Are you houseproud?

This week I've done much more housework than normal as my house is on the market and I have several viewings booked. It all lapsed over Xmas and lots of stuff collected all round the house so this week it's all been sorted.

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When I lived in London I had a neighbour who polished the lamp post outside her house!

I'm not shifting anything that's heavier than me and a sofa must be - mustn't it?

That's such an interesting thought I must google it. (instead of dusting)

My sofa is a large corner unit: too heavy and a bit too rickety to start pulling out. It comes apart, but only by lifting one section out of the 'things' hold them together. Too heavy for one person to do. Positively dangerous, I'd say.

God no! Our house is lived in. It's not dirty, well not much and there are always things around - toys, books, paperwork, sewing/handicraft things. Life is far too short to keep every spec of dust at bay. I have a friend who will weed her virtually weed-free front garden and vacuum the path and steps - YES VACUUM - if someone is visiting for the first time

Not as much as I used to be. Do like to put stuff away, tend to feel twitchy when there is too much to do. Other stuff now seems to be as and when, like at the moment when the sun is blazing through the windows showing up every mark and speck of dust. I must have had a rush of shit to the brain yesterday and gave the kitchen a good bottoming. At least it was nice and clean for the gas man’s visit. Also a nice clean floor for DH to spread Wheatabix crumbs all over it this morning.
We did actually move one of the sofas this morning. Had to to retrieve a cat toy from behind the bookcase. It went straight back without any hoovering being done. Slattern!

I like things to be quite tidy but am not house proud. Living room tidy bedroom less so because I live by myself and the bedroom is just mine so if anything is dumped out of the way it's in there ( or the hall cupboard if it will fit!) I'm afraid I do like to iron the tea towels though ( but definitely not underwear or socks)

another flipping self posting response. Just forget the last two words of my post and read it as ending on 'housework' (how appropriate

All our furniture has legs so that I can hoover underneath without ever having to move anything. This started by accident, but now happens by design.

I have a system for doing all the cleaning on a Monday morning and thats it. The advantage of a system is that when it is inconvenient you ignore it. So didn't clean this week because we were unwell, won't clean next week because on Monday we have to go to a funeral.

My mother seemed to keep the house clean and tidy without ever being seen doing housework. Like me

I love those unexpected phrases that predictive text chooses sometimes. I sent a text last week to someone called Leigh. When it had sent, I realised it had called her 'leggings'.

I like things to look nice and tidy, but my sofa and chair are quite heavy so I don't move them every time I vacuum. I have to have the kitchen and bathroom pristine though.

I couldn't possibly move my sofa on my own. I'm impressed by your friends muscles.

(totally irrelevantly, when I typed in possibly, it corrected to piss lay. Good thing I read before pisting)

I do like things neat and tidy. Always plumping up my cushions, and arranging the curtains so they're open the same amount on each side. Silly really.. I can't relax unless things are orderly, at least.

Made myself a promise early on in my marriage that I wouldn’t do housework if there was something more interesting to do. There usually has been!

DH moves furniture and vacuums thoroughly at least once a week.
We also iron everything including socks and dusters.

My bathroom and kitchen are the two places that i clean every day.
I vaccum everywhere at least once a week and dust. I have too many other more interesting things to be doing instead of housework.
I wasn't always like that but i am now, can't see the sense of housework when there are only two of us here, it is different with a family.
I did strip covers off settees this week and hoover the furniture as after Xmas there is always allsorts found down the side, but that will be it till spring when i may take down curtains and clean windows.
Life is to short to worry bout a cobwed or bit of dust.

Our house is our home not a show piece. I do like it to be reasonably tidy and hygienic but we live in it and a bit of dust and a few crumbs doesn’t bother me.

Our sofa is on legs which mean you can see underneath so yes I do hoover under it. Does that make me an unfun person? I do like to hoover under the bed as well. Sorry!

Can't ever remember moving the sofa, might ask OH to take a look under it when he comes home from work this evening, wondering what's under there now. There's a coffee table in front of it that has a lid and is full of the Dgc's games, can't move that either, too heavy.

I love my house and I like it to look nice but we also live in it. One corner of the dining room is full of toy boxes, there are children's paintings attached to walls in lots of places. There are always newspapers and books on the coffee table.

I have a cleaner who does move stuff - sometimes.

How would you like to be remembered by your GC's? The Granny who had the ever so clean house (that as a child you will not remember) OR the Granny who had the time to play with you and lots of paint, clay, magic sand etc.?

Only do what has to be done day to day.
Have a massive clean at the beginning of each of the four seasons so there is never more than three months of dust under the sofas

Oh dear Anniebach! I'm not at all house proud but I do get a glimmer of pleasure from using an ironed teatowel and I think they take up less room in my (very small) drawer. My mother-in-law, on the other hand, used to iron knickers and socks - mother to six sons!!! I thought that was way over the top.

My very (very!) untidy friend used to do what she called a "bag job" if company called unexpectedly. Literally everything would be swept up into a black bag and put in a cupboard. When they'd gone, she would be emptying out used cereal bowls, clean washing, dirty washing, etc, all mixed up together.

Clearly spaced out!