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My House

is sooooo totally dirty. Clean laundry piled on the ping pong table, the floors need a once-over… just the basics, I guess. Usually by this time, the maid's been here twice already and everything looks neater. I miss my maid… but I'm not missing anything else. Ha ha, get it? Still, somebody needs to clean this place. I'm too busy to worry about cleaning. Much, much too busy. See?

Culturally Confusing

I fired Maid #5 today. I'm getting pretty good at it now. Let's call her Dani. Dani was fired for stealing, just like the last four. She's worked for me for about a year and a half. I found her through a friend, Lori, who's employed her for 8 years. Eight years… I thought I couldn't miss with this recommendation.

Dani worked two 5-hour days a week for Lori, the same for me. We paid her close to $5/hour, not including vacation days, CAJA (national health care) and aguinaldo [ah-gwi-NAL-dough, Christmas bonus). We gave her clothes, told her to . . . → Read More About Culturally Confusing