Yeah, Right, This Is How All Working Mothers Manage...

There are working moms, and then there are working moms. From the Washington Post :

Their house has four bedrooms, two offices, 3 acres -- and the attentions of nearly a dozen businesses.

On a Friday morning, Poole stands in front of the bathroom mirror putting the finishing touches on her makeup while Yolanda and Argelio Garcia, who own A+ Cleaner, start work around her, emptying wastebaskets, sweeping and scrubbing.Outside, DoodyCalls is cleaning up the lawn after the family Labrador, Deshka, who gets groomed by Aussie Pet Mobile, which makes house calls. When the couple travels, a pet sitter stays overnight to keep an eye on Deshka and the cat, Beacon.

Twice a week, Carrie Lyons of Executive Cleaners picks up and delivers the dry cleaning. A team from A-1 Lawn Care Services LLC mows the grass. Summit Horticultural Services keeps the plants and flowers flourishing.

A college student spent the summer running errands and shuttling Boice's daughters to the mall and their mother's home in Herndon. Personal chef Stacey Leggat was recently retained to prepare many of the family's meals..........

......In Washington, he said, large numbers of two-career couples with more money than time are finding a steady supply of willing workers. Big, new houses have Viking stoves and Sub-Zero refrigerators, but the occupants hardly have the time to use them. Vast expanses of lawn await manicure, but families are too busy taking the kids to the next game to mow or even sit.

"People want Martha Stewart meals and homes, and they don't have the time to create those great meals and beautiful houses," Fairchild said. "But they can hire people to create it for them."

The couple in the article are a woman who works as an assistant to Senator John McCain's wife, and her husband, owner of two companies. Typical working couple, nu?

You know, I'd really like to continue to discuss this.  But right now, I have to get back to figuring out how many loads of laundry I'm going to be able to do after I get home from work tonight. After I cook dinner tonight, that is..............................

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