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Which fairy would you like to help you?

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vampirequeen Mon 05-Mar-18 09:20:44

Having found myself being the empty toilet roll fairy...yet again....my mind wandered to what sort of fairy I'd like to help me. I quickly thought of and discarded a washing up fairy, a toilet cleaning fairy and a bed changing fairy. Without a doubt I would like an ironing fairy. Wouldn't it be lovely to put the clean washing in a basket and the next morning wake up to find it neatly ironed and hanging on coat hangers ready to be just put away. I'd like the clothes to be in the wardrobe but I don't want to ask too much of my fairy.

Spangles1963 Wed 14-Mar-18 19:17:33

One that will sweep and wash floors will do me nicely. I suffer from arthritis so it is one of my most hated chores. My hall,kitchen,bathroom and toilet all have floors that need sweeping/washing and I can only do one every few days otherwise it exhausts me.

NotAGran55 Thu 08-Mar-18 19:47:00

I would like a Hairdresser Fairy please . I wash and blow dry it every day , sometimes twice a day if going out after work , and I'm getting a little bored doing it !

loopyloo Thu 08-Mar-18 19:25:46

A dishwasher fairy to empty and load it. I find it so boring!

Marmight Thu 08-Mar-18 18:33:33

A fireplace fairy, a secretarial/diary fairy and if she has time a 'here are your specs' fairy would be very helpful

starlily106 Thu 08-Mar-18 17:49:39

I really need a will power fairy. I have put on so much weight that I am finding it hard to walk far without feeling short of bŕeath, and as for cutting my toe nails!!!! Every morning I swear that it will be the day i start to eat sensibly, but continue to stuff my face. I am now seriously worried about my health, but don't know how to stop eating.

Jalima1108 Wed 07-Mar-18 22:50:30

langelai just get rid of them and have a roller blind instead! smile

LuckyFour Wed 07-Mar-18 22:43:11

There's no need to do much ironing. I dry all clothes, bedding, towels etc. in tumble dryer and hang them up or fold them immediately on taking them out. With softening sheets, virtually no ironing required. You use less electricity using a tumble dryer than ironing all the clothes. Costs much more to iron than tumble drying.

Blue45Sapphire Wed 07-Mar-18 19:16:43

A kitchen floor washing fairy. It's the fact of moving everything firsr, and putting it all back again after.

charjoy Wed 07-Mar-18 09:55:45

A dusting fairy

Charleygirl Wed 07-Mar-18 08:56:35

Cadiz I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat during the day or at my computer and also sleep all night- sorry to make you feel jealous.

Cadiz177 Wed 07-Mar-18 00:58:24

Nonnie, help!! I need you for the massive task of decluttering and organising my paperwork...but more importantly is there a Good Night's sleep fairy out there??

langelei Tue 06-Mar-18 23:31:57

A lovely fairy, just now and again to clean my kitchen venetian blinds over the sink, PLEASE. I really struggle with them!

curlilox Tue 06-Mar-18 20:52:05

I'd like a DIY fairy to finish all the unfinished jobs around the house please.

Shizam Tue 06-Mar-18 19:50:02

Happy to the parking, reverse parallel is one of my few skills. Can get any car into the smallest space in quickest time. Will also happily do your cooking. In return, hoovering, dusting. But most important, all paperwork and bureaucracy. I just go into brain freeze with it.

Saggi Tue 06-Mar-18 19:16:45

Cook!!! All day long my fairy would be a cook! I loathe and detest cooking. I’ve been cooking since I was 13.....first for my family then my husband and kids...and now just me and him. I HATE cooking. If I was on my own tomorrow ...I’d make a saucepan full of soup on Sunday and stick it on fridge and live off it! Also, I don’t much like eating!

grannyactivist Tue 06-Mar-18 18:39:26

Hi Gabriella, I wish it were that simple, but of course it's not. This very elderly disabled lady is on benefits and her income has not kept pace with inflation. Her current inability to meet the charges is due to management putting in a new community kitchen without consulting the residents who are being charged for the new one. This has added hundreds of pounds to her bill unexpectedly. All the residents are cross about this, but for this lady the increase may see her homeless.

Charleygirl Tue 06-Mar-18 18:31:28

Hm999 not a problem, how often would you like it done/ I have mine to a T now but Tara my cat never appears to be grateful.

GabriellaG Tue 06-Mar-18 18:30:35

oldgaijin
Why does it get so dirty? There are liners you can put on the bottom which stop spillages and sprays you use when the oven is still warm. Wait 15-30 minutes and it simply wipes clean with a damp cloth. To pay £60 is madness unless it's never been cleaned in years.
confused

GabriellaG Tue 06-Mar-18 18:23:10

grannyactivist
Ah! but is it freehold or leasehold?
Your client would have had the service charges (and rises) outlined in the papers she signed when buying her property and whenever those service rises occured.
As the client's property has, without doubt, increased in value then she must expect that, like everything else, charges go up.
Her weekly shop, holidays, insurance, train fares all go up...why not service charges?
It's just a fact of life.
I let my family home as it's too big for me now and I rent in another county. The landlord has just said that he wishes to put the rent up by £50pm from mid summer so I will raise the rent I ask for my property accordingly so that my income doesn't change. We all have to juggle.

Hm999 Tue 06-Mar-18 17:59:25

An empty-the-cat-litter fairy please (one who didn't need to be reminded)

lovebeigecardigans1955 Tue 06-Mar-18 17:45:57

I'd like a chauffeur/car maintenance fairy. The car would be cleaned inside and out, fuel put in and all the other stuff and all I'd have to do would be to sit in the passenger seat and tell it my destination. Bliss.

matson Tue 06-Mar-18 17:36:05

Please can I have the good nights sleep fairy ?

Charleygirl Tue 06-Mar-18 17:33:29

Jalima not a problem but because of my joint replacement and other metal I cannot climb even a small ladder.

I am really good at floor cleaning so grandtante provided you live in a normal house and not a mansion that should be doable.

gillyknits Tue 06-Mar-18 17:26:27

I’m with you Daisyboots. I’d love a meal planning fairy. Doesn’t have to cook the food, just decide what to have!

Willow500 Tue 06-Mar-18 16:49:39

Can I have a work fairy who would let me have a day or two off a week? If not then the one who visits during the night and makes husband's pack up would be greatly appreciated grin