Do you ever wish you just had time to clean?

[snipsnsnails]

Cleaning with a toddler in the house is an exercise in futility. I wish DH would take them for a good half day and I go into turbo cleaning mode. Is this crazy? Anyone else feel this way? My house is in dire need of cleaning right now! Dire!!!!

[elleblue]

No.

But then I hate cleaning with the fire of a thousand suns. heh

[montereybride]

Yes, and I don't even have kids, lol.

[speckledfrog]

Yes! I feel the exact same way.

[lolly]

All the time.

[eddy]

I have just given up at this point.

Dirt is cool.

[snickers]

That will be one of the hardest things I do as a mother, letting go of having a clean and tidy house always. It stresses me out thinking about it.

[ginap]

Not crazy at all. We have a toddler and 2 cats and there are days that I walk in and just want to say nope, and turn around and walk out. I have to occasionally take a day off of work just to deep clean and then it's still a mess 10 minutes later. C's daycare was closed for a week in June and my mom came to stay and take care of her and I LOVED having a live in housekeeper for a week.
My biggest issue is just getting rid of STUFF. I think my stuff makes more stuff babies during the day while we are at work.

[snipsnsnails]

I have been daydreaming about mopping my kitchen floor for a good 2 months! LOL!

And we're in, like, Defcon 1 mode as it relates to needing to clean over here. It's rough! Thank goodness it's the weekend!

[fuckyourcouch]

i never wish to clean. NEVER


okay sometimes i do but no.

[adhdfashion]

Cleaning without children under foot sounds awesome.

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[Deleted]

Alllll the time.

But we get so little time w the kids that I feel guilty for it too.

[anlo]

Yes. As much as I dislike cleaning, I love having a clean house because I feel more at ease. With the kids, I usually settle for having things put away (toys, dishes washed, counters and tables cleared). Things like mopping/dusting/vacuuming often fall by the wayside for me.

[hisno1girl]

Jul 19, 2013 14:23:31 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Hell no.

I have a magnet that says "A clean house is a sign of wasted life."

I've adopted that as my personal cleaning credo.

My personal cleaning credo is "If you have time to lean, you have time to clean".

I'm childless though.  Now.

[lissaholly]

Eye to fucking eye!

I really don't remember cleaning much before kids. Now I stare at the baseboards and think "how do deep I clean wood trim?" It's crazy.

A neighbors kids are visiting grandparents out of state for a week. She is cleaning and pitching old toys. I am super jealous.

[bania]

YES! I actually like cleaning. I cannot imagine trying to clean with a toddler running around. No matter how much I clean, I never feel like the house is completely clean. I'll think about how I should scrub the decks or pull weeds or sweep the garage. Then I get overwhelmed and watch TV.

[Deleted]

Jul 19, 2013 14:28:20 GMT -5 anlo said:

Yes. As much as I dislike cleaning, I love having a clean house because I feel more at ease. With the kids, I usually settle for having things put away (toys, dishes washed, counters and tables cleared). Things like mopping/dusting/vacuuming often fall by the wayside for me.

I'm sorry, I just read those words as "wiping the floor w a baby wipe," "wiping the TV with a paper towel," and "turning on the Roomba."

[Deleted]

I have been known to use a personal day to clean. All 3 DDs will still go to daycare, DH works, and I take task to the house by myself. I'll do this when when I feel like the house is in disarray, and everything else around me feels like it's getting out of control, and I'm trying to reel it all in. So, the day is therapeautic in that I try to put things in order and quiet the anxiety that seems to build up as well as getting my house clean. I actually feel so much better once I'm done. I'll do this maybe twice a year.

[blackcat]

I hate cleaning, with a passion. And when DH and I try to team up and do it together, forget it, we end up wanting to kill each other. I finally decided to just get a house cleaner, and it's the best money I spend each month, worth every dime.

[open24hours]

Nope. I wish I had the money to pay for someone to clean for me.

[rex]

No.

I am not working and have all the time in the world to clean. It's boring.

[anlo]

Jul 19, 2013 14:31:58 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Jul 19, 2013 14:28:20 GMT -5 anlo said:

Yes. As much as I dislike cleaning, I love having a clean house because I feel more at ease. With the kids, I usually settle for having things put away (toys, dishes washed, counters and tables cleared). Things like mopping/dusting/vacuuming often fall by the wayside for me.

I'm sorry, I just read those words as "wiping the floor w a baby wipe," "wiping the TV with a paper towel," and "turning on the Roomba."

YES. Those suckers are good for bathroom counters, too.

I need a Roomba.

[meganew]

My house will never be clean. It's the acceptance of that fact that allows me to sit on my ass and watch Grey's Anatomy while Ollie naps instead of sweeping/dusting/mopping. Give in.

[meganew]

My house will never be clean. It's the acceptance of that fact that allows me to sit on my ass and watch Grey's Anatomy while Ollie naps instead of sweeping/dusting/mopping. Give in.

[Deleted]

You TOTALLY need a Roomba.

We run it every night. It's not a deep clean but it keep the cheerios off our feet.

[snipsnsnails]

Oh, I hate cleaning, but I loooooove a clean house! It does wonders for my mind!

I tell DH all the time that my biggest turn on is a clean house! Ha! If the house is cluttered, my brain feels cluttered, ya know? But I haaaate cleaning. I much prefer sitting and watching I Love the 80s and Tru TV countdowns.

[wambam]

Yes, all the time!

Oh wait, you don't mean this: 

[AHappierHour]

Yes all the time! I can keep my downstairs pretty clean but my upstairs is a wreck. Yesterday my MIL took my girls all day and I got to go through their rooms and got rid of so much stuff. It felt so good!

[emsumm]

I need time to weed. And, to clean out and organize closets and cabinets. This is what I do while the girls are at camp, but I wish I had more time for fun, crafty things. Oh, and stupid laundry and dishes always eat into my time.

[luckyval]

I just took the day off to do this - I gave up around 3 and didn't finish everything. But the amount of sticky juice splatters covered in cat hair couldn't be ignored any longer