Today was the first day cleaning a new house. The owner was reluctant to pay me what I charge, until I told her I thought I could clean it for an hour less that the other lady did and do a good job. I also told her I could not promise to do that, but "thought" I could, but maybe not the first time. It ended up taking me 3 hours and 15 minutes. My goal was 3 hours, so I was pleased to basically meet it. This new job takes longer than my other one because this family have 3 young children and... Sign in to see full entry.