And... How clean do you keep your house? - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2009, 02:03 AM

Why in hell do you make the bed? Don't you want the farts to dissipate before you get back in it? And you are going to get back in it, which means unmaking it again. What a waste of time and effort.

Juniper · 12-03-2009, 02:08 AM

According to Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson you are supposed to air your bed for a while before making it. She says to drape the covers over a chair while you shower and brush your teeth in the morning. That way the humidity you exude while snoozing can dry out and your bed won't grow mold.

Yes, I read books to find out just how bad I am at this homemaking thing.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2009, 02:12 AM

Oh great, now you want me to shower and brush my teeth, too.

SamIam · 12-03-2009, 09:59 AM

Its such a dry climate where I live that a mold would be completely desiccated in about 5 seconds.

And Bruce, ALL housework is like that. I wash dishes just to use them over again and get them dirty. I sweep up the dirt from a plant knocked over by my kitten only to have her tip over another plant before I even put the broom and dustpan away.

That's why I hate housework. Its like that guy who had to keep pushing a huge rock up the hill. What was his name? Something like Sissiepuss?

skysidhe · 12-03-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I do the dishes every morning, make my bed, straighten up.

real cleaning? Only when I can't stand it anymore. When it plays on my nerves. THEN i get down with comet, scrubbies and bleach.

Life's too short and all that. However, if I had the money, I'd have a cleaner in once a DAY. I've three kitties and a doggie and an 18 year old who thinks putting the paper on the roll is "bourgeois"- which drives me insane.

About the same especially the bold part. It's good to see. That misery loves company thing. I thought I was failing because I am pretty sure I could do this task way before then.

Radar · 12-03-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I live alone, so have only myself to please. I'll admit right up front that housework is not a priority for me. I'll let my dishes pile up for 2 or 3 days before I wash them. I do make my bed everyday and try to keep my living room free of clutter. Right now, I'm working myself up to do a thorough vacuming of my apartment. Is anyone else as laissez faire as me?

I would be, but my wife keeps our house so clean it's been referred to as "sterile", "hospital like", and "cold". She literally can't sleep if she knows there is a dirty dish in the sink. We recently had a HUGE fight because she walked in the door and saw 2 or 3 crumbs on the floor because I carried a pizza box from the living room to the kitchen and didn't see them drop.

lookout123 · 12-03-2009, 12:19 PM

Dishes are done and put away after dinner, beds made in the morning, toys and the like should at least be picked up if not actually put away every night. The roomba is run daily. The cleaning ladies come every 3 weeks to really do it right.

Queen of the Ryche · 12-03-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

We recently had a HUGE fight because she walked in the door and saw 2 or 3 crumbs on the floor because I carried a pizza box from the living room to the kitchen and didn't see them drop.

She let you eat pizza in the living room?!? Is she crazy?!?

Yes, I am OCD when it comes to my home. Not to the point of being sterile or cold, but enough that I'm not tripping over shoes, or writing in the dust. Luckily PotR likes it clean too, so she does her share.

Glinda · 12-03-2009, 01:16 PM

Jeezly crow! How can all you people afford to have housekeepers?!?

*wishes she could afford a housekeeper*

Pie · 12-03-2009, 01:49 PM

1. Housekeeper makes less than my hourly wage.
2. I'd rather work at my day job than clean my house
3. Work a little extra, pay for her to clean my house.
4. Housekeeper sends herself to college, becomes a brain surgeon.
5. Profit!

Radar · 12-03-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Queen of the Ryche

She let you eat pizza in the living room?!? Is she crazy?!?

Yes, I am OCD when it comes to my home. Not to the point of being sterile or cold, but enough that I'm not tripping over shoes, or writing in the dust. Luckily PotR likes it clean too, so she does her share.

She wasn't home when I ate it. It was leftover pizza from the night before.

lumberjim · 12-03-2009, 02:17 PM

i care about tidy. jinx cares about clean. the damn weiner kids dont care about anything. pigdogs is right.

limey · 12-03-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Glinda

Jeezly crow! How can all you people afford to have housekeepers?!?

*wishes she could afford a housekeeper*

It's a matter of choosing your priorities. For us, our fairy is an essential. But if you want more detail ... our annual income for two people is around $24,000 (and that's not each!). I think what makes it workable is that the house is debt-free (

). Beyond that we have the most basic TV package, we don't spend much on phone bills, we never buy new furniture, we spend perhaps $1,500/year on holidays, mostly buy clothes in thrift shops so spend perhaps $500/year on clothes ... I think those are probably the areas where we differ most from other people. On the other hand, a disproportionately large amount of the household income is spent on music, one way or another ...

glatt · 12-03-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by limey

It's a matter of choosing your priorities. For us, our fairy is an essential. But if you want more detail ... our annual income for two people is around $24,000 (and that's not each!). I think what makes it workable is that the house is debt-free (

). Beyond that we have the most basic TV package, we don't spend much on phone bills, we never buy new furniture, we spend perhaps $1,500/year on holidays, mostly buy clothes in thrift shops so spend perhaps $500/year on clothes ... I think those are probably the areas where we differ most from other people. On the other hand, a disproportionately large amount of the household income is spent on music, one way or another ...

And you probably don't pay for health insurance.

Juniper · 12-03-2009, 03:57 PM

When I went back to college, I got a quote from a maid service. Granted, it was one of the famous "name brand" maid services, and a private contractor would have been cheaper. But there was no way in Hades I could have afforded that even once a week. And to be honest, in order to be effective in this place, we'd need it more than once a week.

In fact, I think when she toured my house she gave a super-high rate just to scare me off, because my house scared her off.

It scares me, too.

12-03-2009, 02:03 AM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why in hell do you make the bed? Don't you want the farts to dissipate before you get back in it? And you are going to get back in it, which means unmaking it again. What a waste of time and effort. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2009, 02:12 AM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh great, now you want me to shower and brush my teeth, too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2009, 12:19 PM	#22
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Dishes are done and put away after dinner, beds made in the morning, toys and the like should at least be picked up if not actually put away every night. The roomba is run daily. The cleaning ladies come every 3 weeks to really do it right. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-03-2009, 01:49 PM	#25
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	1. Housekeeper makes less than my hourly wage. 2. I'd rather work at my day job than clean my house 3. Work a little extra, pay for her to clean my house. 4. Housekeeper sends herself to college, becomes a brain surgeon. 5. Profit! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-03-2009, 02:17 PM	#27
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i care about tidy. jinx cares about clean. the damn weiner kids dont care about anything. pigdogs is right. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-03-2009, 02:08 AM	#17
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	According to Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson you are supposed to air your bed for a while before making it. She says to drape the covers over a chair while you shower and brush your teeth in the morning. That way the humidity you exude while snoozing can dry out and your bed won't grow mold. Yes, I read books to find out just how bad I am at this homemaking thing.

12-03-2009, 09:59 AM	#19
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Its such a dry climate where I live that a mold would be completely desiccated in about 5 seconds. And Bruce, ALL housework is like that. I wash dishes just to use them over again and get them dirty. I sweep up the dirt from a plant knocked over by my kitten only to have her tip over another plant before I even put the broom and dustpan away. That's why I hate housework. Its like that guy who had to keep pushing a huge rock up the hill. What was his name? Something like Sissiepuss?

12-03-2009, 01:16 PM	#24
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	Jeezly crow! How can all you people afford to have housekeepers?!? wishes she could afford a housekeeper

12-03-2009, 03:57 PM	#30
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	When I went back to college, I got a quote from a maid service. Granted, it was one of the famous "name brand" maid services, and a private contractor would have been cheaper. But there was no way in Hades I could have afforded that even once a week. And to be honest, in order to be effective in this place, we'd need it more than once a week. In fact, I think when she toured my house she gave a super-high rate just to scare me off, because my house scared her off. It scares me, too.

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