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This has been the hardest issue for me to get my head round. Do I hire domestic help or not?
In order to make a rational decision it was first necessary for me to realise that, in spite of my best endeavours, I genuinely cannot do everything - just call me Superwoman!
The next set of prejudices that I had to overturn came from my upbringing. My Parents would never pay anyone to do something that they could do themselves - a hard argument to overcome. Although my new mantra is if you can afford to pay someone else, why would you do it yourself!
How do you work out whether or not you can afford it? Whilst I am cleaning my house , doing my ironing or attempting the gardening, I am not working on my About Author

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