Lees vandag die volgende kleinadvertensie in ons plaaslike koerant.
Maar waarlik, is ek ondankbaar/lui/bederf om te dink dat -- indien ek sou werk gesoek het -- ek nie eens lus sou gewees het hiervoor nie…..al kry ek hierdie mense REGTIGWAAR jammer. (En al is die vergoeding R104 per uur.)
Wanted: Professional House Organizer and Doer
When: NOW and in future when needed
Pay: $15 p.h.
We live in what would qualify as one of The Messiest Houses in America TV-series.
We don't invite people over because we are too embarrassed. The garage, storage areas, and every room in the house is filled with junk. And, most of it truly is junk. No hidden family treasures, just piles and piles of papers that have to be sorted, trashed, shredded, filed, or acted on. Junk upon junk to an overwhelming, defeating amount.
We live with 10-year-old triplets who have had the world's worst role models for orderliness that a child could have, and they all excel at outdoing their parents in disorderliness.
We need A LOT of help. We need a plan and someone who can put in the time to actually do most of the work as well. My wife and I work full time. I work all the time, at home, which just makes a bigger mess, and I can't find a workspace now that my office has been taken over by clothes and toys.
We need someone with patience, vision, and an ability to communicate that vision to the family. Our two-car garage is a pit, our basement is a pit, and I have a storage unit that is a pit.
I am near tears. Every time I survey the situation it all seems so daunting, I would rather just stick my head in the sand and cry. We don't need advice as much as pleasant, courteous, directive assistance: hands-on assistance with actually doing the work. The yard is also a total mess.
Please respond.