The house wasn’t a huge mess, but cleaning it completely was clearly over her head. No wonder given the circumstances in which she lives. But how brave she was! She had gotten over herself and asked for help. Perhaps that was her greatest victory, and we happily said ‘yes’ to that.
We grabbed some all-purpose cleaner and some wipes, we came with a trailer and, together with friends, we helped her. A few hours of rolling up our sleeves, driving up and down a few times to load the laundry machine and walking back and forth to throw things in the trailer and the result was there. A tidy and clean, well-organized house. Easy to keep clean and inviting to live in.
But today we got the icing on the cake. We received a text. “Thank you! Today the housing association came for an unexpected check and I let them in without any stress or tension! And then the maintenance department called and I could immediately make an appointment for tomorrow! That may not seem like anything to some people, but to me it is very special!”
I never knew that all-purpose cleaner could be so effective…
Photo: Crystal de Passillé-Chabot