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Post by lisacharlotte on May 9, 2021 3:33:31 GMT
Yeah, that other poll about procrastination, meet housework. š
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Post by bc2ca on May 9, 2021 3:37:31 GMT
DH and I used to joke that we needed to have someone over every couple weeks to make sure we stayed on top of the house cleaning. I love a clean house but will happily read a book before grabbing a broom.
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Post by Zee on May 9, 2021 3:46:13 GMT
I don't hate it except mopping. I detest that. DH does it, which means that it gets done right but not as frequently as it probably should.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 9, 2021 4:35:10 GMT
I donāt hate most of it but I donāt love it either. Except I do hate cleaning toilets and the floor around the toilets. I would rather do almost any other chore than that.
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Post by leannec on May 9, 2021 4:46:23 GMT
I detest it. I think if I lived alone then it wouldn't be so bad. Less mess, so less mess for me to clean. I live alone now ... it's awesome! I just have to deal with cat hair!
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Post by jlynnbarth on May 9, 2021 6:35:54 GMT
I love a clean house. Iām a make up the bed as soon as my feet hit the floor kind of person. I relieve stress by cleaning. The only chore I dislike is dusting. This is me. I donāt mind any of it except dusting and I hate changing the sheets. I do both weekly, but I truly detest both chores. I do a little bit daily so I donāt have to spend hours doing it on my weekends.
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Post by gillyp on May 9, 2021 7:47:17 GMT
Ugh. Itās monotonous, relentless and boring. There is always something more interesting to do.
We have a programme here, I think itās call Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. These are people who physically clean their homes multiple times a day. Not just plump up the cushions and move magazines but scrub and clean throughout the day. Most have been diagnosed with OCD. They are taken to someoneās filthy home or disgusting public toilets or similar and have to clean them. Obviously it can be hard for them as they have an aversion/fear of dirt and germs hence the constant cleaning at home but they all manage to clean the filthy places. Itās interesting and sad to watch in equal measures. I really feel for the show participants that their lives are controlled like this and they are very frank about how it affects them.
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Post by jeremysgirl on May 9, 2021 11:06:29 GMT
Ugh. Itās monotonous, relentless and boring. There is always something more interesting to do. We have a programme here, I think itās call Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. These are people who physically clean their homes multiple times a day. Not just plump up the cushions and move magazines but scrub and clean throughout the day. Most have been diagnosed with OCD. They are taken to someoneās filthy home or disgusting public toilets or similar and have to clean them. Obviously it can be hard for them as they have an aversion/fear of dirt and germs hence the constant cleaning at home but they all manage to clean the filthy places. Itās interesting and sad to watch in equal measures. I really feel for the show participants that their lives are controlled like this and they are very frank about how it affects them. This is the most horrible thing I have ever heard. It is exploitation of a mental illness. These people are tortured and to abuse them this way is just horrifying.
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Post by gillyp on May 9, 2021 11:39:12 GMT
Ugh. Itās monotonous, relentless and boring. There is always something more interesting to do. We have a programme here, I think itās call Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. These are people who physically clean their homes multiple times a day. Not just plump up the cushions and move magazines but scrub and clean throughout the day. Most have been diagnosed with OCD. They are taken to someoneās filthy home or disgusting public toilets or similar and have to clean them. Obviously it can be hard for them as they have an aversion/fear of dirt and germs hence the constant cleaning at home but they all manage to clean the filthy places. Itās interesting and sad to watch in equal measures. I really feel for the show participants that their lives are controlled like this and they are very frank about how it affects them. This is the most horrible thing I have ever heard. It is exploitation of a mental illness. These people are tortured and to abuse them this way is just horrifying. I might not have explained very well. I meant I was sad their lives are controlled by their OCD not that the programme makers are controlling them and forcing them to do something against their will. The participants talk very frankly about how their lives are and they have agreed to take part in the hope doing something way out of their comfort zones (clean something they find abhorrent) will help them to not be so obsessive at home. They get a lot of satisfaction in their achievements. I wouldnāt watch if I thought they were being exploited and itās given me a better understanding of this type of OCD.
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Post by jeremysgirl on May 9, 2021 11:50:42 GMT
This is the most horrible thing I have ever heard. It is exploitation of a mental illness. These people are tortured and to abuse them this way is just horrifying. I might not have explained very well. I meant I was sad their lives are controlled by their OCD not that the programme makers are controlling them and forcing them to do something against their will. The participants talk very frankly about how their lives are and they have agreed to take part in the hope doing something way out of their comfort zones (clean something they find abhorrent) will help them to not be so obsessive at home. They get a lot of satisfaction in their achievements. I wouldnāt watch if I thought they were being exploited and itās given me a better understanding of this type of OCD. Are you saying that their therapists have advised this as a part of their treatment plans? I admit I don't know enough about OCD but this still seems very unorthodox. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I hate the idea that these people live with such an illness.
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Post by kibblesandbits on May 9, 2021 11:55:51 GMT
I like, nay NEED, a tidy space around me. It helps me think better, and it is also a personal preference - a clean home represents "class" to me (childhood issues, long story). So, I clean, tidy, keep things organized, and keep random clutter to an absolute minimum. I have found ways to keep up that don't require herculean efforts, I'm organized, and also hire a housecleaner to come once a month for the big ticket chores.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 9, 2021 12:23:51 GMT
I hate it, but I didn't used to.
When i was a SAHM, it was just a part of my day, and I had time to do it.
But now, working a full time job, it's just another task that's sucking up any possible free time.
Plus, honestly, my body is already exhausted from my job. Getting home with my back on fire, my shoulders aching, my legs & feet tired, just to hunch over the tub and scrub it? I loathe it.
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Post by gillyp on May 9, 2021 12:26:34 GMT
I might not have explained very well. I meant I was sad their lives are controlled by their OCD not that the programme makers are controlling them and forcing them to do something against their will. The participants talk very frankly about how their lives are and they have agreed to take part in the hope doing something way out of their comfort zones (clean something they find abhorrent) will help them to not be so obsessive at home. They get a lot of satisfaction in their achievements. I wouldnāt watch if I thought they were being exploited and itās given me a better understanding of this type of OCD. Are you saying that their therapists have advised this as a part of their treatment plans? I admit I don't know enough about OCD but this still seems very unorthodox. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I hate the idea that these people live with such an illness. The participants will have volunteered to do the show possibly without any reference to their medics. I imagine when they say they were diagnosed x many years ago they mean via their general practitioner and onward referral to a specialist/therapist. I doubt the programme features much in any treatment plans. I donāt feel the programme exploits the participants, they volunteer to take part. Itās the same genre as programmes about hoarders, I guess.
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Post by ajsweetpea on May 9, 2021 12:45:55 GMT
I sure donāt love housework and I would love to have a cleaning person (maybe someday!) but at the same time, I find it satisfying to get stuff done around the house. I have kids and a big furry (read: sheds nonstop) dog so I have to stay on top of the house stuff or things descend into chaos pretty quickly. I donāt mind laundry, mopping or vacuuming but I hate cleaning bathrooms and dusting.
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Post by rickmer on May 9, 2021 13:24:16 GMT
i said other. and i don't even know what my rationale was for that.
i hate it. i get frustrated that you clean something - for it just to get dirty again. with kids, gets dirty again very quickly. in recent months i have been so very lame... without really giving much of crap. not like people are coming over, right? perhaps the only perk of the pandemic?
but... i also can't handle living in a super messy environment, which causes me to be depressed and frustrated. so i do appreciate it when i actually have done it.
so ya, other.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on May 9, 2021 13:25:05 GMT
I donāt love cleaning, but the constant picking up is what I dislike even more. Cleaning is pretty easy if things are picked up. But at our house, we struggle with picking up and too much stuff. We are all busy and seem to be home just long enough to make it look like a small tornado struck. Or piles that I seem to love every day but there isnāt a good place to just put the things away.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 9, 2021 13:52:29 GMT
I donāt love cleaning, but the constant picking up is what I dislike even more. Cleaning is pretty easy if things are picked up. But at our house, we struggle with picking up and too much stuff. We are all busy and seem to be home just long enough to make it look like a small tornado struck. Or piles that I seem to love every day but there isnāt a good place to just put the things away. This is my reality too. Iām really good at putting things away when Iām done with them or throwing away my own trash, taking my own stuff to the bin for recycling, cleaning up my own messes. My family? Not so much. OMG, my DH leaves a trail of mess in his wake, which makes me because he likes to complain to me about ācluttering up every horizontal surface.ā Yeah, thatās MY crap cluttering up two kitchen counters? Nope. My crap filling up the top of the end table between our chairs in the family room? Nope again! And Iām sure thatās my school junk, papers and laptop all over the kitchen tableāNope. I will own the mess down in my studio. It really is a dumpster fire down there so I canāt be too critical of anyone elseās mess in the main part of the house so I donāt. But maybe if I wasnāt spending all of my waking hours cleaning up everyone elseās clutter that is all over the rest of the house, Iād have more time to look after my own junk.
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Post by anniebeth24 on May 9, 2021 14:02:24 GMT
Having a twice-monthly house cleaner is the best incentive to go to work in the morning. Hoping she's still in the budget when retirement comes.
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Post by milocat on May 9, 2021 14:11:02 GMT
I don't love or hate it. OP has people coming over so some vacuuming, I'd wipe doen the bathroom and a quick tidy wouldn't even phase me. I wouldn't think ugg I have to clean, I'd think better tidy up before people come. I don't mind the daily/weekly jobs, dishes, vacuum, bathrooms, dust, laundry. But the deep cleaning or spring cleaning like jobs I am not so enthusiastic about or maybe skip some of them all together. Windows I keep up with, getting down ony hands and knees behind the toilet not until I really have to.
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Post by hookturnian on May 9, 2021 15:03:30 GMT
I like folding laundry. The rest of it, not so much.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2021 15:08:11 GMT
I don't love it but I do love having a clean, tidy home so I just get on with it.
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Post by 950nancy on May 9, 2021 15:29:33 GMT
We split up the chores in our house and I have cooking, laundry and some house cleaning. My husband does more of the actual cleaning.
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Post by alsomsknit on May 9, 2021 15:34:27 GMT
Laundry and vacuuming are Zen for me. Most other housekeeping I donāt mind. Loathe scrubbing floors and dusting.
Fortunately, my family members chore preferences compliment each other; except for dusting, we all hate dusting.
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Post by scrapmaven on May 9, 2021 15:56:38 GMT
I used to like it. I grew up in a very clean home and I spent a lot of time w/my paternal grandmother who was a pristine housekeeper. So, it is important to me. Now I just can't do deep cleaning or scrubbing. I chose to become a sahm and for me that meant taking care of the house and the children. I hated the career I had and it was a treat to be able to stay home and feel accomplished that way. Now I can't do a lot of it and I hate that. Dh picks up the slack, but I wish he didn't have to. I put on showtunes and clean away. When no one's home I clean and belt out the Broadway tunes.
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Post by maryland on May 9, 2021 18:39:30 GMT
I hate to "tidy up", especially the crap my family leaves around. I love to deep clean! I am having my family help me by going through their clothes in the closets and attics and declutter. That is they only thing I wanted for mothers day. I love to deep clean a clean house. I would love my family to go on a 2 week fun vacation and leave me at home to clean and organize with the house to myself and not having to cook. I would get so far ahead so when they got home I could just maintain. I am weird, I know!
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Post by maryland on May 9, 2021 18:41:27 GMT
I love a clean house. Iām a make up the bed as soon as my feet hit the floor kind of person. I relieve stress by cleaning. The only chore I dislike is dusting. This is me. I donāt mind any of it except dusting and I hate changing the sheets. I do both weekly, but I truly detest both chores. I do a little bit daily so I donāt have to spend hours doing it on my weekends. I hate doing sheets too because they take so long to dry! I only have one set of sheets for summer and one for winter. We have three kids so 4 sets total of twin sheets. We don't have a lot of room to store stuff, so only keep the minimal. So I have to wash and put back on bed.
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 9, 2021 18:44:30 GMT
Right now Iām peaing instead of cleaning the bathroom and bedroom. šš»
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 9, 2021 23:36:49 GMT
I donāt mind laundry but not a fan of other cleaning for the most part.
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Post by julie5 on May 9, 2021 23:47:13 GMT
Iām a horrible housekeeper but I hate dirt so thereās that. Lol
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Post by mrsscrapdiva on May 10, 2021 2:02:42 GMT
I hate it and it makes me feel very negative. I feel resentful, in pain, less worthy, not good enough.
Raised with a family - mother and a dad, his mom (my gram), my aunt and uncle that were all meticulous at keeping their houses clean all the time. I am not good at keeping up with it or the clutter. I spot clean or completely clean one room and the the next is disastrous. I just can't keep up.
When I was in my teens, early 20s I used to houseclean other peoples house to make $. So I can definitely "clean", I just can't keep my own house clean and decluttered.
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