My apartment was cleaned today while I was at work. I am in awe.
There are things that have been cleaned that I didn't even realize were dirty. In the States, I usually prided myself on a pretty clean house, things put away or in neat piles...bathroom and kitchen once a week etc. Whoever was in here today and cleaned my apartment has put me to SHAME. The German Putzfrau (cleaning lady) is almost like this mystical being to me now that comes in and when she leaves everything, and I mean everything is SPOTLESS. I have heard friends discuss their host families and their Putzfraus. One friend described to me that her boarders have two women that come in for three hours once per week - for about a 1,200 square foot apartment. It's funny how there are always jokes about how clean German households are, and there's always a reference to the "anal-retentive" cleaning habits of the Germans. My mouth is closed from now on though, I am impressed beyond words and will never again make fun of the wonder that is the Putzfrau. Here's to you for being awesome.
Some highlights:
* The rugs are two shades brighter.
* Silverware drawer got completely cleaned.
* I'm pretty sure they vacuumed the curtains.
* The inside of the dishwasher shines like a new dime.
* The food in my cabinet was organized by size in a neat little row.
There are things that have been cleaned that I didn't even realize were dirty. In the States, I usually prided myself on a pretty clean house, things put away or in neat piles...bathroom and kitchen once a week etc. Whoever was in here today and cleaned my apartment has put me to SHAME. The German Putzfrau (cleaning lady) is almost like this mystical being to me now that comes in and when she leaves everything, and I mean everything is SPOTLESS. I have heard friends discuss their host families and their Putzfraus. One friend described to me that her boarders have two women that come in for three hours once per week - for about a 1,200 square foot apartment. It's funny how there are always jokes about how clean German households are, and there's always a reference to the "anal-retentive" cleaning habits of the Germans. My mouth is closed from now on though, I am impressed beyond words and will never again make fun of the wonder that is the Putzfrau. Here's to you for being awesome.
Some highlights:
* The rugs are two shades brighter.
* Silverware drawer got completely cleaned.
* I'm pretty sure they vacuumed the curtains.
* The inside of the dishwasher shines like a new dime.
* The food in my cabinet was organized by size in a neat little row.
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