buffie Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Right the Anthea programme raised an issue in our house last night. I am thorougly clean, not using chemicals though I LIKE CLEANING But I am untidy The pug has also become more untidy after years with me. Now I'm not talking ridiculous amounts of mess here but leave stuff around and then have a mad panic if we have visitors and have big clear ups to then find I get in a mess again . I am going to tidy up once more and then set about making myself keep things in a place but need to get the pug, who was very tyidy, to start to get back on track. Anyone share this problem. bbX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Yep, That's me. But I usually know where everything is. Try to have a tidy couple of times a week of the 'public' areas. Study etc about once or twice a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Well I have been through the filing cabinet and purse and handbag, i have shreaded until the shreader smells like it's burning I am now going to move to another room and have no mercy BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 It all sounds very industrious Buffie, I'm impressed I would be very clean & tidy if I didn't have 2 children and a husband who are absolute disasters in the tidying up department. Hubby is the worst- he never puts anything away, ever, and then is suprised when he loses things. I get so frustrated with him stomping about the place hunting for something that would have been very easy to find, if only he'd put it away after the last time he used it. Generally I don't mind cleaning, but I seem to spend so much time tidying up after everyone else before I can find the surface that I'm meant to be cleanng that I get really bad tempered about it. And then I dedicate a full day to housework, by the time the children come home from school the house is gleaming, by the time they go to bed you can barely see what I've spent all day doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 OH is the tidiest person I know and children keep their mess to their bedrooms mostly. A few years ago OH complained that I spent too much time doing housework so I went on strike and I am still on strike At the time I was working 50 plus hours a week as a registered childminder caring for my 2 children and up to 7 others (not all at the same time) so the hygiene standards had to be good and rooms had to be tidy at the end of the day. To say that I was a bit miffed at his complaining was an understatement. I gave up the childminding and got a job outside the home. Now OH does practically all the housework. He works shifts so the housework is usually done when I get in from work. I do some housework, I love to do the ironing and if the carpets need a vaccuum I will do that as well, I wouldn't leave it for OH to do when he gets in from work. We share the cooking. OH didn't realise that housework has to be done, he does now Last week I came in from work to find him on his hands and knees cleaning the kitchen floor with a cloth, he said he gets a better finish using a cloth We have a perfectly good mop and bucket he could have used. Maybe I should complain that he does too much housework.......nah, he might go on strike My OH is one in a million He should just learn to think before he opens his mouth as it may lead to all sorts of trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 That last post was from me. Somehow got logged out Ali-s With the Hard working Hubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Oh Ali-s Is it too far for your OH to come down to Kent and do a bit of housework for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 (edited) Of course not. When he has finished all his chores Edited February 13, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I have to try not to be too tidy - I used to have OCD and it took a long time to sort out. I'm still a bit "don't step on the mat" and "don't sit on that cushion" and "don't touch the curtains" but nowhere near as bad as I was. Carl does most of the cooking - I cope by staying out of the kitchen - completely. We eat late and I don't go in the kitchen until next morning, by which time Carl will have cleared up and loaded/unloaded the dishwasher - in his own time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Yes Lesley, eating disorders cause OCD and I also had a problem, I like the mess bit as it reminds me I'm ok, so thanks for mentioning that . BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Super pants has already converted me - and I am just about to make the natural soap and shampoo and lotions and I am there!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I am tidy & clean,but not too obsessive I hope I hate it when people leave a mess after them.......papers left open on the table,knickers on the floor,dog food on the kitchen side...it all drives me MAD!!!!! I make sure the girls (who are 11 & 13) tidy thier own rooms once a week,including hoovering them. I think at their ages they should be responsible for their own space. The Man is a different matter all together. There is a pile of "I must take it to the shed" stuff by the back door which has been their for AGES There again I only work part time (VERY few hours a week) so I have time enought to keep things how I like them to be. And sorry,but I am a big fan of anything chemical - Cillit Bang is my favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I used to be obsessively clean and tidy but have relaxed quite a bit over the last year since I started working part time from home. I think this relaxation has done me good but I still go into panic mode when MIL knocks on the door ! No chemicals in my house (apart from the bleach I used on my kitchen grouting to hide my embarrassment in preparation for Leanne coming to see me on Wednesday ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 So those magic microfibre cloths work then? Has anyone tried those clothes-washing balls that mean you don't need to use detergent or softener? They're quite expensive but supposed to last for ages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 I love my polti steam cleaner . Did my carpets yesterday and then cleaned the bathroom and also the windows and paintwork and....It's great. I use ecover as well and a bit of bleach very very infrequently. need to check my polish though BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Microfibre cloths really do work, great for letting the children help in the bathroom as they don't need chemicals Buffie, a friend was singing the praises of the polti steam cleaner the other day, think I might look into getting one, sounds like they make cleaning bathroom tiles a doddle. As for tidy we're usually clean under the mess and occasionally I need to move a lot of toys to remember what colour the playroom rug is but then again, I'd rather they played, than sat watching tv or a computer screen Occasionally I put things on the stairs to be taken up by the next person, I'm sure they would have to biodegrade before anyone moved them Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Microfibre cloths really do work, great for letting the children help in the bathroom as they don't need chemicals Yep - they work. You can clean trains with 'em and that's a pretty stiff test! Should be able to cope with my bathroom then Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I watched Anthea too - I like to watch programmes like that and "how clean is your house" just so I can turn to Paul and say "see, you think I am bad, but I'm not THAT bad" (works for "you are what you eat too.....!) I am really pleased that those microfibre cloths work - I have been looking at them in Lakeland (where else!) and humming and haaing as to whether they would work. a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone - in fact it helps build up your immune system (so I say! ) and our place is generally tidy by the end of the day - I like to go to bed knowing the place is tidy. Paul is a FAB cleaner - much more thorough than me - I'm a quick wipe and dust, plump the cushions kind of girl rather than a must dust the top of the door frames (and, like Anthea we already put newspaper on the top of our kitchen cabinets - but we realised we did this when Paul installed the new kitchen - 2 1/2 years ago ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I think I am a little obsessive when it comes to having the place tidy My ex was a complete slob (no exagerating) and as fast as I tidied he would mess it up so I love going home and knowing things should be as I left them unles the cat has unzipped a bird all over the place that is I know it is a control thing as I now have control over my own life but I am aware of it so hopefully I will not let it get too obsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I love cleaning and could easily get a bit obsessive about it, but don't have the time. I have to admit to being untidy, though. I am immaculate at work, but run out of steam (or fall alseep) when I am at home Phil is away this weekend and Rosie is at her dad's, so I am going to tackle to filing and tidy the top room. Phil doesn't cook, so when he comes round to mine he washes up. I just wish that he didn't take so long! Sometimes he takes the dishes back to his place to put in the dishwasher, but them I don't have things when I need them, shouldn't moan really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Nope, want to send him round this way if you are fed up with him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I recently invested in the Enjo range of fibres for cleaning and they are brilliant. I'm hosting my own party in March so that i can add the floor fibre to my collection (without having to pay for it!) I just use the fibres and my home-made spray (with Ecover liquid, tea tree oil and lavender oil with water) and home-made beeswax polish and toilet cleaner. www.enjo.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 oh dear, cant get to the web site, - probably crashed with loads of omleteers looking at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I think it's being re-done - it wasn't a very good site before, so hopefully it will be better. You can just put Enjo into Google and see what it comes up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
