On our fabulous vacation, I enjoyed the relaxed pace of life, the beauty of the tropical flowers, the sea breeze, the sand, the ocean, the sun…. such a treat to get away, spend time with good friends and create fun memories together with our families.
But I have to confess, one of the highlights for the trip for me was having a maid clean our condo each day! As silly as it sounds, it was truly like Christmas morning each day. We’d get up and go to the pool or the beach first thing and when we would wander back she would have magically been there to clean up after our crew and no matter what state we left things in, we would return to order and cleanliness. It was divine!
What’s more, she would leave fun little artistic treasures behind – a towel wrapped in the shape of a swan, or toilet paper coiffed into the shape of a tropical flower, then dipped in blue ink made to resemble pedals. The boyz would walk into the room with a hush and search out that day’s treasure like they would seek out Christmas stockings left by Santa. And each day they would say in their amazed, enthusiastic, pirate treasure-seeking voices, “She’s been here!!!” And they’d go to see what she’d done with their stuffed animals on their freshly made beds or what she had created with toilet paper that day.
It was a gift to me. Not just the entertainment value it brought the boyz, but I never realized how much I appreciate coming home to a clean house (or room) that I didn’t have to clean myself. A true vacation!
So I say, Gracias Guadalupe Gil! I appreciated you more than you know!!