Practice empathy.

If someone is annoying you, try to think of the best reason they could have for acting the way they do, and behave as if it were fact. Being cruel to people will never earn you favors, while an act of kindness can endear you to someone for a lifetime.

I know avid thru-hikers who eat like this when they make it to a town. For all I know OP could spend 3-4 months out of the year hiking all day and sleeping in the woods.

Woolite oxy insta clean is my go-to - the one with the attached lime green scrubber brush thing. You can get it at target.

My fiance accidentally spilled an entire glass of red wine on a vintage yellow fabric armchair. Woolite got this out in seconds. It was like watching a magic trick, and it didn't damage the yellow fabric of the chair at all.

I second this 100%. Even having a cleaning service come once a month is incredible. House cleaning has been a sore spot between my fiance and I, and this resolved the conflict entirely. It's been life-changing.

Our house is pretty small - maybe 1600sqft - and we pay $200 including a >20% tip. We live in a major city where cost of living is pretty high.

Finding a private company/small business owner is the way to go. If you contract through a large company (molly maids, etc) they're taking money off the top and less of that fee goes to the individuals actually doing the work.