Cheryl, who spends 15 hours a day cleaning.

Curry_Queen

newfunk wrote:

Lazy !!!!!!!!! I aint even dressed yet....lol..

Neither am I :rotfl:

But then I can't go and do anything until I've read all the posts in OS

Obsessive ... moi??? ... nahhhhh

Actually I used to be a bit like Cheryl many years ago and watching her last night made me realise just how bad it looks! I even had a daily routine for my cleaning and if I got interrupted by anything, say the phone ringing or a knock at the door, I'd have to go back and start over again

I've gotten over the obsessive cleaning bit now, although I do still have a thing about if I'm going to do a job then it has to be done thoroughly and properly, and if someone else does it I have to check and re-do it if necessary, but I look around me from where I'm sitting right now and I can see dust on the tv screen, cat hairs on the carpet and last night's washing up is still in the kitchen and I'm not particularly bothered. But then again, if I thought someone might call around I'd be out of this chair like a shot rushing round to clean everything :rotfl:

I still have obsessive tendencies but they tend to lie elsewhere now ... MSE anyone? :whistle: :rotfl:

Kantankrus_Mare

Im on me way round for a cuppa Curry!! Stop pressing that NEW POSTS button and get shifted!! On second thoughts....nah dont bother........i'll close my eyes to the dust etc. etc as I'd expect anyone to do when they drop round unexpected at mine!!

Rave

My final serious point on this subject- to me it's all about diminishing returns. If you let your house get a bit messy before you tidy, your carpets get a bit spotty before hoovering etc. etc. then a small amount of work produces a very worthwhile and noticeable improvement. This in my experience is pretty satisfying:). If you spend hours every day cleaning then you're trying to improve upon near perfection, which is tiresome and unsatisfying:(.

All you folks who keep their house spotless because they're frightened of what visitors would think if they turned up unannounced should ask themselves- would you think less of your friends if you went round to theirs and noticed two days worth of dust on their surfaces? If you would, then I suppose it's fair enough that you live by your own high standards. If you wouldn't then maybe you should get some less judgemental visitors!;)

elona

Nicely put Rave - I would rather be offered a mug of tea in an untidy kitchen and feel welcome, than be in an immaculate house feeling "on trial" in case I dropped a crumb!

newfunk

elona wrote:

Nicely put Rave - I would rather be offered a mug of tea in an untidy kitchen and feel welcome, than be in an immaculate house feeling "on trial" in case I dropped a crumb!

My OH dads house is like that, take shoes off, puts cover on sofa when you arrive, u cant relax, u are so scared to drop a crumb or even pick up your mug..Its got to the stage where we dont bother visiting now

elona

I bet they genuinely wonder why they do not get many visitors!

squiggles

WOW all those hours cleaning,what a waste of a whole day nearly

My daily cleaning is around an hour wizzing around the house like a robot but thats it,all done,except sons room :rolleyes: thats monthly as theres so much stuff in there he needs :eek:

bargainqueen_2

aliasojo wrote:

I'm incredulous here...I don't know whether to stay laid on the floor laughing or get up and be indignant for you.

If it were me, I'd be torn between thinking 'no flaming way' and 'oh yay, my house is getting cleaned'. :rotfl:

I was annoyed at my friend for the cheek but kept laughing. I turned them down tho because it was rented accommodation and my landlady would have had a fit :eek:

jezza1O1 wrote:

often find 'extra raisins' in your cakes then? Nice.

I guess some people just like living in squallor - who are we to judge. Just dont expect me to come near ya !

I don't tend to go hunting for my cake ingredients in the armchair...... So no, that has never happened, and yes my kitchen is hygienic.

Sofa_Sogood

Pink-winged wrote:

A tip that works for me:

Spray lots of polish around at 5.00pm, then when Mr P-w arrives home he sniffs the air and congratulates me on how clean the house looks! :rolleyes:

It's not exactly old style, but it's never failed yet!

Pink

I tried it as I said I might Pink. Above laminated flooring.

Me and Mr S spent the evening looking like we were doing a bad impression of Torvill & Dean :eek:

Sofa_Sogood

divadee wrote:

well i havent done any cleaning yet :eek:

I am trying really hard today not gonna do to much, but already keep thinking little miss divadees room needs a quick going over.

How long did you last before hyperventilating?

Seriously, I watched the programme again, and although I thought the husband was a bit of a bully, I realised he worked 80 hours a week!

Shame about the kids though ... seems they're not at college now?