i'm getting a cleaner/gardner as of next week - but it's going to work out cheapish - she is a friend, a SAHM to school kids - and wants something to do - she had difficult pgs and where i could i helped her out, so it's a throw back to that - will probably end up about $50 a fortnight but i'm not going to say this or that needs to be done - she'll just pitch in where it's needed. once every few weeks she'll mow the lawns - that is a huge job in itself! she volunteered to do it for less than the fuel it would cost her to get here, so we bumped up the dollars - she's a gem! between her and my SIL, i will have heaps of help when this bub arrives - being a helpful girl when i was younger is coming back as good Karma now!