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Topic: House Pride
Posted By: Henna79
Subject: House Pride
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 1:40pm
| I have been thinking about this a bit lately as I ponder on the living situations of a few of my family members and I wonder how many out there are like me and are very house proud? We don't live in the best area of Hamilton but take care of our home. Its clean and tidy most of the time and we enjoy being home and pottering around. I know of a few people who live in absolute filth (and I mean filth like something out of life of grime sometimes) and so don't spend much time at home and to me that just seems silly as why wouldn't you want to keep where you live and spend most of your time in filth. Anyway just wondered and wanted to know what others thought. |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 1:42pm
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My house is clean (we have a cleaner who comes once a week), but cluttered and chaotic - I'd love it to be a little (or a lot) tidier and mess-free but with four young kids and one messy teenager it's just not a happening thing. At least it's fun clutter - toys and books and bits and pieces.
I am quite house proud tho, I won't have people over on a Tues or Wed as the cleaner comes on Thurs and the house is usually pretty grubby by then lol. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 2:39pm
My house is what I call organized chaos- clean but cluttery. I cant function with too much around me tho. I will keep bathroom, lounge & kitchen clean toy & chaos free (as much as I possibly can) and bugger the rest LOL- but dare not open my cupboards
My cousin lives in grott- dead flies, fluff, filth- Dirt/grime everywhere. I definately try to avoid the bathroom when I seldomly visit  ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 2:41pm
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Yup i'm reasonably house proud too although I do think that a bit of dirt never hurt anyone. we just had a bit of a clean up over the weekend infact. ------------- http://daisypath.com"> 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 2:57pm
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Our house is clean, but gets untidy really quickly (and we only have 2 kids!). We try to keep on top of the clutter and also try to keep the outside etc as tidy as possible however we aren't the most motivated or talented gardeners and to be honest the house needs a coat of paint.
My ex SIL had a filthy house, I hated visiting because of the smell. I really do not get how people can live in a dirty (not just messy) but filthy house ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 3:04pm
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My house isn't as clean or tidy as I would like and neither is the garden (thanks to two naughty digging dogs), but I dont' think it is filthy and it's not so bad I don't want to be home.
I find that I keep on top of the standard cleaning, i.e vacuum, clean kitchen, bathroom etc but I never manage to have time to clean skirting boards or wash windows or clean the doors and door frames etc. That annoys me, but yet I sit here typing this instead of cleaning them  ------------- 
 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 3:12pm
| I'm house proud. When I lived by myself flatting I kept a nice and tidy flat. Since moving in with DH I don't expect to have to clean up after both of us so its slackened off a bit. Our kitchen has until lately been always messy and rather nasty sometimes because I decided that could be DH's problem but this is much better now. I try and keep on top of outside too but in winter its not nice to be out there |
Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 3:17pm
Glad to hear I am not the only one with filthy relations! My house is no where near 'show home' material but when I visit someone I don't want to feel uncomfy cos the house is filthy I remember when I used to stay at people's house whom I knew had cockroaches I used to go home and wash everything again and then leave suitcase outside and spray with a can of fly spray cos I didn't want to bring any home 
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Posted By: ISpyCharlie
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 4:17pm
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I'm house proud too, though I never fully realised how much muck comes with kids (Well DF also haha). I try and keep on top of it most days or then its takes weeks to recover and get the house clean again! We have two ranchsliders too, so lots of fingerprints arrrgh! I have to admit I've been to a few house that smell bad and are filthy, yuck ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 4:28pm
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I'm not completely clean, but I keep it in a reasonable state, its normally papers and stuff lying all over the place. I definitely wouldn't live in filth and get annoyed when theres dishes in the kitchen although it may only be a few plates and glasses it still annoys me and i have to do them and wipe the bench! We only have a small house so a little bit of mess looks like alot ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 4:34pm
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Im very houseproud as well! I dont have a totally spotless "nothing out of place" house, but its always clean and tidy.
Im am VERY particular about my kitchen, it has to be clean all the time, and I try to rinse and put things in the dishwasher as I go, and before I go to bed at night it has to be spotless, and in the lounge the cushions have to be all straight and the toys put away lol When Caden is up and playing the toys are spread everywhere and I dont care at all, but once he has gone to bed for the night, I like to have a clean lounge etc We dont have much of a backyard or front yard so we dont have much to worry about there, but there is no clutter out there or anything. I couldnt stand living in a smelly dirty house  And I hate going to places that are dirty and yuck cos Caden LOVES putting everything in his mouth ------------- |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 5:01pm
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I'm pretty houseproud but the new place is pretty cluttered because we haven't finished unpacking (still).
Hopefully once we're sorted it will get easier. -------------  
 
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 5:07pm
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I am a clean freak! In fact, we are building a house at the moment, and I have made a lot of choices based on what is easy to clean, what will look clean/dirty etc, especially in the bathroom and kitchen. Drove DH mad.
Unfortunately our rental is small and therefore cluttered, especially with baby stuff. I honestly think I might go mad before our house is ready as I like things to NOT be cluttered. The house gets messy (kid messy) every day, but it is always tidy again before I go to bed. Like you Heather, I don't know how some people can bear to live surrounded by dirt. Mess, yes, but dirt no. I have rellies where I would prefer not to use their bathrooms or have a cup of tea if possible! |
Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 6:48pm
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Our house is clean. DH has OCD (I believe, not confirmed as yet ) Even the shed and laundry are clean lol. There is never a day that goes by without the vacuuming being done (usually twice a day with the kids!) and the washing is always done. DH cant stand the sight of wet washing.
It really is hard sometimes, last night I left some books in the bookshelf and when DH got home from work last night he moved them and put them in my wardrobe. My wardrobe is the only place that isnt clean, cause thats where DH puts everything that I dont put away properly. Same with the bin in Jacksons room, Im forever putting a nappy in it, and DH is right behind me putting it in the kitchen one. What is the point of having a bin in a childs room if im not allowed to put a nappy in it? LOL. There is even a place for the remote at night, which is strategically placed on the coffee table. He will even fold and refold Janayas school stuff I get ready in the evenings, I should just throw it all in a pile and leave it for him as hes going to fold it again anyway! He EVEN told me off the other day for not rotating Jacksons bottles, I wondered what on earth he was yapping on about, and he showed me that every time I select a bottle from the clean range I should always rotate the bottles around so that I give all the bottles a chance at being used. I told him I just grab any and not just the front one lol. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 7:05pm
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LOL Kaiz, I have OCD, unfortunately I'm a 'lister' not a 'cleaner' ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 7:06pm
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Oh, you must get lots of work done!
He's a lister too LOL. Even leaves me lists every day for what he would like me to do. Its not all its cracked up to be
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 8:37pm
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Sheza I have one of those too!! I am so like an eagle every time we go anywhere ready to swoop and prevent eating of something gross.
Laurie what a great idea!! I may have to get your tips if we ever build our own place
Kaiz I think that would drive me batty! I'm now off to write me a list of things to do tomorrow now. DH is a shift worker so I do all the big stuff when he's on days. |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 8:51pm
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My house i definatly not as clean or tidy as I would like- the outside is terrible but we have done nothing with it as we are planning to renovate the whole lot, which will be happening within the next month, so yay! We do keep the lawns mowed tho, and keep most of the weeds down, out the front anyway!
The inside is pretty clean and, but having such a grotty old house ie- holes in the red floral carpet etc, it never looks very clean,..but yay for renovating. It will all be finished and on the market within 2 months! |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 8:59pm
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Hmm I am house-proud, but my standards have dropped since having kids. Before children, the house was spotless. But it was must easier to keep clean and tidy. Our house is clean (we also have a cleaner once a week) and I tidy everyday, but it's only the kids toys, and blankets they drag around the house. I HATE having a messy kitchen so keep on top of that. I don't clean the windows and sills as often as they need to be though, nor the skirtings. Spring cleaning is literally only done "in spring". I don't have the time or energy and don't see it as a necessity. The outside is a mess at the moment with being winter and leaves everywhere, but that's Dh's domain, and he can clean that up. In summer I potter around out there and it's tidy most of the time.
My sisters are OCD in my mind, and their houses are spotless and cleaned everyday! If one of my sister's is having people over, she cleans the toilet before and after they come. To me, I feel sorry for the kids cos it feels like they can't really "live" in their own home. And because i know how clean conscience they are, i don't feel like I can relax when we're visiting as I can feel my sister cringe if a crumb is dropped. They are forever cleaning their ceilings, windows and any other crevice you can think of. I can think of so many better way to be spending my time! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 9:02pm
| OMG who cleans ceilings?!! We did once when we moved it here like 1 1/2yrs ago cos the preivios tennants smoked inside and the ceilings and walls were yuk. Is it bad I havnt done them again since?! |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 10:15pm
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I feel sorry for people that spend their WHOLE time cleaning , what a waste of ...time that could be spent , I don't know , having fun , spending time with your family etc .
As for me , my house is tidy ,not spotless, and occasionally I might have a glass or two on the bench , and sometimes , *shock horror *! the dishes don't get done til the next morning , but overall the house is clean , I vaccuum daily , load the dishwasher everyday ,(and empty it too) and fold the washing and put it away . Its liveable ------------- 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 10:59pm
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ah well, you want to see filthy come visit me. you probably wont want to come back again! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 10:05am
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I love my house being spotless - however I can never get it like that. We have 5 children aged 1-10 and a bump on the way it seems as soon as i have cleaned something I turn around and they have demolished something else, lol. I just find it so hard to get on top of it even simple things like wiping the kitchen cupboard doors are a mission cause I have 2 little helpers each with a bowl of water and cloth which ends in me having to mop there water off the floor. Overall I am pleased with how clean and tidy I do manage to have it most of the time, my husband however still thought it should be perfect all the time and that Im home all day so why isnt it always like that. I decided to test his theory and had a day out a while ago and left the kids and house to him. I got home and he had done nothing, dishes still everywhere, no vacumming, washing, kids werent bathed, dinner wasnt on etc or, i said its hard to do everything as well as spending time with the kids to which he replied Im sorry I was going on about the house I didnt realise how hard it is and dont know how you do it. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 10:37am
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Hmm, I think we fit into the filthy category, though it has improved a lot after the MS left. We have a dog who shreds everything, and a cat who spreads the shredded stuff everywhere ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 11:09am
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I love a clean house !!! I don't mind mess ( toys,etc) but I hate dirt . Def vacum at least three times a week and pick up at night .
Lol Italiah I clean the toilet before people come over 
I actually managed to mop bathroom,kitchen ,toilet floors this morning for the 3rd time since dd was born ( she is 15 mnths ) I |
Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 11:47am
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I love a clean house too - I like everything to be in it's place as well - that doesn't mean it is though!!
We vacumn at least every other day but mostly every day, never go to bed with a messy kitchen and I try to make sure the whole house is tidy before bed. However I still have much to be done everywhere else... Walls, windows, skirting boards, bathroom ceiling all need cleaning and I just don't see when I can do it - Outside needs tidying too. I think Winter is a hard time for outdoor stuff though - roll on the spring clean! Is there any way to keep on top of it all? If DP was more inclined to clean it would help but he does do the washing and vacumning now 
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Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 12:14pm
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Until about a month ago all I worried about was making sure that the house looked tidy on first glance i.e dishes down, floor clean. But about a month ago I decided to give the lounge a really good clean up, moved furniture to vaucmn e.t.c and last week i did the kitchen and wiped down all the walls and skirting boards. So from now on I am going to try and do a complete clean every week. It is easy as we only have a small house.
We also have a dog and cat that shed everywhere, and we live on a dirt road so the inside gets so dusty in just a week. Summer is terrible for the dust. I really want to get into the garden but the weather isn't co-operating. Need to pull out the dead plants and put in fertilizer. Doesn't help that DP only does firewood and rubbish with out being asked. If I want him to do anything else I have to ask him and even then he could take a few reminders before doing it. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 12:28pm
| alyxw I don't know if there is a way to keep on top of it all. I tend to do what I can when I can. I do washing everyday otherwise for some reason it seems to triple in size if I leave it any longer and then just the normal everyday stuff. Sheets get changed after DH's night shift's. I mop once a week but sweep and vacuum everyday. I try to do bathroom twice a week and fit anything else that needs to be done in where I can. My DH is wonderful and most of the time he vacuums and helps with dishes (he cooks every night he is home too) plus does anything I ask, but I hate asking as he works hard for us. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 12:34pm
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Our house is clean but not always tidy. I'd have to vacuum all day every day to keep on top of the cat fur.
Dishes sometimes get piled up, as not everything can go in the dishwasher, but after a day or 2 I wash everything. Its so nice when all the surfaces are clean and clutter free DH can be a bit ott about clutter, and has a habit of shoving things in drawers, annoys me as I then I can't find things. I clean the toilet twice a week and the shower / bathroom once a week. soap scum is gross I've been to houses where its filthy (my Nana's house is getting a bit that way) and you don't know where to sit and I hate eating there. Even when we were renting I'd clean the whole house at least once a week ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 6:59pm
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I used to be terrible as Kelly will tell you, have got much better lately, dishes done at night, dishwasher turned on after dinner and emptied for the next morning, washing folded and put in bedrooms, ready to put away. ------------- susie |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 7:05pm
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Yes , I went to your house yesterday and stole three eggs, it is much tidier and cleaner I must say -------------
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 7:48pm
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We are slowly renovating our place and its so dusty all the time. It's driving me nuts. Every time I clean up the dust something else gets sanded and there is more dust. We've blown up 3 vacuum cleaners so far
We have 2 more rooms to do, and I can't wait to be done with dust. Then we can get carpet in which will be awesome. The place doesn't ever feel clean without carpet because the floors are all different, and the plywood floors are especially horrible underfoot. I don't want to get the carpet laid until I'm done with the sanding dust though, cos I don't want them to get filthy right away. There is also clutter everywhere, cos half of the rooms are unusable or the old storage space has been dismantled and there isn't a new one yet. I got my towel cupboard finished last week so I don't have to keep my towels in a nice folded pile on the floor in the spare room. Sigh. We are making huge improvements to the house, but the process is doing my head in!! I hate the mess. eta: I try and avoid having people round at the moment, and if I do have people round, I do a giant clean, and cram everything else in the spare room and shut the door. DH doesn't seem to get it though, and has been known to open the door to the catastrophic spare room to show someone something ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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