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Mine is clean. It's not that big a deal or that hard to do. Why do so many people procrastinate? My partner and I take two to three hours each weekend to double team the place. I clean two bathrooms, kitchen surfaces, do laundry and vacuum. He cleans one bathroom, mops the tile floors, dusts, cleans the porches, and gets the dog hair off the couches and chairs. I love Scrubbing Bubbles. Once a week on the tub and the build up just doesn't build up. It's so easy if you stay on top of it.
During the week, there isn't that much to do. Beds get made first thing in the morning, dishes go in the dishwasher after dinner, we pick up after ourselves, and put our clothes in the hamper as soon as we undress.
I try not to judge, but really have a hard time understanding how things get so out of hand in some of my friends homes. Fess up, Legion Worldies. Are you obsessively clean or does your pad look like a tornado just went through?
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If you remember Fibber McGee's closet, just imagine that spread all over an 860' one-story house.
Then imagine how happy I'd be if my house were actually as organized as that.
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I should probably add that dirt rarely bothers me, while clutter drives me absolutely bonkers.
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Hmm. Nobody wants to admit to being obsessive? My mother was truly obsessive. When you walked across her floor she would sometimes follow behind you with a dust mop to clean whatever came off your feet. She and my sister once had a hilarious fight, when mom wanted her to clean the leaves of the house plants with a spray bottle of water and light rag. My sister totally rebelled and is not a good housekeeper.
Regarding clutter - I read an interesting article recently. It said one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to try to organize it by buying plastic tubs. This just leads to clutter inside plastic tubs piled all over the house. If you really want to get organized, you have to reduce. Throw things away, recycle, or donate. I totally agree. Regarding clothes, I try to follow the rule that if I haven't worn it in over a year it's time for it to go.
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quote:Originally posted by Jerry: Regarding clutter - I read an interesting article recently. It said one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to try to organize it by buying plastic tubs. This just leads to clutter inside plastic tubs piled all over the house. If you really want to get organized, you have to reduce. Throw things away, recycle, or donate. I totally agree. Regarding clothes, I try to follow the rule that if I haven't worn it in over a year it's time for it to go.
Oh, Jerry...
Not to flaunt my straight lifestyle in everyone's face, but you don't even wanna' know how many times I've had this discussion with my husband. After awhile, it becomes healthier to replace obsession with obsessive denial. Because who wants to have the same damn conversation over and over again for ten-plus years?
Which is not to pick on the menfolk (straight or otherwise) alone. My female roomie before I moved out of my old place was the biggest clutter fiend I've ever known. It was frightening sometimes.
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Clean enough to be healthy and cluttered enough to be confortable
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Clean, yet charmingly lived in. My socks on the floor lend a certain touch of comme ci, comme ca. While the overflowing hamper clearly states, "Behold my unwashed bounty!"
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Upon further reflection, I admit that there are certain things I'm very fussy about in terms of cleanliness. I've been known to re-wash glasses and cookware when they don't feel clean enough, for instance. I'm compulsive about keeping copperwear spotless, too; despite the fact that our kitchen is the size of a broom closet and thus even the shiniest dish in history is never going to be sitting out to impress guests.
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Me and my wife are generally disorganized...you know, a book over there, a couple of magazines lying around etc, etc.
However, lately we have been obsessively neat and tidy (we are trying to sell the house) I'm sure once this place sells and we move into the new place it'll be back to the status quo for us.
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Update!
Current Empty Beer Boxes Filled With Junk And Sent On To A New Life At Megalo-Thrift Co. (As of the last week in December: )
Eight or Nine, with more in the works.
I made myself get to work on the cleaning today by putting on the butt rock radio station. I don't like butt rock, but since I associate it with being stuck at work, I figured it would get me out of "holiday" mode. (A misnomer, since I don't get paid to take the day off anyway. This tends to harsh one's festive mood, I'm afraid.)
Onward!
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