Kuhn Nong consented to be my housekeeper when Brian asked her if she would consider it. She now cleans my condo from 2:30 – 5:30 on Fridays. We make ourselves scarce when she is working.
Today we ran some errands, then had a coffee in the shop near the condo building. I opened the door to these beautiful flowers she left for me! Aren’t they lovely?
I have never had a housekeeper before. In the states I had a couple of people give me estimates on cleaning our house. The lowest estimate was $100 for three hours, and the list of things they would not do was truly impressive. Needless to say, I never hired anyone.
Kuhn Nong leaves things spotless. I have never lived in a place so clean, mainly because we had our home filled with so much ‘stuff’ you couldn’t get to a shelf to clean it without it being a full-day’s work. I did the best I could. Leaving all the ‘stuff’ behind was hard, but one of the best things we ever did. It’s quite a come-down to find that some of your favorite things just don’t resonate with someone else.
I look forward now to having the sofa – the last large piece of furniture we bought – to be delivered on June 5th. I’ll take pics of everything to share at that point, though we’ll be looking for plants and art work to decorate.
In the meantime, I’m sure that I have never heard of a cleaning person doing such a nice thing. I’m still smiling! 😃
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What an amazing housekeeper and so kind of her to leave you flowers. It brightens the area, and they are beautiful. It must seem strange to have someone clean your home, especially since you have always done that, but you deserve some pampering while you recover from all that you have been through and are still going through. I know you truly appreciate it. But
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Thanks so much for your caring comment. I don’t feel I ‘deserve’ anything, but I sure appreciate having some perks now. Some things here, like the condition of Harvey, are truly hard to accept and deal with, but otherwise, Thailand is a wonderful place – a whole new world to enjoy, sights to see, people to meet, a language to learn, and wonderful ways to spend what free time I can find. It is my opinion that one never receives enough flowers. I hope YOU get some soon.❤️
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I am on my lunch break at work and did not mean to include the word but
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I hear that. No worries. The send button should have a ‘whoops!” or ‘take back’ option. I have wanted this often!
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You’re a pretty neat and clean person though, so it’s hard for me to imagine what she does for 3 hours there! Ha!
We know exactly what you mean about having things no one else seems to want. My husband has over 700 songs online and has a hard time getting them heard. Ugh
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I just know that things are sparkling when I come back. She does things like pull up the no skid mat in the shower and scrubs the floor under it. There isn’t a speck of dust, a hair… ONE of the things she did lately was arrange flowers for me!😃. It’s so frustrating to have things online and no one looking or listening. I know the feeling well from my former Etsy site. It’s disheartening, since you put your heart and soul into these things. Please ask your husband to keep writing. It only takes one for things to take off.
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I’m telling him right now, dear sister! Thank you!!
And I hear you about not one hair and everything is sparkling…
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It is NEVER that clean when I’M the one doing it…😁
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So beautiful looking your flower pot. You hired the housekeeper.
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She is a kind person, as well as a great housekeeper!
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Good,Now you relax & get rest ☺️. How’s your husband health? I hope improving!
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Sad to say, Harvey is not improving as we would like. He may be able to walk a little more with the aid of two strong men holding him up with a safety belt and feed himself a bit better, but he cannot get out of bed or do the most basic things for himself. The biggest problem is mental. He is super confused. He doesn’t recognize us much of the time, thinking I’m his mother and Brian is his brother. He wants to call his parents or email them, when they have been gone for over 20 years. He thinks he is in a military prison. He wants to take two of the nurse and go home to Tulsa, when we haven’t lived there for 40 years. He isn’t glad to see us, doesn’t miss us, only wants what we bring him, then is disappointed we didn’t bring something else. It’s very kind of you to ask, but it looks like we need to concentrate on making him as comfortable as possible, making sure he is well cared for, and calms down, accepting what is his new life.
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Thank you so much ,Linda ☺️ Frist I told you forgive me. It’s very sad 😭 but what can you do? It’s God gifted life. We don’t anything do. He is unconscious & don’t work history mind. He confused he don’t recognise who are you & son? But pray to God. Getting well.
Dont mind & worry,Linda ☺️. God bless you all!
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I appreciate your care in asking about Harvey. It’s a difficult situation and one that hurts a lot, but our focus should remain on how he is doing, making sure he gets the care he needs, and is as comfortable as possible, rather than how WE feel in dealing with this. It is what it is. Hopefully the situation will change, but my hope is fading. We will continue to handle this as best we can.
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Thanks linda! Very nice your thoughts & nice you think about best can you.
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Even though your hope is fading, there is still hope as long as he is alive. You are doing a great job making sure he gets the care he needs in a great place with caring staff. I am sure it hurts a lot, more than anyone who has never been through it could possibly understand. Cry when you need to, laugh when you can and know there are people praying for you and your family.
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What a beautiful, caring message. I can’t say how much it means. I hope he can recover. The mental part is the most worrisome because he is dangerous to himself and others. As long as I’m alive, I’ll keep hope in my heart. Thank you for your reminder about the power of prayer. For the day to day, for my sanity, I have to try to accept that the man I married is far, far away, living in another time now. It’s definitely a tightrope. I’m so thankful there are caring people like you.
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