Having a cleaner used to be a bit of a taboo, as if you were too posh or you were lazy or something. The thing is of course that I need one because I am so busy with work! You find that once you get in to the right swing of things with a cleaning service, you no longer worry about silly things, like whether the ironing is done, and how often you should be mopping the kitchen! It leaves me free to spend my free time in a much more effective way.