Housework, am I alone?

I detest housework thats why I have a cleaner. I have this maxim that if something does not bring me money or enjoyment then I dont do it unless absolutely pushed to it. Life is too short and I have a business to run which brings me both income and a great deal of satisfaction.

People who appear to judge me get the lash end of my tongue. I rented this house before I bought it. One day a snippy little estate agent came to do an inspection and said that the kitchen was "cluttered". It was not like there was food and rubbish hanging about (which might attract vermin) but dishes waiting to be washed and stuff out on the counters where it was near to hand. ) reminded her very sharply that she was here to check the fabric of the building and any repairs that needed doing. It was not not her "place" to comment upon my standard of housekeeping. I sent a strongly worded complaint to the manager and told him she needed further training in how to speak to clients.

When we were kids our mum had a cleaning lady, though she did all our own laundry and cooking not to mention the clothes she made for us. So I grew up not expecting to do much housework. Five years as an expat in a country where we all employed servants didn't make me any more domesticated. I am still a self-confessed slob, though I manage to keep the flat dust-free and vacuumed, if not quite daily.

Some poor souls even iron their knickers, or so I’ve been told.

A friend once told me her husband had asked her to do some ironing, as he was running out of boxer shorts...
As my daughter said, "Mum that's just wrong, on so many levels" 🙄

Oh lixy, snap here too!

At least we are lucky that our homes don't need to be cleaned as often as when we were children, back in the days of coal fires when the house had to be vacuumed and dusted every day.

Greyisnotmycolour

I know my adult children do a "mum & dad clean" as they call it, when we visit. They don't seem to realise we do the same when they come here. I think if they ever turned up unexpected, it would leave them speechless 🤣

Snap!

I've definitely cut down on housework as it's such a chore. I've been downsizing - getting rid of things and it really does help. Less is definitely more. However I have to fill the charity bags when DH is not looking otherwise he always says that the very thing I'm parting with may come in handy. It never does.

I love a clean house. I can’t abide dirt and dust. Mine is spotless.

A friend always irons the gussets of pants to kill any bacteria or spores. I have never done so, and am not prone to infections 'down there' .

Tenko

Oopsadaisy1

I do housework when I’m stressed.

I’m stressed roughly 3 days a week………….

However, I don’t iron bedding or towels.

Who irons bedding and towels???

Some poor souls even iron their knickers, or so I’ve been told.

I know my adult children do a "mum & dad clean" as they call it, when we visit. They don't seem to realise we do the same when they come here. I think if they ever turned up unexpected, it would leave them speechless 🤣

You are not alone. I am like it too.

Definitely NOT alone. I sometimes feel guilty about it. Because I live alone now I really dont care too much. I do it when I can be bothered or when it gets really annoying. I do keep the dust down a bit more and the toilets and kitchen cleaner than the rest.

You are not alone.

Welcome to be club!
As I’ve gotten older and retired… waaay too many other interesting things to do.

However, I do have to entertain every so often just to get a thorough cleaning done.
People (OCD’s) who are I obsessed with cleaning are totally nuts and missing out.

Relaaax! Have a good time!
USA Gundy

Sitting room.....not skiing room!

I do all housework chores when OH is off volunteering. I find I can get on really well and quickly. That's bathroom cleaned, midfloor vacuumed (alternate weeks carpet swept), 2 flights of stairs vacuumed, kitchen and skiing room vacuumed, duster comes out and get flicked about. Feel sense of satisfaction then. And means rest of the week we can go off and do nice stuff. Midweek OH helps me change bedding. Ironing we share as and when . Worktops cleaned throughly every other day.
Iv always whizzed round doing housework, get quite stressed if it's not done!

I tend to have blitzes, and find I enjoy them so much that I promise myself I'll clean thoroughly every day.

When the next day comes I sit down with some crochet and a cup of coffee, and the moment passes.....

Not a lover of the Domestic Goddess role but tend to clean right through our bungalow every fortnight with the help of my OH. I do like to see the place clean and tidy but I’m not a slave to it. Much prefer to reap the fruits of my labour in the garden.

I do some cleaning (what must be done) automatically, but I'm allergic to dust (that's my excuse)...............

Well said all of you. It’s the truth.

My motto in recent years is borrowed from my long gone ma in law - ‘one day when I feel like it’. It is applied to most things domestic.

Buffyfly9. I'm like you. When I first got married I cleaned EVERYTHING. That even extended to when I had 3 kids under 6 and my (ex) husband was working overseas. Now (76) I don't do anything but essentials unless I am having a house guest or friends over. I am starting to think I am running out of time and want to do things to make me happy. If I died tomorrow I wouldn't know, or care, if people were tut-tutting about any tasks left undone.

I hate housework. I didn't get a doctorate to scrub the deck.

Thats why I employ a cleaner.

I'd rather do my "rathers!"