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If it was free, what personal servant would you have?

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Oopsadaisy12 Sun 18-Feb-18 16:48:26

Following on from another thread which related that the Queen has a Piper to wake her up, what would you like to have to help you out?
I think I would have a chef, healthy meals prepared for me
( they would have to do the food shop as well and be able to hide anything fattening) then when I reached my ideal weight, a loyal dressmaker.
Actually a Chauffeur might be nice too. I don’t think that one servant will be enough!

singingnutty Fri 08-Apr-22 14:05:50

A personal trainer who would firmly but gently help me exercise properly and make sure I ate healthily.

marionk Fri 08-Apr-22 13:58:34

A general factotum? Someone who can turn their hand to anything

Dempie55 Fri 08-Apr-22 13:07:58

I would like a lady's maid, just for me. She would wake me up with tea on a tray, draw the curtains, and say "Bath or shower, today, madam, and what would you like for breakfast?"
She would have all my outfits for the day laid out in the bedroom (with matching accessories) and help me get dressed and do my hair and makeup. When I returned home in the evening, she would have turned down the bed and laid out PJs.

Treetops05 Fri 08-Apr-22 12:54:50

Someone to do my ironing!

Nannina Fri 08-Apr-22 12:42:06

I’d just like a ‘dogsbody’ who do anything I asked at any time?

Caleo Fri 08-Apr-22 12:40:44

A qualified nurse. When I did not need her or him, I'd hire or lend them to a hospital to work there.

Yammy Fri 08-Apr-22 12:31:59

A paid Housekeeper please who could sort out all the shopping and housework. We do the cooking between us and enjoy it.

Mine Fri 08-Apr-22 12:30:04

Only thing I would like is a hairdresser 3 times a week to blow dry my hair....I'm hopeless at it...

Buttonjugs Fri 08-Apr-22 12:29:31

I know I have a tendency to take things too literally but if this help was free what would the helper be getting out of it? Otherwise it makes me think of slavery. I couldn’t possibly have someone doing something for me if they weren’t getting paid for it. However if someone paid for my personal servant I would like a housekeeper so I could focus on my crafting business.

bridie54 Fri 08-Apr-22 12:28:56

Another wish for my own on-call hairdresser. What bliss, think of the head masssages too.

MissAdventure Fri 08-Apr-22 12:19:31

I think the working for nothing idea is so that nobody can pop up and point out that some people havent enough money to even heat their homes... blah blah,,, as they do.

Spec1alk Fri 08-Apr-22 12:12:54

I always said if I won the lottery I would have my own hairdresser. Now to me, that would be luxury!!

grandMattie Fri 08-Apr-22 12:00:02

A cleaner, but like gtJE65 above, I’m very happy to pay!

Madmother21 Fri 08-Apr-22 11:59:23

‘im indoors loves cooking, we enjoy food shopping so no problem there. But I would love a really good cleaner who really does get into the nooks and crannies and keeps the house pristine. Also a personal shopper for clothes…I hate clothes shopping!

grandtanteJE65 Fri 08-Apr-22 11:58:48

I would like a gardener, but not for free!

What a truly horrible thought, expecting someone to work for nothing!

knspol Fri 08-Apr-22 11:54:56

Definitely a cleaner/housekeeper for me as a first choice then the chef to prepare healthy meals. Like the idea of a masseuse too but don't want to be extra greedy, really I'd be ecstatic if someone would just clean the bathrooms for me.

Gwenisgreat1 Fri 08-Apr-22 11:54:15

I would have someone to remember all the things I forget!!

Granny1810 Fri 08-Apr-22 11:50:31

I would have the human equivalent of a Swiss army knife

Grantanow Fri 08-Apr-22 11:39:59

A housekeeper and gardener/chauffer - a couple to live in our (non-existent) flat over the stable but in addition a live-in qualified nurse for our declining years.

Worthingpatchworker Fri 08-Apr-22 11:34:35

Absolutely a housekeeper….someone to keep the place clean, tidy and well stocked enabling me to get on with the garden and my sewing. My husband is passionate about cooking so, when he retires, that will be his sole domain….merely my route to the garden……
I don’t mind doing the laundry but I’ve had enough of ironing!

jaylucy Fri 08-Apr-22 11:27:36

A hairdresser on call !
Hate washing my hair as I always seem to get shampoo or conditioner in my eyes at some point, somehow!
I can never ever get my hair to look the same as a hairdresser can do with blow drying either!

Alioop Fri 08-Apr-22 11:20:46

I think a cleaner, especially for the windows!

Moggycuddler Fri 08-Apr-22 11:16:43

Back scratcher and masseuse. Chauffeur. And cat loo scooper. :-)

BigBertha1 Thu 07-Apr-22 22:07:43

A masseuse/physio for me to for my eternal backache.

BlueBelle Thu 07-Apr-22 21:49:17

Just a cleaner I hate housework