Who loves housework?
Yup don't all shout at once.Life is a learning curve. If you have a red stair carpet, don't have a ginger cat. And really don't have a white dog. Or get rid of the red carpet.
Worst job - brushing the stairs with a rubber brush. No question.
Every time I have houseguests (and I love to have houseguests) I realize what a lazy housewife I am the rest of the time. By the time the guests arrive I have housemaid's knee, tennis elbow, and want to sleep for a week.
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Off to tidy the kitchen. Actually, THAT might be the worst job.
I never have guests, so that's easy. Keeping the Cat clean and
myself presentable is easy peasy.
You mean the cat keeps itself clean?
Sometimes the dog loses a precious toy under a piece of furniture and I have to lift it up for her. I've learned to shut my eyes, or that's it, 3 hours of moving things and getting hotter and crosser and dustier.
Twice a year (spring and autumn) is quite enough, in my opinion. I shall have to tell guests in future that there are only two openings on my calendar.
You know me too well......
I iron my son's shirt only halfway through, the top part only. When asked why, I replied, "He's gonna tuck in his shirt anyway!!"
Today was the hottest day in AGES, it was roasting - 22 degrees
Overnight temperature forecast is 13 degrees.
Keeping the windows. And if I can't see out, no-one can see in, and that's a massive saving on curtains ...
Good cat and an even better owner
There are people who don't like to do it or who are lazy to do it.
I like you CC so I won't delete your comment. But I'm off to the kitchen now, and believe me, I am flouncing.
That was many years ago. Now, the kids just hand whatever they need to be ironed in the bathroom. One of those hacks where the hot steam from the hot shower takes off some of the creases? My daughter saw it on YouTube
I fall under both categories!
Would I be reprimanded or thrown off the blogs?!?
Spiders are lucky, right? So my life should be pretty chockablock with luck ... they aren't pulling their weight.
DC, you will never be allowed to leave the blogs. We will hunt you down and haul you back.
Hmmm. I need a new bra.
After all, sharing is caring, no?
I am like you, I have to do a big clean up if visitors are coming.
I guess the house would fall apart if they didn't come though
The worst thing about cleaning is when you start, you see how much more there is to do..
So it is better not to start in the first place
On a more serious note I must confess I enjoy housework and having an organised, neat and tidy environment. However these days I'm finding it more and more difficult to get to as there seems to be endless distractions and many other more enjoyable activities to occupy my time.
Streaky glass. And a too-clear view of the undelicious neighbour sunning himself in his vest and baggy y-fronts.
And you're in SOUTH AFRICA. Get some lovely local woman to do it for you! The biggest wrench of my life was leaving Dorcas behind, 17 years she waved a wand once a week and turned my hovel into heaven ... oh Dorcas, I miss you so.
Chars here cost a sprightly £8 to £9 an hour, and spend a lot of that time chatting and drinking tea. It's an expensive way to make friends ...
They grow into monsters overnight.
You can actually hear them landing on the floor.
And they strut across the floor, throwing you a sideways glance, as if to say.." go on, I dare you...'
I never dare..
It's still somewhere in the house. I can hear it roaming at night.
One doesn't need these monsters reproducing
make noise by the way.
Next time I'll call you, you can show me how. Or better, PG. I don't like killing them either spidersareourfriends spidersareourfriends but getting them out is like herding cats. That cute way they run up their own thread and shoot up your arm ...
And I remind you that in the case in question I was about to take a bath, and the neighbour WATCHES for me. No risking running out with jar and reluctant spider as I was!
Oh! Wow. ...
I just finished brushing my stairs with a Hand Straw broom.
I always use it for the stairway! Its faster that way for me. I never uses a vacuum for my stairs.
I do not like to house clean as much as I use to.