How important is a clean house to you? (187)
zeelanderer: It's gotta be clean...
zee
zee
See...I said this wasn't gender-specific! Not all men are slobs, and not all women are neat freaks.Hi, Zee
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I like a clean house, but when someone does nothing but clean an already clean house 
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somechick: I refuse to pick up after someone too just because they're too lazy to pickup or clean up after themselves.
When my two sons were little I cured them very quickly of leaving their toys laying all around the house and expectd me to pick them up. I went and bought some storage containers with lids.I labeled the lids with words Yard Sale goodies. I told my sons that everytime they left one of their toys out and didn't pick them up I was going to sell them at the yard sale. They thought I was just bluffing with them. By the time I was having my yard sale those storage containers were pretty much full of their left out toys. The day of that sale they stood watching while I sold their toys.After that they were more then happy to keep their toys picked up.
When my two sons were little I cured them very quickly of leaving their toys laying all around the house and expectd me to pick them up. I went and bought some storage containers with lids.I labeled the lids with words Yard Sale goodies. I told my sons that everytime they left one of their toys out and didn't pick them up I was going to sell them at the yard sale. They thought I was just bluffing with them. By the time I was having my yard sale those storage containers were pretty much full of their left out toys. The day of that sale they stood watching while I sold their toys.After that they were more then happy to keep their toys picked up.
Good one, Anna...and bless you for sticking to your guns on that. I taught my sons to clean up after themselves starting when they were young, too...and to this day they're pretty good about that and helping with the housework.
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somechick: I refuse to pick up after someone too just because they're too lazy to pickup or clean up after themselves.
When my two sons were little I cured them very quickly of leaving their toys laying all around the house and expectd me to pick them up. I went and bought some storage containers with lids.I labeled the lids with words Yard Sale goodies. I told my sons that everytime they left one of their toys out and didn't pick them up I was going to sell them at the yard sale. They thought I was just bluffing with them. By the time I was having my yard sale those storage containers were pretty much full of their left out toys. The day of that sale they stood watching while I sold their toys.After that they were more then happy to keep their toys picked up.
When my two sons were little I cured them very quickly of leaving their toys laying all around the house and expectd me to pick them up. I went and bought some storage containers with lids.I labeled the lids with words Yard Sale goodies. I told my sons that everytime they left one of their toys out and didn't pick them up I was going to sell them at the yard sale. They thought I was just bluffing with them. By the time I was having my yard sale those storage containers were pretty much full of their left out toys. The day of that sale they stood watching while I sold their toys.After that they were more then happy to keep their toys picked up.
Well thats one way to teach em
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Tater: agree, I do clean my house all the time though especially the vaccuuming and sweeping... The little one keeps dad pretty busy in that department...
I can imagine, Tater.
And I had no idea you were a neat freak. 
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They say that a clean house is the sign of a wasted life.....
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blu555fire: well since I think a clean house is a reflection of you own self, it is very important!
This is true, which is why I even clean totally for my best friend when she comes over. I also consider my home a reflection of me...it's really totally done to my taste, and does reflect me.
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Dknew: Well thats one way to teach em
What can I say it worked.
I didn't sell all their toys of course. Just the ones they left laying around to show them that I met business.------ This thread is Archived ------
robinmarie43: They say that a clean house is the sign of a wasted life.....
Or a broken computer as 1 of our esteemed members here has said
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Charli15695: I keep my place picked up, dusted and vacuumed...but I'm not a fanatic about it. There's more to life than being a neat freak - I've been with 2 people when they were just hours and minutes before dying - in listening to them talk - neither one said that they wished they had kept a cleaner house, made more money, or drove a nicer car....life is what happens while your making plans for living. enjoy it don't wait for the right job, the right weight, the right person to start your life....it's already began - live it!
Charlie, you're so right. I learned what was, and wasn't, important in this life while my husband was dying. It's why I no longer sweat the small stuff...and don't worry if my house is never immaculate. It's clean...that's good enough for me. I have a life, too.
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takeit4granted: " To a good home,,,this one is rough around the edges,,but domesticated"
Too bad you live so far away...I have a good home.
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hrt4lse: Since it's just me now it's easier to keep things picked up. Although while I was married it was expected of me to pick up everyone elses mess. I thought spending time with the boys was more important than an immaculate house....my ex wanted the immaculate house. It didn't work too well when I tried to get across to him that he needed to do his part by picking up his own stuff and helping me with the boys.
When I moved up here from Antioch I went through quite a bit of stuff so there's not that much any more that doesn't have a home (just don't go into the spare rooms...lol)
When I moved up here from Antioch I went through quite a bit of stuff so there's not that much any more that doesn't have a home (just don't go into the spare rooms...lol)
Sounds like a bit of a chauvinist there. Yes, one thing I expect in a domestic partner is that they actually be a domestic partner. I'll help with the yard work, too, because I expect it all to be shared. These days, with two people working, it should be that way.------ This thread is Archived ------
Dknew: I like a clean house, but when someone does nothing but clean an already clean house
That's what my best friend's sister does. And I agree...then someone needs to get a life, in my book. That level of neat will drive me crazy. ------ This thread is Archived ------
robinmarie43: They say that a clean house is the sign of a wasted life.....
I say that people who think that way are slobs...
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I like my place to be clean, not spotless. I like to know
whatever time of the day or night someone stops by I am
never having to make excuses about the way my apartment
looks. I do have this habit of making the bed usually before
I even go to the bathroom in the mornings.
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robinmarie43: They say that a clean house is the sign of a wasted life.....
Dknew: Or a broken computer as 1 of our esteemed members here has said
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Myself, I am a clean freak-so to speak...I also clean for 3 bachelors have for quite a few years...I remember years ago being invited for a 4th of July cookout at some old friends-had never been to there house and it was not a pretty sight, sad to say-I said I was not hungry and passed on the meal...
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robinmarie43: They say that a clean house is the sign of a wasted life.....
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sassy49senior: I like my place to be clean, not spotless. I like to know
whatever time of the day or night someone stops by I am
never having to make excuses about the way my apartment
looks. I do have this habit of making the bed usually before
I even go to the bathroom in the mornings.
whatever time of the day or night someone stops by I am
never having to make excuses about the way my apartment
looks. I do have this habit of making the bed usually before
I even go to the bathroom in the mornings.
OK, making the bed waits until after my shower...I'm not really awake until then. But, I'm also capable of leaving it unmade if I need to leave early, or wake up late.
I just can't make myself clean every day...so, if someone drops by unexpectedly, they're likely to find pieces of dog toys on the floor, and dog hair on the furniture.
That's what happens to my house during the week with dogs. And if you stop by on a rainy day...well, then there's mud. I've never figured out how to get them to wipe their paws coming in at full-tilt. ------ This thread is Archived ------
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If there's a mess I confront my oldest Huey 16 "Clean this up please right now!" He turns to his little sister Hattie "Hattie this is your mess" Hattie looks around and notices Alex Possum and says "Alex was climbing and did this!" Alex Possum looks me squarely in the eye and says "Hey I'm a possum ...sue me!" and smacks his long tail on the floor for emphasis. Sure I'm an attorney but a smart lawyer knows when he can't win. I go back in my room and hope it cleans itself up.