Cleaning Help 12-8-11

The trash bags fill up fast here at Classic Personal Trainer. Empty water bottles accumulate quickly---wadded up paper towels, empty soda cans, wrappers from protein bars, and cartons from shakes are contributors as well. All manner of crumpled paper products fill any gaps left over. And yes...there is even a large amount of white dog fur in there. Our back office generates mountains of paper and plastic refuse. Joe and I empty most of these cans on a regular basis. Joe shampoos the floor at least once per week, and the whole place gets painstakingly disinfected from top to bottom twice per week. Supplies need to be stocked every day in the cooler and freezer, mirrors need to be squeegeed, and dozens of other maintenance tasks need to be performed monthly.
I have written about Laura, one of our trainers, before. Many of you know her parents, Dave and Cindy, who are back working out in the mornings after a summer and fall hiatus. Cindy seems more determined than ever to get stronger than me in order to shove me around when I get lippy. 
Laura is fantastic when it comes to keeping client cards organized and making sure the front desk isn't covered with empty cans and bottles. When Laura isn't crippled from a recent "challenge" or charity marathon, she works out like a madwoman in between her clients. Her workouts at home consist of following intense aerobics on her flatscreen. But last week, I learned to my utter amazement that her workouts do NOT involve housework! Why? Because our trainer has a Maid Service!! You read that right...Laura was in a rush to leave at the end of one of her shifts last week because she had to interview a MAID!  I realize that many of our clients have household help, and admit to having someone come in once a week when we lived in a larger residence in Michigan. But now I am beginning to wonder exactly how big Laura's condo is! Are there only two floors, or is there an observation deck? Does she have a 20 seat movie theater...a bowling alley...an indoor and outdoor pool with retractable roofs? Is Josh going to be moving into an estate of palatial proportions? I hope to provide answers to these questions and more in an ensuing post.