The voice behind Maid Brigade’s Tuesday Emails.
Maid Brigade is locally owned and operated by Robin and Gary Murphy. For more than 30 years, Robin and Gary have helped local households keep their homes cleaner, healthier, and easier to manage through recurring cleaning, deep cleaning, apartment cleaning, and customized home cleaning services.
Robin’s Tuesday Emails are part home care, part real life, and part reminder that a clean home is about more than shiny counters. Each week, Robin shares stories, observations, practical cleaning thoughts, and the occasional strong opinion about the small details that make a home feel calmer, lighter, and better cared for.
At Maid Brigade, we understand that letting a cleaning company into your home takes trust. That is why our team focuses on dependable service, careful attention to detail, eco-friendly cleaning methods, and respectful care for every home we enter.
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Browse recent notes from Robin Murphy, with real-life stories, home care thoughts, and practical reminders for keeping life at home a little cleaner, calmer, and easier to manage.
A House Older Than the Country
Last Updated on July 7, 2026 by Robin Murphy I used to live in a house older than the country. It was built around 1744, give or take. It’s in Chappaqua, NY, and is known as the Thomas Dodge House. It’s hard for me to…
Who Likes It Dirty?
I started a new project called Who Likes It Dirty? The name is a little provocative on purpose. I want people to look at cleaning differently, not as a chore we resent or a job we undervalue, but as one of the ways we take...
What Is “House Burping”? The German Habit of Airing Out Your Home (Even in Winter)
Tuesday, February 24. 2026
