Homekeeping service - why? to whom?


K:"Hi Grete, listen, what are you doing for 10 days at the end of June? We are going on a trip, but we want to leave the dog at home, because the last time we went and took the dog to a friend's house, he was offended by our behaviour and ignored us for two weeks.".
G:"Yes, I will come and help you out." .
K:"But maybe you can also clean the house, do the laundry, take care of the plants and the greenhouse. Would you please weed the flower bed also. Well, if you're already going to stay here.".
G:"Yes, sure. I would love to do it. See you then.".

Helping out a friend and her family gave rise to an idea: what if there are more people who leave home for a bit but the home wants to live on. Pets dream of staying at home and plants of drinking water meanwhile. The grass wants to be shorter and the hedge more trimmed. The windows want to be more transparent and the fireplace wants to crackle so the pipes could stop crackling. And you know what? Such people still exist. And it's totally awesome.

Now think - You are taking two weeks off. From then on, You'll have fun somewhere under a palm tree, You'll tire Yourself by walking and flying around, and then You'll come back home and start on the house work I listed above. When do You actually rest then? There is          definitely someone for whom this is the perfect vacation, of course. Sometimes a              therapeutic activity even. For me, the fact that there are people who really want to rest for a while in the home they have created is gratifying. Just to enjoy the home they have established.

K:”Hey, listen, what are you doing in the middle of October? My colleague is on a business trip, but the dog wants to be at home. Well, then I told her that I have this one and only Grete."

..and so it goes. On and on, my own homekeeping service. From me. To you.

Sincerely and respectfully,
that one and only Grete.

Homekeeping - where?


Basically, I come to where needed. At the moment, the main places I offer homekeeping    service are Estonia and Finland, because in the meantime I'm staying both here and on the other side of the bay. You may live in Greece - I will come there to help You out, because you cover the transportation costs. Or do we share the expenses? Feel free to ask, because if You don't then by now You already know what the answer is going be .

At some point, when the number of people requiring and using the homekeeping service has increased, I will buy a car again to reach you even more conveniently. In the meantime, I will use shared means of transportation or a rental vehicle if necessary. Or maybe even a plane? A ferry? Will you pick me up yourself? We will see how that turns out. 

Homekeeping service - what is possible?

  • as I stay over, Your property is being watched over; 
  • Your pet is loved and fed (assuming that the animal is friendly because I am. Snakes and similar reptiles or insects are a consideration); 
  • house cleaning service;
  • window washing;
  • gardening;
  • easier painting jobs;
  • if You'd like, I may bake or prepare a meal for when You return. 
Just let Your imagination fly. Depending on the duration of the home keeping service and the tasks to be done meanwhile, we will decide together on the possibility of their              implementation.
I will carry out the necessary and desired work with the resources You have in Your home and as You see fit. If You are now thinking that it is necessary to introduce the home, animal/animals, tools, equipment and work itself to be done in advance, then yes, it is. For that, I will arrive earlier so that everything will be sorted out. Video call/photos are also    suitable for me to get an initial idea for myself and to put together an offer. 

Price of the service - well, how much then? 


Money - a taboo topic for many or an undisputed favourite for others. As for me, it depends. I would like to avoid asking for money from friends at all, because, well, how can I ask anyway. It's a place for me to learn, isn't it?

I have thought of the service for myself in such a way that everything is based on the person - the location, the tasks to be performed and their volume, the duration of the service itself. So, all You have to do is ask - we will definitely come to an agreement, because if You don't ask, the answer will be nothing but "no". But You already knew that. 

I might have a certain fixed daily rate, to which will be added the various jobs we agreed on, which would be done by the time of Your arrival.
I am selling You my time, including my goodness, my best will - You let me into your home and who am I to treat it carelessly.

Ah, if only the emotion I received from You, when You come back home, would pay the bills, then I would limit myself to that, because it is the best driving energy. So I will take this emotion for myself anyway and as a bonus I will also send an invoice.
I will not add VAT for the time being, as my company has not yet become liable for that.

If it turned out that You get where I am coming from, then under the "contact" section You will find a form where You can comfortably write to me about Your thoughts and there will finally be peace in Your household. Because that's what "Rahu Majas" in Estonian means -  peace in the house.
 
I'm so looking forward to our first meeting.