Are you house proud?

Hiring a cleaning lady makes a house immaculate, not a dull woman. I can afford neither.

I love a clean tidy home, to that end I hoover after white shedding dog(s) daily, put everything in it's place, have weekly cleaner helpers. However, many small children often call our home their playhouse -- Not proud.

House proud can also mean stylish?? No, decidedly not stylish.

No, I have never heard of bottoming a house either.

I’d never heard of bottoming a house , obviously my mother never did it .
I like a tidy house with everything in its place and I don’t have clutter or stuff . My mother is a hoarder and doesn’t throw anything out , in case it’s useful but I’m the opposite and have regular decluttering sessions and chuck stuff out.
I have a large Labrador so my house is never spotless, the robot hoover does his job once s day. But my house is clean and tidy and we have an open plan kitchen , diner , living area which encourages me to be tidy and put things away .

Philippa111

Excessive cleaning and organising is a waste of time. My mother used to say that dust would still be there long after her. and 'You're a long time in your box!'.

But if you home is clean and organised you then have so much more time to spend doing other things

My house is cluttered rather than untidy, but I am working on it. Mr Cabbie liked to fill every space available so I am decluttering and have piles everywhere waiting to go to various places eg charity shops.
It is clean enough in the essential areas. I would like to get to the point where everywhere has been cleared and redecorated, then I will know it is clean and tidy, but no, I am not house proud in the sense it is used.

I’m not house proud, but there are certain priorities like clean sinks and bathrooms. The downstairs is tidy and generally vacuumed daily, as we have Dylan the dog. I keep up to date with the laundry & ironing. However, in the ‘summer’ once indoors is ok, I focus on the gardening. Anyone is welcome, I wouldn’t be embarrassed. Our home is cosy and welcoming, with smells of bread and cakes baking. 🤗

I can’t enjoy being in a dirty house, untidy Ok. I try to keep my house tidy but I always make a nest around me so it’s usualy becomes a bit untidy. It’s a home after all not a show house. I wouldn’t take house proud as a compliment as it implies not welcoming and being more interested in the house than the people.

No I’m not house proud. Yes the ‘bottom a room’ is a northern expression. When I was about 25 and home with a baby, I went to the mother n baby group at our health centre - once. Being asked which day I bottomed my stairs and cleaned the skirtings had me running for a book to read
I love my home, it’s where our children grew up and where they love to visit/stay. It’s tidier than when our family was here and when mr i’s endless projects would clutter tables and work tops.

It's a bit cluttered. The lidded boxes of Lego etc. For when the grandchildren come are stacked in the hall. There is a cricket bag there too. We used to have three cricket bags so that's an improvement. Most of the downstairs is ok or could be with a few minutes notice.

I like the kitchen and bathrooms to be clean and tidy. I outed most kitchen gadgets so the work surfaces are clear.

Upstairs would take more than a few minutes if I'm honest. I am gradually decluttering the unused bedrooms. We are still storing guitars, trumpets and boxes of stuff that I wish the boys would take. The idea is that one room will become a sewing and craft room.

We have two medium-haired cats. I couldn’t be house proud if I wanted to be!

I think there is a happy medium - and I thought I had managed it until that remarks.

I don’t like clutter, so apart from MrJ’s side table, next to his seat, the surfaces stay tidy in the main rooms.
Bathrooms and kitchen are always clean, but check the odd skirting board around the house with a finger, then I’m remiss!
So I’m not fastidious, I’m assuming visitors come to visit us/me, not for an inspection.

Usual old cliche trotted out biglouis

Good to have a change on here where posters actually admit to liking a clean house instead of sneering.

I often sweep the room with a glance, mind you.

No I’m not house proud. But I like the house to be tidy because I find it more relaxing.

I clean through once a week and completely ignore it for the rest of the week.

TBH after visiting someone I couldn’t tell you what the house was like as I rarely notice.

Oops, I read that as “swept the crumbs under my chair”, aggie

I’ve just got the dustpan and brush out and swept up the crumbs under my chair 😉

This thread was on my mind when I woke up.So I got up and dusted the lounge, threw out old magazines, tidied yarn away, hoovered thoroughly and tidied it. Did the hall and kitchen, wiped surfaces, dusted, tidied paperwork. Hoovered then washed the floor. Washed the bathroom floor too.
Put clothes away in bedroom. Sprayed rooms with lavender mist. Everywhere smells lovely now.

Had lunch made by husband as my back was aching after all my activity. 😉. Then had a shower and now drying off in the sunshine on my bed.

A friend of mine says 'dust when it offends'!!

Nope sorry mines lived in

biglouis - welcome here then!

Dull women keep immaculate homes

I'd rather see a lived in house with character instead of an immaculately cleaned house where it looks like the owners spend all their time plumping up the cushions or wiping things down.

No, I'm not. I used to clean the house a lot, but now I do the essentials - toilet, kitchen, bathroom - every day, and the rest gets done when it needs doing/looks bad/I feel up to it. I tidy up as I go along.

I have three big dogs all moulting. I have given up on house work and thinking of breeding dust bunnies.