What do you do when you hear that people

I say "the house is a pigsty, you're welcome to come if you're wearing protective clothing and sign a disclaimer at the door"

Absolutely! Fresh deodorant, quick toy-tidy (I get used to stepping over them but others don't), dishes at least tidy, table cleared (yep, cause I usually don't clear the table of dishes until the next meal )... and now that I'm in this place I have to do a whizz over the laundry as well cause our front door basically goes right into the laundry - dumb design lol.

It was worse when I had just one. There was less mess but I felt that because I had one child that others would think I "ought" to have things all together. Especially if it was mine or DH's mum And I was working part-time!

hehe I also do the house is a absoulte mess, but you are welcome then proceed to clean like a mad women....then throw perfume on to hide the sticky build up I have managed in the 5 minutes of running around LOL

Everyone who knows me knows i am a lazy slattern, so the house is how it is and thats their problem!

the only time we tidy up is when we are haing a group around and we need more room! or if there is lots of time we might straighten a few things up too.

Try to tidy up as much as I can, and as I'm most likely still in my dressing gown, I'll get dressed and put concealer on under my eyes and on my nose, cause I get a really red, shiny nose and I'm paranoid about it..

If I had been warned today I would have gotten out of the pj's, brushed my hair, and put deoderent on. Thankfully it was only my Dad, but he did give me an odd look. I figure I have a 5 week old, I can do as I please

yell at them to give at least two hours notice!! my MIL is always dropping by and I always feel guilty as the place is hers. I always think she is judging me...little by little I am starting to care less and less though.

um I race around the hosue and do as much cleaning as i possibly can then do a spray of perfume.

I usually say 'sure but it aint pretty... your funeral...' or words to that effect. Although we dont have kids, we do have a house that isnt wheelchair accessible. We had to choose it in a hurry, and didnt have time to find one that met our needs perfectly. We are getting home help funded and have an appointment for an assessment on Monday so they know what needs to be done. Problem is, I am going to run around like a mad hatter tidying the house so its spotless as she will have to look into every room, and it will be so tidy that she will probably decide that we dont need their services!

So maybe just do the basics, and let her see how much help we need. Still embarrasing tho, Im very houseproud, and in a perfect world would love to have it spotless.

Mostly I ask people to give me at least 20mins warning so the place is habitable, and anyone that turns up under that time even tho they have been told, they can help me do the housework!

Edited by bumblefoot

We do the same...I chuck all that needs hiding in the spare room and hope like Mad that no one wants to see my Bedroom (Shock horror!!!! ). Our lounge is usually tidy but toys are always on the floor. I tidy like mad and when I turn around the toys are on the floor again! Arrggg

I think well every one knows that I have a toddler so there......

But yah my Bedroom is a major problem. it only looks decent on weekends!