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Are you houseproud?

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Synonymous Fri 19-Jan-18 00:09:31

Not house proud at all! I couldn't physically move furniture anyway or push a vaccuum so no point in worrying about it. I try to make sure that our weekly 'mucker-outerer' has a clear run through which is why I am continually having to go through the drawers and the boxes into which I chuck things (usually in a bit of a panic) before she arrives! [ grin]

ninathenana Thu 18-Jan-18 23:51:04

Definitely not.
We live in our house it's not a showroom. I don't hoover/dust every day, as for moving the furniture that happens every few months but I do clean and tidy the kitchen every day.

MissAdventure Thu 18-Jan-18 23:48:18

grin

Menopaws Thu 18-Jan-18 23:46:49

I started a cleaning company with a friend and we got the local paper to do an article of us 'in action'. The photo was taken in my lounge and to get a better angle the photographer asked if we could move the small tv cabinet and underneath was a perfect square of dust, dog hairs, crumbs etc. !

Eloethan Thu 18-Jan-18 23:35:07

I'm fairly houseproud but not to the extent that I'd move all the furniture every week to hoover underneath it - maybe every six months or so.

When we first married we lived in very modest rented accommodation. Nevertheless, I felt it important to keep things clean and nice because I appreciated having a home - and I appreciate it even more now when I see so many people struggle to find somewhere decent to live.

cornergran Thu 18-Jan-18 23:34:23

Errm. Do sofas move? smile.

MissAdventure Thu 18-Jan-18 22:31:39

I'm so glad. Its taken me 17 years to tell my friend I don't care about what's behind my cooker and in inaccessible places. I could almost hear her sharp intake of breath!

hildajenniJ Thu 18-Jan-18 22:31:33

I like my house reasonably tidy and fairly dust free but I've never been houseproud. My DH came from an immaculate home. His mother vacuumed and dusted every day. He's got used to my way of house keeping over the years. ?

BlueBelle Thu 18-Jan-18 22:29:58

Not at all, I keep it clean but only occasionally do a major clean.. life’s far too short, and it’s probably lucky if I move the furniture once a year (far too heavy)

MissAdventure Thu 18-Jan-18 22:27:47

My mum ironed dish cloths, towels, etc. Even when she could barely stand..

Anniebach Thu 18-Jan-18 22:26:26

No, but have three sisters who are, one even irons teatowels and her nickers. I planted blooms in another sisters front garden , she said she wanted no higher than five to six inches and not petals all over the ground! I think they need to get a life ?

Lynnebo Thu 18-Jan-18 22:16:41

6 grandchildren - my house is glitter and paint and glue and paper and playdoh etc etc
I don't care to worry about things I cannot see!!!
My GCs will remember me as a fun Granny - not the one with the immaculate house ?

MissAdventure Thu 18-Jan-18 22:15:28

My mum was ridiculously tidy. Some women see it as a kind of badge of honour, I think.
We would go down to my Nans, 6 doors away, and before we came home, my mum would turn our socks inside out in case they were dirty, and spit on our fringes to stick them down neatly.

MissAdventure Thu 18-Jan-18 22:13:18

That's my theory too. smile I live in the parts I keep clean, not under the sofa.

paddyann Thu 18-Jan-18 22:13:00

no,I grew up ith a mother who as excessively houseproud so I'm the opposite .My house isn't dirty by any means but I dont obsess about it and its often untidy..or lived in .I have 4 GC who spend a lot of time here and they need to be able to relax and use their things,paints and playdough and dolls etc .It gets vaccuumed and dusted but theres usually apile of magazines somewhere ,no ornaments though ..they are dust collectors

kathsue Thu 18-Jan-18 22:11:30

Life's too short to worry about a bit of dust under the furniture.

kathsue Thu 18-Jan-18 22:11:30

Life's too short to worry about a bit of dust under the furniture.

MissAdventure Thu 18-Jan-18 22:05:22

My friend is always telling me how she pulls her furniture out at least once a week to clean under it. The conversation usually dwindles into silence at that point, as I think she is expecting me to join in.
Last week she was horrified when I said I really don't care if its dusty under my sofa. I think I must be all 'top show'.
Are you particular about these things?