Retired folk - how long do you spend on household chores?

I help my DD out by cleaning at her house for 2 hours once a fortnight. I reckon I spend even less time on my own housework.

I too do just enough these days - life is not only too short to stuff a mushroom it is also too short to worry about a bit of dust.
Like Ginny, once I think" time to clean that" I do but it takes a few days before I actually bother.

Just waiting patiently for this to happen (52 years and still counting)

Dream on girl !!

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I cleaned the house thoroughly about 3 or 4 weeks ago, it took ages as I can't do it in one go.

The problem is, it just gets dirty again.

Cleaner is the answer and tidy up as you go.

I’m not sure why you are asking this OP
Are retired people any different from those still working?
Does not going out to work somehow mean you think we spend all day straightening the antimacassars or that it takes us longer to shuffle round the supermarket?
We are not a separate species who are likely to spend any more or less time on our domestic lives than those 10 or 20 years younger - or indeed older.

Saying that Maw we used to eat more takeaways or out when I was working. When I travelled a lot I had a cleaner/ironer/childminder or nanny too #lazymum.
BTW my antimacassars are in the wash while I clean the leaves on my aspidistra ??

Everybody is different- when I was working and our three girls were at school we couldn’t afford to eat out and takeaways in our village involved a drive. But I did have a weekly cleaner. The big difference for me is in the amount of ironing generated, while Paw was working there were 5 smart and 2 casual shirts every week . Once retired he wore casual shirts and then cotton polo necks but there was still much more laundry.
Different times in ones life bring different pressures but also different financial circumstances. A household of 5 can generate more dirt (and untidiness and laundry ) than me on my own but I am just not convinced that being retired is the principal factor.
Just off to polish my carpet slippers and knit a few more shreddies.

Jaxjacky

Saying that Maw we used to eat more takeaways or out when I was working. When I travelled a lot I had a cleaner/ironer/childminder or nanny too #lazymum.
BTW my antimacassars are in the wash while I clean the leaves on my aspidistra ??

We've eaten out far more since retiring.

But I can't leave the house without straightening my antimacassarwotsits.

Have a cleaner once a week. As am not a domestic goddess don’t spend much time over a hot stove, but do manage to concoct some sort of meal most days. Will have a tidy round when visitors come, but not much need for that lately. Prefer to spend what time I have left in this life, reading, thinking, socialising, walking, or just generally doing what I want, and sometimes just nothing at all……..

20 MINS antibacterial clean round, usually with my Roomba i. hot pursuit. Anything else as and when

Bit like asking how long is a piece of string really - everyone's house will be different, furnishings different, different number of people/hobbies/interests....

I don't really understand where this idea comes from that if you do housework you must be house-proud and everything must be pristine in your show house - or maybe you just don't have all the exciting things to do that others people are doing.

When my OH is at work I probably spend a good part of the week doing housework if you include washing and ironing (I don't do my OH's ironing) unless I am going out, and my house is definitely not pristine, or a show house. Never plumped a cushion in my life.

Like many just enough to keep the place clean and healthy. I don't enjoy cleaning and have other much more interesting things to do.

Not a lot. In fact my DH has recently retired and is always buzzing around tidying up. Which is fine by me.

I do enough to keep the dust at bay, and the bathroom clean. I've never been one for doing a lot of housework. The children came home from school once, to find me cleaning the kitchen cupboards. Their question, "is somebody coming?"?
That about sums it up

I’ve never really added it up to be honest, but housework alone I think would be more than 12 hrs a week, but I like doing it so I don’t really consider it a chore,my house is a home and not a show house, but there’s still a standard I like to keep to , I have pets so obviously that takes time especially as they moult

Loading and clearing the dishwasher! If I happen to see any dust, I take an old sock (which I use for that purpose) and remove it. I did have a cleaner before the pandemic but he went off to volunteer to help the NHS and I haven't employed one since.

As little as possible ?
DH is very good he knows I struggle with some tasks these days.

No idea And how boring to try and work it out.

The amazing disappearing OP again ?

A survey? Material for an article on houseproud/slutty grannies?

Very boring whatever

Remember the glorious pages long chat about dishcloths?,

Less than midgey

I deep clean twice a year. In my book that means the rest of the time I can hoover without moving big furniture once a week, dust once a week, floors twice a week, kitchen units and worktops once a week, bathrooms twice a week. That seems to keep everything looking good. Im still working part time, have my elderly mum and grandchildren to look after. I won’t be doing more though when I can retire in two years ?