06/09/2026
🧹🚨 A YEAR AGO... 🚨🧹
A year ago, Code Clean was just me, a vacuum, an unhealthy amount of caffeine, and the audacity.
There was no employee handbook because there were no employees.
There was no HR department because I was HR.
There was no management team because I was management.
There was no payroll department because I was also payroll.
Honestly, there were days when Code Clean felt less like a business and more like a hostage situation between me and a mop.
Fast forward one year...
We're hired our FIRST employee.
Which is exciting because it means I may finally stop answering every company question with, "Hang on, let me ask myself."
It's also exciting because I might actually get a day off before I qualify for social security.
To every client who trusted me—a full-time paramedic who apparently looked at 24-hour shifts and thought, "You know what sounds relaxing? Starting a cleaning company."—thank you.
Because of your support, Code Clean has grown from one slightly sleep-deprived woman with a dream into a real business with actual employees.
Please join me in welcoming the newest member of the team. They're inheriting a company culture built on hard work, attention to detail, and pretending we're not crying when we find glitter.
Here's to year two. 🧹✨