How can you make your look "spotless" when it really isn't?
01-18-2011, 09:58 PM
#62
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you mean those little gray furry things under the couch are'n pets? Thank goodness my DH doesn't mind a house that isn't as clean as it used to be - have discovered that we don't have enough company to worry about being extra clean and the ones that count usually give enough heads up that I can at least make the front rooms ready for inspection as long as they don't inspect too closely. As long as the LR is straight and the bath clean I can pretty well face most people.
01-18-2011, 10:28 PM
#63
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Just read a tagline by Rhonda Laws on another forum:
Remember, people will see your quilts long after you are gone - NOT your housework.
While this doesn't answer your question directly, it helps put what we do in perspective.
Remember, people will see your quilts long after you are gone - NOT your housework.
While this doesn't answer your question directly, it helps put what we do in perspective.
01-18-2011, 11:30 PM
#64
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My kids don't like my house with the dust and clutter. Too bad. They can come clean it like they want or hush up. I am slowly plowing through some of it, but I can always find something better to do. I keep the kitchen and bath clean.
01-18-2011, 11:53 PM
#67
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most people with super spotless houses are ocd, i know some, they freak out if a crumb falls on the floor
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I find that some times it pays to hesitate for just a moment, maybe one of the cats will grab the crumb and either eat it or hide it. Dogs are even better, they'll eat anything in mid air that falls towards the floor.
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I find that some times it pays to hesitate for just a moment, maybe one of the cats will grab the crumb and either eat it or hide it. Dogs are even better, they'll eat anything in mid air that falls towards the floor.
01-19-2011, 04:52 AM
#68
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Location: South Chesterfield, Virginia
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Originally Posted by jojosnana
I used to be crazy about having a spotless house. Not anymore. The kitchen counter, appliances, baths are cleaned often, the bedroom sheets are changed once a week, the floors get vaccumed every other day or so, or so being the operative words, and I dust only if I want to......well I do take that feather duster swiffer thing around every so often.....
thankfully, no one comes a knocking too often!!!
01-19-2011, 04:58 AM
#69
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Originally Posted by hikingquilter
I can't tolerate clutter in my home - except in my sewing room! As for cleaning, I do the minimum: clean the bathroom, vacuum when I feel it needs it (2dogs, 3 cats so more than once a week), dust when the grandkids start writing on the tables, and dishes have to be done every night. Can't stand a sink of dirty dishes in the morning! I raised 7 kids and lived on a farm for a dozen years, so I'm a little relaxed about housework. It will be there when I get around to it. There are other more important and fun things to spend my time on!
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