Housework, am I alone?

Love this thread , it's made me feel so much better.

My partner does all the cleaning. We have two homes and he’s very neat and tidy and house proud in both. I just do the bits I want to do… the woman’s touch. he calls it. Works well for us. ( He can be a bit prissy though so I have to remind him to scale it down).

I am now a widow and live alone. Have various medical problems but the most problematic is a very bad back., which affects everything some days worse than other. So I am clean and like to have washing done and clean (always dry outside , smells much nicer and costs effort but no electricty, but when back is bad have to use mobility scooter to get it done. So priority to bathroom and kitchen and anythng else has basic cleaning but any effort to clean a room or cupboards is limited to what i am mentally prepared to do and how I am feeling physically. Good thing is have no one tutting or telling me to tidy up. Books to read , music to sing and listen to, and making the most of getting outside whenever the weather is ok and my back allows especially at this time of year.I live the way I want to and after running family etc it is great to go out and leave something half done and when I get back nothing is moved and I can just carry on. Not a lot to really enjoy being on your own but doing your own thing is one good bit to enjoy. Long may we all carry on

I've really enjoyed reading all your comments, and have now a collection of 'sayings' If every I should need them if anyone should dare to make any comment about my home.
Although I hate cleaning, I do like the house to look tidy. I so agree with many of you who say a tidy house gives the impression of cleanliness

Yes, my house is quite tidy but wouldn't pass a close inspection! I'm far too lazy to do much cleaning beyond the bare essentials- bathrooms & kitchen. I do have to have a blitz when DD is coming - she is a cleanliness obsessive & has been known to pick up a cloth before greeting me! Don't know where she gets it from, DH is as bad as I am!

This has been a very reassuring thread. I am obviously in the majority here.

GrammaH, your DD sounds just like mine!

I'd rather do my "rathers!"

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

Thats why I employ a cleaner.

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.

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.

Well said all of you. It’s the truth.

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

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 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.....

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!

Sitting room.....not skiing room!

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

You are not alone.

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. I am like it too.

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 🤣

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.

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' .

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

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.