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WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,689
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do you guys have a schedule for this?

we used to do it weekly but now we have a bi-weekly "cleaning day." it is usually friday or saturday. if I'm anticipating a saturday hangover, it's best to get it out of the way. if we didn't have a shedding, clammy pawed doggie, I'm sure we could get by with less frequency.

I don't like to clean the house but I wouldn't want a "cleaning lady" to do it either.

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  • PJSirenPJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    We don't have a schedule...we just do it when we can't stand it anymore...lol but the kitchen get done regularly and the bathrooms, but the rest of the house gets a "pick up" every now and then and then we clean clean when it's just driving us nuts... Vacuum regularly too, have to with two cats and a dog...litter every where and fur...but the house is messy most of the time...lol

    P.S. I love that pic of Piper!!!
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I clean as needed. No schedule. It's pretty chaotic most of the time. Cat toys and tissue paper everywhere. Weights in the living room. Always doing dishes and they almost never all get put away before using them again. I'm toilet training my kitten too, so that part needs daily cleaning.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,689
    I'd like to see a video of kitty toilet training ^^^^^
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    imalive said:

    I'd like to see a video of kitty toilet training ^^^^^

    She doesn't like to be filmed on the can, lol.

    It's pretty simple, really. 3 stages. Each stage the littler pan gets smaller and smaller, until she doesn't use litter anymore. I use flushable kitty litter, so it's safe to go down the toilet. She's currently on stage 2. I'm hoping to have her trained by the end of May.
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    imalive said:

    I'd like to see a video of kitty toilet training ^^^^^

    She doesn't like to be filmed on the can, lol.

    It's pretty simple, really. 3 stages. Each stage the littler pan gets smaller and smaller, until she doesn't use litter anymore. I use flushable kitty litter, so it's safe to go down the toilet. She's currently on stage 2. I'm hoping to have her trained by the end of May.
    I wish we'd done this with ours.

    Speaking of cats/dogs, my god - the fur! We'd have to clean so much less if not for that, but dammit, it's worth it.

    I can't do much of the heavy cleaning so my husband handles that. I'd love to hire a service once every month or two but I feel weird about it.

    But yeah, aside from the minor daily stuff, it's pretty much a weekend thing here.

  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    I despise cleaning. I have so many other things to do. That's why I have kids. ;-) Assign each a task and before you know it the house is livable again. I can't stand dusting though and kids grumble really loudly on that one so the dust tends to get a bit thick at times
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,689
    shetellsherself said:

    I despise cleaning. I have so many other things to do. That's why I have kids. ;-) Assign each a task and before you know it the house is livable again. I can't stand dusting though and kids grumble really loudly on that one so the dust tends to get a bit thick at times

    Kids.....kind of like alcohol....the problem AND the solution. :smiley:
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  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    imalive said:

    shetellsherself said:

    I despise cleaning. I have so many other things to do. That's why I have kids. ;-) Assign each a task and before you know it the house is livable again. I can't stand dusting though and kids grumble really loudly on that one so the dust tends to get a bit thick at times

    Kids.....kind of like alcohol....the problem AND the solution. :smiley:
    Haha! Yeah they definitely give me headaches at times
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  • PJSirenPJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    shetellsherself said:

    I despise cleaning. I have so many other things to do. That's why I have kids. ;-) Assign each a task and before you know it the house is livable again. I can't stand dusting though and kids grumble really loudly on that one so the dust tends to get a bit thick at times

    haha, yeah my daughter's punishment is always cleaning the house....and she has to actually clean the kitchen regularly...
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  • FoxyRedLaFoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    Cleaning....bbooooooooo. Do we have a smiley that flies the bird?
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  • deadendpdeadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    Okay. Um, hello puppy doggin! I'm not really a dog girl (I've been chomped on too many times) but that dog is just beautiful. :scratches to the puppy forehead:

    Thursday for the bigger cleaning. Friday as a slosh day. Basic maintenance during the week. My husband cleans the bathroom on Monday because he bitched at me too many times about the caulk peeling away from the shower surround. I couldn't take it anymore and told him that I was no longer cleaning it. I would flip jobs with him but that I officially quit. I now do the dishes which he used to do. My nerves couldn't take the caulk talk anymore. Turns out, it peels for him, too.
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  • ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    dishes are my mortal enemy.

    Dishes, the dentist, and haircuts. Crap I really am an adult child. :fp:
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    FoxyRedLa said:

    Cleaning....bbooooooooo. Do we have a smiley that flies the bird?

    No Imagine the bans we'd have with that emoji!! Speaking of which.. Why the FUCK won't any of ya'll's software support emojis?!?!?!? Sometimes I just want to answer with the happy little shit emoji.. But it reports blank.. We should be able to post happyittle shits if we want! Lol just my two cents..
  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    P.S. Why the fuck is the poop smiling anyhow??? Never got that! But it cracks me up every time I see it!
  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    But!!! That IS how you can respond without actually typing! Soo instead of a . I just post an emoji, and get a blank post! ( you're welcome!)
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,162
    imalive said:

    do you guys have a schedule for this?

    we used to do it weekly but now we have a bi-weekly "cleaning day." it is usually friday or saturday. if I'm anticipating a saturday hangover, it's best to get it out of the way. if we didn't have a shedding, clammy pawed doggie, I'm sure we could get by with less frequency.

    I don't like to clean the house but I wouldn't want a "cleaning lady" to do it either.

    photo IMG_0225_zps87d6c8a5.jpg

    What an adorable dog!

    I swiffer my floor a lot because my cat sheds - like every other day - but otherwise I just wing it. Of course, preparation for any visitor will get me cleaning pretty thoroughly so it is good to have at least one visitor a week, lol.
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  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    my sweet lady & myself having a rest after dusting & vacuuming


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  • EnkiduEnkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I guess because I am an elitist fuck I have a cleaning lady. Once a week or once every two weeks. She does the one thing I totally hate - changes the sheets/comforter. I'd clean a toilet in a heartbeat, get on my hands and knees and scrub the floor - but I hate changing sheets.

    With a dog and two cats there is a lot of fur so we try to sweep as much as we can. And we make our kids do stuff too. Sunday is laundry day and I'm in charge of that. My husband is in charge of the litter box.
  • ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Changing the sheets on the bed usually takes me the whole day. Pull the mattress out, rest. Take the sheets half off, rest. Take the rest off, rest. My back and height make it a Herculean task.
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I am
    The Cleanibg lady in my house! I did this for 14 yrs, so no
    Matter where I live, I clean the house, because dust grosses me out! Lol! But with s cat and a dog in the house, I vacuum at least once a day.. But house cleaning day is Tuesday..
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,689
    Enkidu said:

    I guess because I am an elitist fuck I have a cleaning lady. Once a week or once every two weeks. She does the one thing I totally hate - changes the sheets/comforter. I'd clean a toilet in a heartbeat, get on my hands and knees and scrub the floor - but I hate changing sheets.

    With a dog and two cats there is a lot of fur so we try to sweep as much as we can. And we make our kids do stuff too. Sunday is laundry day and I'm in charge of that. My husband is in charge of the litter box.

    I would imagine most of you elitist "Hollywood types" have someone else change your sheets.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,689
    ldent42 said:

    Changing the sheets on the bed usually takes me the whole day. Pull the mattress out, rest. Take the sheets half off, rest. Take the rest off, rest. My back and height make it a Herculean task.

    the whole day :lol:

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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I 'clean as I go'...so let's say I'm making spaghetti, chop everything, get pot of water boiling. Dump everything I just chopped up in the pan (i make sauce from scratch). Dump pasta in water, as pasta is boiling, I wash the cutting board and knife, put veggies away, wipe down counters. By the time I'm done washing, pasta and sauce are done. Tah-dah. Eat, and I wash the dishes after I eat.

    I don't have a dishwasher. Can't afford a cleaning lady, besides, that's weird to have someone come to my house to do that...I make the mess I clean it up. Can't stand when people mindlessly leave stuff (wrappers, tissue, etc) laying around, I have a trash can in every room for that reason.
    Though, I do have books, magazines, etc here and there, I don't have an immaculate house. Swiffer and vacuum as needed.
    (i have found that most people in my neighborhood do have a cleaning person).

    P.S. I hate sharing a bathroom with a boy.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,689
    whispering hands said:

    But with s cat and a dog in the house, I vacuum at least once a day.. But house cleaning day is Tuesday..

    when the sun hits the wood floors just right and highlights Piper's little piles of hair, I'll pull out the vacuum and do a little spot pickup....usually about every other day, depending on current shedding patterns.
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    imalive said:

    whispering hands said:

    But with s cat and a dog in the house, I vacuum at least once a day.. But house cleaning day is Tuesday..

    when the sun hits the wood floors just right and highlights Piper's little piles of hair, I'll pull out the vacuum and do a little spot pickup....usually about every other day, depending on current shedding patterns.
    I love my pets, but I can't stand pet hair or dust! Lol oxymoron I know.. But our house it CLEAN! Although the wood floor irritates the shit outta me!! Lol
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    whispering hands said:

    imalive said:

    whispering hands said:

    But with s cat and a dog in the house, I vacuum at least once a day.. But house cleaning day is Tuesday..

    when the sun hits the wood floors just right and highlights Piper's little piles of hair, I'll pull out the vacuum and do a little spot pickup....usually about every other day, depending on current shedding patterns.
    I love my pets, but I can't stand pet hair or dust! Lol oxymoron I know.. But our house it CLEAN! Although the wood floor irritates the shit outta me!! Lol
    Carpet is so gross! When you pull up carpet and see all the dirt that is trapped under that and the pad, you will hate carpet. With hard floors, at least you can see the dirt and clean it up, with carpet you will never really know if it truly is clean.
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    RKCNDY said:

    whispering hands said:

    imalive said:

    whispering hands said:

    But with s cat and a dog in the house, I vacuum at least once a day.. But house cleaning day is Tuesday..

    when the sun hits the wood floors just right and highlights Piper's little piles of hair, I'll pull out the vacuum and do a little spot pickup....usually about every other day, depending on current shedding patterns.
    I love my pets, but I can't stand pet hair or dust! Lol oxymoron I know.. But our house it CLEAN! Although the wood floor irritates the shit outta me!! Lol
    Carpet is so gross! When you pull up carpet and see all the dirt that is trapped under that and the pad, you will hate carpet. With hard floors, at least you can see the dirt and clean it up, with carpet you will never really know if it truly is clean.
    Soooooooo with you on this.. But the hardwoods irritate me cause dust shows up so prominently! Errrgh! But I'd MUCH rather the hardwoods than carpet, for sure..
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