have a bad case of tonsillitis and when I say that, I dont mean just a sore throat! This is something ive suffered with since I was a kid but there was always 1 reason or another as to why I didn't/couldnt and id supposedly grow out of it. Instead I choke when I lie down, gag randomly, have to brace myself to swallow..

Anyway, ill attach the photo in the comments as proof im poorly as I feel so guilty having time off!
Luckily, I have 2 fab girls i can rely on to cover where they can 🥰✨️

22/04/2026

Before and after 😇✨️

16/04/2026

If we have a staff illness I will always try and cover your clean, however I am still very much a small business with me & 2 girls so I dont always have enough hours to be able to cover. However I always reach out to my trusted cleaning company friends to see if they can help & today they did 🏠🥰✨️

Massive thanks again Stephs Sparkles Ltd ✨️

07/04/2026

With business going from strength to strength 💪 I need someone else to join my team!

Must be reliable, trustworthy, have an eye for detail and work efficiently 😇

Its not all sparkles, its hairy plug holes, limescale, dog hair, skid marks in toilets, cobwebs BUT we do it because we make it sparkle and go that extra mile with little extras!

Have what it takes? Message me ✨️🛁

01/04/2026

No jokes here today, just treats!
The winner has been announced via the name wheel thing!..

I guess you could say its abit of a joke because its our very own Grace Tobin who won 🍫🍫
Clearly lucks on her side this week!!!
Well done girl 🥚

31/03/2026

Today consisted of 3 lots of washing & drying, putting clothes away, making beds, tidying toys away, emptying dishwashers, & vacuuming, not as a cleaner but as a 'housekeeper' in-between the cleaners 🏠✨️

Then off to morrisons shopping with an elderly client of mine, and obviously it'd be rude not to stop for coffee and cake whilst out 🍰