Our insurance covered all my jewelry except a few items I couldn't document. AIG was fabulous, I can't say enough good things.
Do You Hide Your Chanel Bags (or Other Luxury Goods) from Regular/Hourly House Keeper?
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Our insurance covered all my jewelry except a few items I couldn't document. AIG was fabulous, I can't say enough good things.
A similar question would be whether you feel comfortable with your kids' teen friends having free rein in your house. When my kids had pool parties with various friends, some of whom I don't know well, I limit access to the powder room next to the door to the pool patio. I don't want them looking at my bags, etc. I have the habit of leaving out my current bags on rotation in my dining room on the credenza and on a bookcase near the kitchen. No sense tempting someone. Close friends is not a real issue.
I had not thought of this, and I agree it is a good measure to limit access to a certain room(s) for those that you don't know well.
It would be weird for our kids friends to come into our master bedroom/bath.
When I’d go to friends as a kid, I’d have never done that, parent's rooms, especially friends parents, just have always seemed private and off limits
When I’d go to friends as a kid, I’d have never done that, parent's rooms, especially friends parents, just have always seemed private and off limits
Certainly not upstairs/bedrooms etc. I am talking about leaving your current bags on, e.g., the dining room credenza, foyer table etc.
This is crazy and I’m sorry you went through this.
That is horrifying. I am so sorry.
I used to live in Asia where “foreign domestic helpers” were quite common, especially in homes with kids. Unfortunately there are too many bad stories to recount. My friend trusted one helper (who was diligent and wonderful with the kids). When the helper quit to go back to her home country she borrowed a large sum of money from her friends, etc and never repaid it.
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I trust my cleaning lady as she’s one of my moms oldest friends. She normally cleans when either myself or DH is home. However in my closet room I keep the closet with my bags, loose jewelry and firearms locked at all times. I do this not for her but as a precaution so that I never have to worry that items are exposed or issue with children around firearms. DH has grandkids
I have a part-time cleaning lady, I trust her, but I keep my closet doors closed, I don't leave my purse out when she is here and I keep my jewelry in a safe or in a drawer, same things I do whenever we have guests in our home. I have never been one to leave my jewelry here and there. I lose things too easily, so I tend to put my valuable items away asap. I am always misplacing my phone and then asking dh to call me, so I can locate it. 
I had a housekeeper when my daughter was a toddler.
My thoughts:
- It is extremely difficult to find good people
- Don't let other people talk you out of your intuition that someone may not be trustworthy
- If you find you have trust issues around who you allow in your home, maybe consider whether it's worth it to have people in your home regularly
- The worst part about having someone else cleaning your home is wondering whether you lost something, it was moved during the cleaning process, or it got stolen—so not having to wonder because you don't have a housekeeper is a blessing
- One time I caught her peeking in a drawer and was too afraid to ask why, which furthered my trust issues
- I always felt judged by my housekeeper and felt a lot of relief when we cancelled service
- I ended up pre-cleaning before our housekeeper came because I didn't like her disapproving stares
- I really really don't like feeling judged for my home being messy... hello, that's why I hired you!!!!
- A smaller home is a more manageable cleaning job for a woman with a day job like me
- Less things in the home leads to less messes to clean
- Clutter due to having a toddler that carries toys all over and leaves them in truly random places was actually the primary cleaning issue in our home and it's also something the housekeeper didn't fix since her service involved vacuuming, dusting, wiping down surfaces, cleaning the sinks, toilets, showers, and baseboards
- Dusting and wiping down surfaces is actually not as much work as it sounds like
- We had a lot less dust buildup after getting a whole house air filter
- Robotic vacuums and mops clean my floors more frequently than my housekeeper used to come (I purchased one per floor) and that is the area we needed cleaned the most often besides the clutter buildup
- Telling a young child that they need to be sure that their toys are not left on the floor while they are not using them because the robot vacuum might try to eat them is a great way to convince them to clean up after themselves (it really worked!)
- The toilet and showers don't need to be cleaned as often as they were when we had a housekeeper coming, but we did find that no one in our home enjoys that work
- It's still not worth paying a housekeeper to clean my toilet for me
- There are a whole bunch of places that our housekeeper never touched and it became very obvious once I started picking one room a month to deep clean (on top of the fridge, behind furniture, etc)
- I was able to identify a pest problem (something called earwigs were attracted to my pothos plant, eeew) in a less frequently used part of my house because I started cleaning my house myself
My thoughts:
- It is extremely difficult to find good people
- Don't let other people talk you out of your intuition that someone may not be trustworthy
- If you find you have trust issues around who you allow in your home, maybe consider whether it's worth it to have people in your home regularly
- The worst part about having someone else cleaning your home is wondering whether you lost something, it was moved during the cleaning process, or it got stolen—so not having to wonder because you don't have a housekeeper is a blessing
- One time I caught her peeking in a drawer and was too afraid to ask why, which furthered my trust issues
- I always felt judged by my housekeeper and felt a lot of relief when we cancelled service
- I ended up pre-cleaning before our housekeeper came because I didn't like her disapproving stares
- I really really don't like feeling judged for my home being messy... hello, that's why I hired you!!!!
- A smaller home is a more manageable cleaning job for a woman with a day job like me
- Less things in the home leads to less messes to clean
- Clutter due to having a toddler that carries toys all over and leaves them in truly random places was actually the primary cleaning issue in our home and it's also something the housekeeper didn't fix since her service involved vacuuming, dusting, wiping down surfaces, cleaning the sinks, toilets, showers, and baseboards
- Dusting and wiping down surfaces is actually not as much work as it sounds like
- We had a lot less dust buildup after getting a whole house air filter
- Robotic vacuums and mops clean my floors more frequently than my housekeeper used to come (I purchased one per floor) and that is the area we needed cleaned the most often besides the clutter buildup
- Telling a young child that they need to be sure that their toys are not left on the floor while they are not using them because the robot vacuum might try to eat them is a great way to convince them to clean up after themselves (it really worked!)
- The toilet and showers don't need to be cleaned as often as they were when we had a housekeeper coming, but we did find that no one in our home enjoys that work
- It's still not worth paying a housekeeper to clean my toilet for me
- There are a whole bunch of places that our housekeeper never touched and it became very obvious once I started picking one room a month to deep clean (on top of the fridge, behind furniture, etc)
- I was able to identify a pest problem (something called earwigs were attracted to my pothos plant, eeew) in a less frequently used part of my house because I started cleaning my house myself
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Also a lot of clutter issues are actually storage issues that no one has thought through.
We have locks and shock break sensors on closets and cameras monitoring everything. The locks are not for our housekeepers, it’s for when we travel. I don’t think I’ve ever used the locks while they’ve been in the house. We’re more worried about the people we don’t know! We have a house on the lake in humid Texas 
and with that comes bugs so we have a regular exterminator also. He has to go in the closets to spray. Housekeepers sweep, mop and straighten up in the closet. We’ve never had concerns.
My bags are actually the least of the worries. My hubby has a lot of memorabilia that even if reimbursed monetarily by insurance, they still can’t be replaced. Insurance would never be able to replace those memories. No one is ever in the house alone, not because we don’t trust them personally but we’ve preferred to always have someone home when someone is in the house. In the past, something always get forgotten to be done lol. That doesn’t happen anymore but maybe it’s because one of us are home
I’m a firm believer in delegating responsibilities. I let the professionals handle their professions. I’m not deep cleaning my whole house at all anymore. The thought
and with that comes bugs so we have a regular exterminator also. He has to go in the closets to spray. Housekeepers sweep, mop and straighten up in the closet. We’ve never had concerns.My bags are actually the least of the worries. My hubby has a lot of memorabilia that even if reimbursed monetarily by insurance, they still can’t be replaced. Insurance would never be able to replace those memories. No one is ever in the house alone, not because we don’t trust them personally but we’ve preferred to always have someone home when someone is in the house. In the past, something always get forgotten to be done lol. That doesn’t happen anymore but maybe it’s because one of us are home
I’m a firm believer in delegating responsibilities. I let the professionals handle their professions. I’m not deep cleaning my whole house at all anymore. The thought
This is a very interesting topic! I've had housekeepers for the last 7 yrs, and had recently switched to new housekeepers. I keep all of my handbags inside my closet, but the closet itself is not locked. I did tell them not to open the closet since cleaning is not required inside. On a separate note, my husband & I do have expensive jewelry and watches, and those are kept in a locked box and a safe.
For me I simply don't trust anyone besides my husband lol. I sometimes have people coming into my home fixing things, HOA lady coming in to check stuff etc. It's really just trying to keep valuable items out of sight to avoid the risk.
For me I simply don't trust anyone besides my husband lol. I sometimes have people coming into my home fixing things, HOA lady coming in to check stuff etc. It's really just trying to keep valuable items out of sight to avoid the risk.
I agree, and I wish one day we can finally hire a cleaning lady that we are comfortable with and trust 100%. You know, maybe I can finally nag less when I don't need to be the main cleaner of the house anymore. Just sayingI’m a firm believer in delegating responsibilities. I let the professionals handle their professions. I’m not deep cleaning my whole house at all anymore. The thought
I agree with your last paragraph a lot. And if I hadn't said so already, I admit I have trust issues and can only trust husband ATM. I am a firm believer of out of sight out of mind too.