Are you house proud?

keepcalmandcavachon

This thread has been an education! As a HPP (house proud person) I was unaware that I wasn't to have artwork, books, houseplants or collections of any sort or in any way try to create a cosy welcoming ambiance.
Makes me dizzy with delight to think of how interesting I shall become when I do away my cleaning routine!
Didn't realise that I only meant to be living this way to impress people either!

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Me too. I'm not a particularly house proud person but I won't live in dust and dirt. I suspect that most of us live in reasonably clean homes (whether they are cleaned by us or the cleaner) that get untidy and then get tidied up again.

I had a neighbour opposite once who had OCD and she used to wash and polish, yes polish, her window sills every day! She was also using her lawn mower everyday in the Summer and she told me she was not cutting the grass everyday, she had the cutters set very high, and was using the electric mower to “ hoover up all the leafy bits and any other rubbish”!!! Her home was absolutely sterile inside and she could not understand why her husband left her, poor woman! My home is clean and tidy, but foremost it is a home where everyone is welcome and, hopefully, feels comfortable. I love it and I am very proud of it but that’s totally different to being “ house proud” in my book

I must have things tidy, but there is the odd cobweb, dog hairs get everywhere (despite daily vacuuming) and we have loads of books. I like my sinks clean and taps shiny. Lots of ornaments and pretty lights but nothing at all that I would call cluttered - I am ruthless about 'muddle' and fight a running battle with husband, who is mess-on-legs! There always seems to be a lot of housework, and as I work full time I keep debating getting a cleaner. The thing is I'm never quite sure what my standards are, or my priorities, because my mother brought me up to study and never to think about housework. I rarely clean the oven, or the windows, but I have to clean patio doors daily, because of four wet snouts! When I go to minimalist houses (two of my sons) I hate coming home because it feels messy, but luckily most of my friends have more 'stuff' than I do. I'm perfectly happy in their mess, but also like to walk in to my order!

I had four children and many animals. Consequently straw ,hay etc was trodden indoors. There was little time for housework and no money for help. We were happy though.

Children now grown ,animals gone. I have a tidy house but……

Life’s too short to have a pristine house, I like mine reasonably clean and tidy, I’m not a grot but I have a full life and enjoy it.

My sister in law is the same. Havnt seen her in years. What a relief

I'm not houseproud, do as little housework as possible but the kitchen and bathrooms are always spick and span, my house is a home, not a show house.I had a friend who got up at 5 .30 every morning to clean the house from top to bottom, ridiculous.

I keep our house clean and reasonably tidy. I have proper cleaning sessions 1) before we have visitors and 2) when we are going on holiday. OH says I clean up for burgulars.

I like my house to be clean, moderately tidy, but to look as if real people (and cats) live in it.

In other words, I have a weekly plan of the most necessary cleaning, bathroom and toilet , one day, floors another, washing a third - fourth and fifth days are usually non-cleaning days and used for shopping or other tasks.

Right now there is sewing on the kitchen table, plus a model farm, due to be used for the children's days at the museum next week.

If you pop in on any other day of the week than the one when floors are hoovered and washed, you will see plenty evidence of feet and paws going in and out.

House-proud or neat-freak - not here, but I do like to know that the place is not a health hazard, and be able to find things when I want them.

Life is too short. Perfect houses make me feel uncomfortable.

"Dull women have immaculate houses". I like that.

What a waste of a life.

Why?

I share my life with dogs, often three when I was younger and fostering dogs. I always worked and had children so tidy house and clean windows unknown
Now I live alone with two dogs and lu

And luckily lively young grandchildren regular visitors. My home is cleaner and tidier but paw prints, sticky fingers, painting stuff on the dining room table etc evident. I’ll never live in a show hiu

petra

^dull women have immaculate houses^
That makes my piss boil 😡

What a horrible expression that is

Goodness gremlins at work here

So I’ll never and don’t want to live in a show house but I feel a bit uncomfortable that women (and it is aimed at women) for whom pristine homes are really important are being dismissed as having no life. I’m pretty sure my untidy lived in dog littered home would not be to their taste- up to them

House proud No.
Proud of my home, yes
Because my grandchildren love coming to visit and sleepover 😍

i am not houseproud, my home is clean and tidy but you will find some dust under the bed or on a book case, my ex MIL was so houseproud that you never felt welcome, my mum calls my house homely, i don't care if my gs drops crumbs on the floor or the couch, if anyone turns up i usually just say excuse any mess.

I became a very good procrastinator at a certain age after years of a pristine streak. It can wear you out! I think it's because of a perfection streak that crept in at a young age and seeing mother always 'at it'.! If anyone coming I whip round and spray beeswax polish on dresser 😊👍🏼. I think I got bored as a child as not much going on this may co tribute

My home is my paradise and a constant work in progress. I love everything about it and if that's being "house-proud" then call me that any day of the week. And I also enjoy cleaning it without anyone's help. I can't afford housecleaners!

I don’t think on the proverbial death bed many will wish they’d done more cleaning. If the toilets and kitchen is hygienic that’s enough for me.
Life is short and over in the blink of an eye.

Farzanah

I don’t think on the proverbial death bed many will wish they’d done more cleaning. If the toilets and kitchen is hygienic that’s enough for me.
Life is short and over in the blink of an eye.

So true I totally agree

I used to be, not that it was ever a 'show home', it was my beautiful cottage and I loved it and making it look nice.

Since I've had to move, it is a much bigger house and garden, but it's too much as my health is declining. I've no money to repair nor improve it and I've lost any motivation to do anything in it now since my daughter died. So it's now a complete MESS to be honest and I hate it.

I first heard the phrase house proud from an estate agent we called to appraise our home. I thought then he might have been impressed?