to get a cleaner or not to get a cleaner, that is the suggestion

My mom's coming to visit and she's allergic to the cats. Dishes are piling up in the sink. I'm sort of protesting for some reason. Or else I'm stalling. Do you ever do that? Wait to clean because you know you have to do a really big clean in a few days and why do it twice?

Other people tell me I need to hire a professional cleaner. But I have mixed feelings about it. Ethically it's so complicated and I'd rather spend my, um, spare income on something fattening to eat or flattering to wear.

But if not now, then when?