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It's the last straw!

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jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 13:38:34

Feeling down already! Now I have no hot water! Rang corgi who asked had I got heating? Today! With the sunshine! Then told me someone would call round in the next24hours?
I'm at work tomorrow? This is one of those times when I really wish my OH was still alive.
Also Cunard have now cancelled Asdod for security reasons and are spending 2 nights in Haifa instead! This means I'm trying to organise an overnight hotel in Jerusalem for maniac and myself.
I really feel very useless, helpless and incompetent , I usually manage ok but everything seems to be going wrong at once. The last straw is that a lovely dress I ordered from East is too small!angry

Littlenellie Tue 31-Jul-12 16:07:43

I am with you glass 3 Adults at one teen,two at the moment one bathroom and loo,and a downstairs loo require cleaning every day,same as kitchen,and the laundry Nd towels that generates ,and bedding,scummy beds are another pet hate of mine...go through loads of bleach and cleaners..

Ella46 Tue 31-Jul-12 11:21:05

It's only a small bathroom and if I wipe it down after showering it doesn't need a massive blitz, which I hate.

I'm no Mrs Mop!

You should see the dust under the bed! grin

glassortwo Tue 31-Jul-12 11:11:19

As there are 4 adults and two children in the household I am finding that general areas like bathroom loos and kitchen take the heavy wear and it doesn't take long for the whole place to go to rack and ruin, so have to keep on top of it.

glammanana Tue 31-Jul-12 10:29:53

Our apartment is small compared to most and it does not take long to clean a big change from the very large house we lived in when the DCs where at home,I don't think I am obsessive about housework but do tend to keep things tidy and must have a tidy kitchen and spotless bathroom.

Butternut Tue 31-Jul-12 10:16:42

I do have a thing for sparkling white sanitary ware - simple pleasures! smile
Kitchen sink cleaned every day.
Being a wooden floor, minimalist kind of girl, I don't have much else to faff around with!

Sanitary ware - what an old fashioned expression - now why did I use that term hmm ?

Anagram Tue 31-Jul-12 10:12:08

I'm with the sluts - the bathroom doesn't need cleaning every day! confused

Grannybug Tue 31-Jul-12 10:07:39

Jeni [ smile]

glassortwo Tue 31-Jul-12 09:57:52

I clean the bathrooms, loos and kitchen every day.

Mishap Tue 31-Jul-12 09:56:33

Clean the bathroom EVERY DAY!!! - what!?

OH and I have decided to tackle our en suite today as we have realised that some of the bottles have been standing unused for YEARS! - every day!? - heavens above!!! I must be a total slut!

whenim64 Tue 31-Jul-12 09:47:27

I clean up after myself so if that's cleaning the bathroom every day I suppose I do, too hmm

JessM Tue 31-Jul-12 09:45:13

You clean the bathroom every DAY???!!! gosh. shock

Ella46 Tue 31-Jul-12 09:37:05

Yes, my bathroom gets done every morning, my kitchen gets very little use anyway wink and my cooker is sparkling atm!
As for the rest.....don't put your specs on! grin

glassortwo Tue 31-Jul-12 09:14:10

Yes thats me if bathrooms, loos and kitchen are spotless the rest gets done when and where in between GN wink

Annobel Tue 31-Jul-12 09:08:24

Chaos follows me. When I downsized almost 12 years ago, I said I was going minimalist. hmm. I claim not to have enough storage space but the truth is that I am a hoarder. The good thing about having a Kindle is that at least I no longer hoard all the books I read!

jeni Tue 31-Jul-12 08:50:25

Bathrooms toilets and kitchens should be as spotless as operating theatres! (wish I could get my cleaner to agree, she's lovely and caring and honest but!)

Littlenellie Tue 31-Jul-12 08:30:48

Same hear cannot abide a dirty toilet and bathroom ....eeeerrrgghh yuk

Grannylin Tue 31-Jul-12 08:24:10

and cupcake brew sunshine x

Elegran Tue 31-Jul-12 08:22:41

If anyone comes to visit me to measure the thickness of the dust layer, I'd rather they stayed away.

When visiting others I only notice if there is a nasty smell in the kitchen, or if the bathroom is visibly filthy.

Grannylin Tue 31-Jul-12 08:22:21

Think you have just earned yourself the free trial vacuum cleaner Nellie.Take care flowers

Littlenellie Tue 31-Jul-12 08:20:27

Ps I will be sitting in the car it's quieter,but equally as chaotic,with the doors locked,rocking back and forth pulling my hair out...when you arrive please bring me a cup of tea out thank you...

Littlenellie Tue 31-Jul-12 08:16:48

In that case you are all more than welcome to mine,to date we have bags of returning sons clothes,CDs,books,bedding,dog,along with visiting teenagers paraphanelia clothing,hair straighteners,etc,E,'s toot and general mess our dog,and general upheaval involved in having new kitchen and new carpets laid throughout,we have mess,noise,and dust,and dogs hairs.... Please feel free to call round...confused

glassortwo Tue 31-Jul-12 07:58:19

When my MIL used to visit I would feel she was checking the skirtings etc, and her DD is worse I think. She would never mention anything but you would feel she was just casting her eye over things, she was obsessive about housework, every day her house was spring cleaned from top to bottom. Not that it changed my attitude to housework. grin

It gets done when it needs done unless I am in a strop or worried over something and I can clean for England (but cant say it happens very often).

When I go into other peoples houses its the last thing I would think of doing, and I am the most unobservant person so unless I tripped over the mess I wouldn't see it.

absentgrana Tue 31-Jul-12 07:44:00

I suppose I would notice if a house I was invited to was in an appallingly filthy condition to the point of being a health risk, but generally speaking, I take little or no notice of the degree of cleanliness and tidiness. I go to see my friends or family, not to check the quality of their housekeeping. Does anyone actually ever have guests who inspect their homes?

gramps Mon 30-Jul-12 21:52:56

Good for you Greatnan.
You would be welcome here. However my lovely Missus is very reserved when meeting folks ,especially for the first time!
Gramps.

Greatnan Mon 30-Jul-12 16:21:35

May I put in a word for we tidy folk? I don't mind what state a house is in when I visit - I keep my obsessive tendencies for my own home. In spite of this, my daughter always said she was tense before my visits, no matter how often I told her I didn't care if they hadn't cleaned up. (She doesn't do any housework because of her large hernia, so it is down to three adult chidren living at home). What matters to me is the warmth of my welcome and I am never disappointed in the houses where I most often stay (although I should add that two of them are always immaculate). It is easy for me to keep my tiny flat tidy, living alone with no pets, so I am never judgemental about anybody else's house.