Household grime, if left unchecked, will inevitably develop into miniature civilizations whose complex network of treaties erupts into a devastating house-wide reenactment of World War I. Today’s Groupon will spare you and your family from having to trip over a lot of tiny trenches. For $40, you get one hour of home cleaning services from Molly Maid of East Louisville, Southeast Louisville, or Southern Lexington (an $80 value). A tidying team of two can be scheduled for all Louisville, Lexington, and Georgetown zip codes listed in the sidebar to the right.

Cleaning your kitchen and bathroom often results in the antiseptic scent of bleach and artificial pine. Molly Maid uses concentrated products that reduce exposure to chemicals and are gentle to your family, your pets, your family's family of pets, your pet family, or the environment. The company is also committed to principles of green house-cleaning practices and can use natural products where available. Your expert housekeepers will dust, spray, scrub, wipe, mop, pluck, and sweep your floors, surfaces, baseboards, and more. They'll clean the encrusted Lean Cuisine from your microwave and fetch the browning banana from your sock drawer. In the event that a spot is missed amidst the furrow of brooms and brushes, you can count on Molly Maid's 24-hour guarantee.

Cleaning homes and de-stressing homeowners for 25 years, Molly Maid employs cleaning professionals with spotless records, who all receive training prior to field deployment. The residential cleaners will listen to your needs and customize the clean with every pivot of the vacuum.

Upcoming barbecues may bring a lot of foot traffic through your house—make the experience sparkle or negotiate the post-feast damage with today's deal. Groupons such as this make an especially passive-aggressive gift for your messy nephew or boyfriend.