"The pressure on me increases as I move into Helen's house and I'm introduced to my new uniform"
In the four weeks since it was agreed I would move into Helen and Alice’s house, I’d achieved everything required of me, including putting my flat on the market, placing most of my possessions into storage, selling my car, getting...
"Maribel was only supposed to stay a few days, but she quickly found a way to stay longer . . ."
Maribel was from Monterrey, Mexico and we brought her to our house to live with us while she worked on getting her papers right. She wanted to immigrate to the US and her brother, a construction worker in my company,...
I could tell something was wrong with my programming from the very start. I'd been brought to my clients' home on a warm Sunday morning, probably delivered in a truck. The delivery man must have unboxed me, showed my clients...
"A guest provides special services for the housekeeper."
She pushed her cart into another room that she needed to clean during her afternoon shift. Her work as a chambermaid at one of Vegas' busiest hotels exhausted her. The work was heavy, tedious and she often dealt with outrageous...
"The reluctant housekeeper can't be contained"
Maria has been coming to our house to clean it every week for about a year. Every Wednesday morning, like clockwork, at about 9am, whether we are home or not, she comes in and cleans the floors, the toilets, the...
