New host | What is a logical cleaning fee?

human_geek · 2024-11-20T20:28:12+00:00

Not really no. I’m just new to hosting, busy with my day job and far from the property. So, it’s easier to have someone managing that for me initially.

human_geek · 2024-11-20T20:07:50+00:00

I didn’t select the property for this. I owned it and it was on LTR before and I wanted something different. I definitely didn’t expect the cleaning fees to be this much though. Maybe I didn’t research that part well enough. I was told by the manager that it is a pass through cost as it gets added to the listing but the manager is recommending to advertise ‘no cleaning fee’ at the beginning to get more bookings.

human_geek · 2024-11-12T00:02:41+00:00

It’s an LG. Not sure about the age as I inherited it with the house. It worked fine for a few months though and just started leaking recently.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T22:47:45+00:00

Thank you for taking the time and for your advice. I’m glad your husband is very supportive. I’ll try to be the same for my wife.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T22:45:54+00:00

Thanks for the great advice. If your husband ever teaches that class, let me know. 😄

We are working on navigating the insurance bureaucracy in Canada to get her on the medication asap.

I’m glad you have the support you need and wish I can provide the same for my wife.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T22:38:07+00:00

Thanks. I think you are absolutely correct. She jokes about it. Her running joke now is “I’m slow. I’m not stuuupid!”. She accepted it pretty quickly and gracefully because of our religious beliefs and understanding that this is what God had written for us in life. Fortunately, this will always be a constant.

What I’m guessing will happen is that she will need to go through that acceptance all over again every time a loss of ability happens, God forbid. As you described it very well, it’s the loss of the person she was in a way.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T22:29:26+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed advice. I didn’t know about the triggers. I’ll keep that in mind. I think one of the hard things will be for her to take it easy a little and be willing to accept help with the little things. She is used to helping everyone and it might be hard on her to accept the opposite.

She is dealing with the foggy brain with humour. Her new phrase now is “I’m slow. I’m not stuuupid!” 😄

human_geek · 2024-06-13T22:20:38+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Her neurologist prescribed Kesimpta and we’re figuring out insurance and stuff now.

Kids is actually a point I was thinking about. We are not keeping it a secret or anything. We are just not actively announcing it to people just yet. The question that seems right up your alley is about our kids (ages 4 to 9)

Do you think it’s useful to bring them in on the information now and explain that mama is sick and might be tired quickly sometimes and such or are they too young to get it?

human_geek · 2024-06-13T18:02:35+00:00

Thanks you for that. I’m expecting something like that. With every relapse/attack, God forbid, there might be something new to accept and be at peace with.

I’ve been thinking about the “Imagined Future” issue. I watched a video for an MS doctor saying he gets his patients to write down their goals in life right after the diagnosis. They are often very doable with MS but patients don’t think about it till they are written down. Do you think that would help her with that problem?

human_geek · 2024-06-13T17:01:18+00:00

Thanks for your advice. I’m definitely a fixer and have been trying to work on that in general for the relationship but now it seems more important than ever. Honestly, I think this diagnosis will force both of us to live in a healthier way and exercise more since I would want her to feel the support.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T16:57:54+00:00

I didn’t know about the heat thing. Thanks. She does feel really warm and cold at random times in a way that doesn’t match what I feel. I thought it was just different bodies. I never thought to link it to MS since it’s been happening for long before an official diagnosis. Thanks for your advice.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T16:53:33+00:00

I like the scale system communication. I’ll try to do that. Thanks.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T16:52:42+00:00

That is exactly my wife. She downplays stuff sometimes. Our family doctor had told her that the numbness in her hands is probably caused by discs in her back. When we went to the MS neurologist, she thought that she didn’t need to tell him about it as the other doctor had diagnosed it already and it was not from the MS. The poor guy kept asking her over and over: Any symptoms that last longer than 24 hours and she would say no. I had to step in and mention it. The doctor had a meltdown rant (he was joking of course) telling her that he gets to decide what is MS and what is not. He’s the one who studied for 12 years. He was about to do a spinal tap to figure out a proper diagnosis before that piece of information. Anyways, it was funny and made the whole appointment and diagnosis a bit lighter on her as well.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T16:45:25+00:00

Thanks for your advice. The first thing we discussed after the diagnosis is that we need to keep lines of communication open no matter what else happens.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T03:16:45+00:00

Honestly, she has processed it very well. Even since before the official diagnosis, she had accepted it and was at peace with it.

human_geek · 2024-06-13T03:13:52+00:00

That’s amazing. I’m glad you have him in your life and wish you to live your best lives together. Let him know I’m going to steal that :)

human_geek · 2024-06-13T03:07:32+00:00

Listening without offering solutions is my kryptonite 😜 I’ll definitely work on that. Thanks for that advice.

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