Where is your clutter hot spot?
01-23-2018, 06:57 PM
#35
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The spot on the floor between the recliners in our Den is the hot spot at our house. I can never figure out if it's DH's "haven't read yet" pile or "I've read it and want to keep pile" or "Read it throw away pile". Every time I bend over to scoop it up the DH says' "Wait...don't throw that away because......." Once a week, I dust and clean this room. I have learned to notify DH of the day I am cleaning to give him fair warning to clean up his piles, throw away, store in the many tidy boxes, cabinets etc. I've purchased for him for just this purpose. If it's out when I clean...its tossed. Rules to live by. Lol!
01-23-2018, 07:28 PM
#36
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Any flat surface in the house is likely to become a hot spot of clutter! My DH has even balanced stuff on rounded surfaces, because, of course, nothing could ever happen to unbalance whatever he put on the rounded surface.
Our kitchen is generally clean, sink has to be clean or I go nuts! I do allow a small amount of messy sink when my 4.5 year old grandson comes to visit and tells me, "That sink needs a SERIOUS cleaning!" (Code for I want to play in the sink.) He really works at cleaning the sink, though.
He also takes the cushions off the couch and gets the dust buster to vacuum all the lint, crumbs, etc. up. I might have to put him on the payroll!
Our kitchen is generally clean, sink has to be clean or I go nuts! I do allow a small amount of messy sink when my 4.5 year old grandson comes to visit and tells me, "That sink needs a SERIOUS cleaning!" (Code for I want to play in the sink.) He really works at cleaning the sink, though.
He also takes the cushions off the couch and gets the dust buster to vacuum all the lint, crumbs, etc. up. I might have to put him on the payroll!
01-23-2018, 08:29 PM
#37
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I have to clear the kitchen counter before cooking...wash any dirty dishes (dishwasher broken) because I have very little counter space. But my desk is a gathering place for to do lists, things to file, payments etc.
My dinner table is what my DH uses as a desk..mail, newspaper, his medicines and he uses the salt and pepper shakers as mail holders
. Every time he misplaces something he asks "where did you put this or did you throw it away..then I dig through the stuff and usually find it. We have just enough place for 2 placemats but I clean it up every week when I change the tablecloth.
My dinner table is what my DH uses as a desk..mail, newspaper, his medicines and he uses the salt and pepper shakers as mail holders
. Every time he misplaces something he asks "where did you put this or did you throw it away..then I dig through the stuff and usually find it. We have just enough place for 2 placemats but I clean it up every week when I change the tablecloth.
01-24-2018, 03:05 AM
#38
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Same here. I live with my 91 year old mother in her mobile home, we both have too much stuff. I have managed to reduce some of my sewing room, but still have a considerable amount, I have had walk-in closets bigger than my sewing room. We manage somehow.
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