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Post by pierkiss on May 10, 2021 11:44:06 GMT
I absolutely hate it. I would hire a housekeeper immediately if we were able to do so. Specifically for floors, kitchen, and bathrooms.
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Post by Jennifer C on May 10, 2021 16:38:19 GMT
I have older teens now and they help me. We have a 15 minute routine before bedtime and it seems to work to keep the house in order.
I clean during the day. I enjoy breakfast then start on the kitchen and bathrooms everyday. I sweep/mop when needed but do a good one every other day.
I enjoy it because it keeps me from being bogged down.
Jennifer
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 10, 2021 17:14:03 GMT
yup, hate it. My DH actually cleaned in my bathroom the first time he came to my house 15+ years ago... I don't remember that, but it doesn't surprise me, lol.
I do housework in a half-assed way when I have to... (more like a quarter-assed way). There are some things I don't mind doing-- dishes, laundry, brushing / trimming the dogs' hair and nails, and cleaning the litter boxes (when I have to) but my DH is the one who does the vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the bathrooms. He does a MUCH better job at those things than I would-- and would probably re-do those things if I did do them. So I just let him do them in the first place.
ETA: when I was a kid, my mother spent HOURS, EVERY Saturday morning cleaning the entire house... I think in part, I rebel against housework because of that experience. I do not want to spend my weekend as a slave to my house.
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on May 10, 2021 17:16:11 GMT
I love a clean house, but I have really come to loathe the Sisyphus like task of cleaning the same messes over and over.
My 3 year old is a tornado and it seems like the laundry makes more laundry overnight. I know I'll miss this stage someday, but today is not that day 😂
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casii
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Post by casii on May 10, 2021 19:05:23 GMT
If it stayed done, I might not hate it, but it's the work that never ends. Even with no kids in the house, I've learned just how much mess 2 adults can make. Now our DD and DSIL are living here for the next few months while their home is being built and the mess has multiplied.
When I was a kid, my mom kept a spotless house, but even then Saturday mornings were for household chores, so no sleeping in, no cartoons, no sugary cereal in front of the tv. It was up and at 'em!
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Post by tc on May 10, 2021 19:55:40 GMT
I don't think I'd mind as much if my house wasn't as cluttered as it currently is. We talk all the time about we need to declutter and get rid of about half of our stuff. Not minimalism, but more just an acceptable number of things that we actually use, love, and enjoy. We have far too much stuff so it's overwhelming to clean because there's just SO MUCH STUFF in the way. My DH just offered to take over the laundry. Even though I do it every weekend he's working from home so he could, in theory, do a load a day and stay on top of it. I turned him down because it's the one household chore I feel like I accomplish a lot by doing it. And I don't know that he'd stay on top of it, so I'd probably just have to do it on weekends anyway and then I'd feel resentful.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Location: The UK's beautiful West Country
Aug 2, 2014 13:03:45 GMT
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on May 10, 2021 20:11:31 GMT
It depends. I don't mind vacuuming or cleaning the bathroom, but I hate dusting. I quite enjoy doing laundry and ironing.
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Post by tc on May 10, 2021 20:56:49 GMT
Wanted to add: I bought this to put a structure around my housecleaning (although it's a bound book and not pdf). It got me to do a few more things more often. Like I generally now wipe down the powder room sink, toilet, and floor around the toilet each day (8YO boy who doesn't aim). However, my true nature cannot be ruled by checklists apparently. Most weeks I do the "easy" tasks and tell myself I'll catch up on the rest over the weekend. Never happens.
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gottapeanow
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Post by gottapeanow on May 10, 2021 21:43:39 GMT
I voted Other. I hate housework and hired a weekly housekeeper. I have a weekly housekeeper too. That's because I hate housework. The only thing I keep up with is laundry. Lisa
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 11, 2021 15:49:20 GMT
Not minimalism, but more just an acceptable number of things that we actually use, love, and enjoy. We have far too much stuff so it's overwhelming to clean because there's just SO MUCH STUFF in the way. we've talked about having a housekeeping service, but this is our issue, too. There's so much STUFF that we'd have to clean FIRST, before having a housekeeper come in to clean. ETA: living in the desert with drier, hotter, and windier weather doesn't help, either. Dusting is futile; the surface has a layer of dust on it the very next day, so it looks like you didn't even do anything. Even with every window in the house closed.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 11, 2021 17:07:41 GMT
yup, hate it. My DH actually cleaned in my bathroom the first time he came to my house 15+ years ago... I don't remember that, but it doesn't surprise me, lol. I do housework in a half-assed way when I have to... (more like a quarter-assed way). There are some things I don't mind doing-- dishes, laundry, brushing / trimming the dogs' hair and nails, and cleaning the litter boxes (when I have to) but my DH is the one who does the vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the bathrooms. He does a MUCH better job at those things than I would-- and would probably re-do those things if I did do them. So I just let him do them in the first place. ETA: when I was a kid, my mother spent HOURS, EVERY Saturday morning cleaning the entire house... I think in part, I rebel against housework because of that experience. I do not want to spend my weekend as a slave to my house. This was my childhood too. As the second to last of eight kids, by the time I was the age my kid is now, my dad had passed away and half of my older siblings were grown and gone. Which meant fewer hands to do the same amount of housework. My mom would go grocery shopping on Saturdays and we kids still at home had our assigned chores. Saturdays sucked. Now I try to do a few certain things every day during the week so my weekends are mostly free. Except then we go to our cabin and I get to do all of the household chores there too plus whatever outside stuff DH can’t do alone.
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scorpeao
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Jun 25, 2014 21:04:54 GMT
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Post by scorpeao on May 11, 2021 17:11:23 GMT
I actually enjoy cleaning. There's nothing like relaxing in a spotless home. Unfortunately, with a dog, cat and man-child it's destroyed in seconds.
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rodeomom
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Refupee # 380 "I don't have to run fast, I just have to run faster than you."
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Location: Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Jun 25, 2014 23:34:38 GMT
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Post by rodeomom on May 11, 2021 17:18:33 GMT
I have bipolar feelings about housework. Shocker, right? Sometimes I enjoy it. It burns off some of my nervous energy on *those* days. Sometimes I listen to KC and the Sunshine Band and really disco while I clean. Sometimes I hate it. Sometimes I avoid it for entirely too long making my job even bigger when I actually do it. I can mop every day or I can go four weeks. Depends on my mood. Sometimes I find it deeply satisfying. Like a whole zen experience. I light some incense. I clear my mind. I focus on the task at hand. Sometimes I'm in panic mode. I'm having guests and it has to get done. I'm all over the fucking place with my thoughts on cleaning This is me to a tee!!
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