LOOKING FOR A HOUSEWORK ROUTINE

Sharing is the best. One cooks, washes clothes, loads tumble dryer, hangs out washing, loads washing up machine. Other does general house cleaning, ironing, gardening and diy. Also back up as needed.

Ps It probably helps that since retiring I have done a massive de clutter and chuck out .And I'm very neat .Kitchen is being 're done next year and I'm going for handleless and as sleek and easy to clean as possible .Will be tweaking the design for more types of storage and aiming for an empty work surface .
Interesting that some people seem to pride themselves on doing virtually no cleaning.

Dust bunnies are those balls of dog hair and dust that you find under everything and behind doors. We have big dogs and so get lots of dust bunnies. Google says they are found in areas not cleaned very often - but if you have dogs it doesn't matter how often you clean (that is my story and I am sticking to it )

Well it sometimes slips to 6 weekly jalimabut with the exception of inside the windows (maybe 6 monthly) yes, pretty much. We have a high slatted wooden bed so hoovering under by DH is easy.And not much by way of clutter ( ornaments etc)to move . Wooden floors everywhere but lounge downstairs so a steam clean monthly .
I actually quite like housework (its a good work out)and prefer the whole house looking really good all at once .It is tiring but I usually relax in the bath after with a book and a glass of wine and something instant planned for dinner.I schedule it so I have a quiet day either side .When I can't do it any longer I will probably have a cleaning lady again and concentrate on the garden .
I iron virtually nothing now though as I hate it

All you really need to do is remember:

Housework makes you ugly.

Monday mornings for housework and general tiding, if it's not done by lunch time then it's left to the following Monday. I can't be a slave to homework when there's retirement to enjoy!

Timely thread today. I have taken the vacuum out of the closet, ready to use, then decided tomorrow would be a much better day! Here where I live through the summer it is often hot and humid, the housework takes too much energy if attacked with conviction.

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DD has a septic tank and doesn't use any chemicals, only some kind of toilet cleaner recommended for septic tanks.

She uses Enyo cloths for cleaning. Her oven has a superheat function which seems to clean it well.

Jalima, I've alsdo got a septic tank so that oven cleaner is probably bad for that as well!

Oh no. Dishwasher as well.

No, it's a microwave that's recommended on that site. (Wet cloth, but still dodgy)

I put the dishcloth in the dishwasher, not sure how it can catch on fire as it is still quite wet when the cycle has finished.

ps what is a dust bunny?

I thought someone would have to look.

I prefer to boil my kitchen sponge cloth. Or start a new one.The microwave method wouldn't get rid of tea stains (which DH gets on mine)

jinglebells of course I had to look! Not sure about their tip of putting cloths in the dishwasher, this is very dangerous as they can catch on fire.

I do housework when it is obviously dirty or visitors are coming. Only dust if I can write in it! My OH is oblivious to it - I had to explain what a dust bunny was. If I have lived to this age with this attitude I think I can continue for the rest of my life.

Downstairs, once a week a thorough vacuum and dust etc. Upstairs, when necessary.
We're both very tidy by nature, things get put away quickly and I think that's half the battle.
Also we live in the countryside and there's very little dust. No carpets, just tiled floors.

I am worrying now about what cleaning thoroughly actually entails.
Shifting beds/furniture, climbing up to clean top shelves, taking ornaments etc off to get to everywhere properly, cleaning windows and the window frames, going round the edges with the nozzle attachment on the vacuum, steam cleaning all the tiles and hard floors?

I do do all that from time to time, but not once a month.

Cleaning Love to know if you really want to look.

I just looked at the website Anniegran mentioned. Cleaning Love to Know. Don't go there! Instant OCD.

Oh my gosh Indinana! That's the one I've got. I actually posted about it about it on here. I had completely forgotten that it converts. What do the attachments look like? I wonder what I did with them. I've found the carpet glider in the cupboard but that's all. Will look in cupboard under sink. (I've managed to get the long handle off)

I clean the house very thoroughly top to bottom (but three bedrooms not in use just two of us at home now)once a month. It takes me most of the day .
I change sheets and towels weekly
I obviously wipe kitchen surfaces ,clean sinks and the loos as and when in between. DH gets eczema and asthma and likes to keep dust down so he is i/c hoovering .I might dust, empty wpb etc if expecting visitors
I can't imagine doing housework daily...
Had cleaning lady when at work and weekly was fine even with DC s at home
How have you got to late middle age (?) without a routine ?

windows - that would take me a morning at least

I will change my username to sallysnail

spend one morning wiping everything in sight - wooden furniture, windows, floors, baths etc
Do you get up at 3 am Rosina
Perhaps we have too much junk, books etc around. Or too many rooms. Or I am not as quick as I used to be!

I do like Method cleaners, though, but haven't seen the lavender one, sounds lovely.

Get a whole stack of microfibre cloths and spend one morning wiping everything in sight - wooden furniture, windows, floors, baths etc. I get through the housework in a flash using water or a vegetable based spray on my micro cloths - 'Method' lavender general purpose cleaner is amazing and works on practically every surface, then throw all cloths in the machine on a hot wash (no fabric conditioner) Hoover when Golden Retriever dog hair is looking like tumbleweed (about every other day)

Cleam eco friendly house. Feet up, newspaper, cup of coffee.

I need to get a hand held steam cleaner. My steam floor mop shifts marks on the vinyl that I can't get off otherwise.

jings I don't know which steam mop you've got - I've got a cheapie red Dirt Devil which I bought at Argos a couple of months ago. It converts to a hand held if you just use the middle bit, i.e. take off the floor mop attachment and the long handle. It came with small attachments to put on the business end for hand held use.

wot mind your arms with that stuff (I have a burn mark on one arm from it!!)
You still have to do the sides, bottom and top though.
In fact you still have to do it full stop.
And all the chemicals going down the drains .....

I think it is £60-£70 to have your oven cleaned professionally, some ovens are relatively cheap to buy. However, just think of the landfill (see other thread)

I have yet to try my steam cleaner on the oven.