S/O of house cleaners. How clean is your house right now?

[imhischeeseburger]

I think I keep a pretty clean home ( sweep and clean the kitchen every day and spot clean around the house daily.) But when it comes to deep cleaning I noticed my home could use some work. This week I got on top of the counters and cleaned on top of the cupboards. We've lived here for two years and this was the first time they have been cleaned (gross I know.) This weekend I plan to pull out some appliances and clean behind them and do the baseboards. So how often do you deep clean your house? I.E pull out appliances and move big furniture to clean, wash or wipe down curtains/ blinds, wipe down walls and or baseboards? I may ask for a cleaning company to come and deep clean as a gift for Christmas lol.

[Deleted]

Really freaking clean because my housekeeper is here right now.

[Gato]

I keep our rental fairly neat and orderly on a week-to-week basis.  But I can guarantee that the owner has never deep cleaned it and I'm not about to do it for him.*

*Fingers crossed we are out of here by Christmas.

[McGavin]

Pretty clean. My inlaws were just here so it's definitely at it's best.

[Deleted]

H has been amazing at keeping things tidy while I'm sick. Our house is presentable most of the time.

[eb777888]

Since David has started kindergarten and I'm bored out of my mind? The cleanest it's ever been, lol. Pretty damn clean. Even my bedroom is clean and the BED IS MADE EVERY DAY. If I go back to work, we are definitely getting a cleaning person in here at least once a week, preferably twice a week.

[Eagles]

I dusted the living room on Sunday. Everything else, no comment.

[VeryViolet]

My sister came over to watch my sick kid today and said "oh I figured since mom was here yesterday she would have cleaned for you." So not as clean as I thought for sure.

[lagom]

LOLOL. I'm not embarrassed by it; it's not a bachelor pad.

Beyond that, meh.

[rex]

lol

my kid is awake and i am currently her jungle gym. she just ate dinner.

not clean. it will be clean in an hour when she is asleep! people could still come over, though. it's not horrible.

i normally clean throughout the day but that didn't happen today.

[redwino]

We maybe move appliances every year or so. We're pretty messy. We only do dishes 5-6 nights a week and things like vacuuming and mopping only happen every 3 weeks or so. The house isn't filthy, but it's not clean either.

[speckledfrog]

On my own scale of household cleanliness, I would say about a 4.5.

[SpartanGirl]

It's less than awesome. It's not hoarders or CPS worthy, but it definitely has a "6 people and 3 animals live here" feeling to it.

[thecatinthehat]

It is clean enough not to stress me out. Messes stress me out so I am always tidying things up. I try to clean 80% of the house each week, but in really I probably manage to to get 60% clean, our living room is almost always clean. I try to deep clean about every 2-3 months.

[nsl]

I'm good at tidying, not so much at deep cleaning. This thread is reminding me that I really need to find a new housekeeper.

[laceylaplante]

I keep a pretty clean house. Clutter makes me anxious and I'm weird about smells. Having a husband and two sons is hindering how tidy I really would like things.

[DotAndBuzz]

Clean? Yes. God bless my cleaning ladies who were here Friday.

Cluttered? Also yes. I haven't caught up with the back to school paper/clutter/shoe/jacket/backpack/lunchbox shit inundation.

[Waffles]

Eh... Not very clean. Doesn't look too bad, but we can't seem to control the dog hair. Haven't really done a deep cleaning since my husband bought the house two years ago.

No kids. Only two of us. The two dogs are limited to the first floor only. Hardwood is easier to clean!

I don't know how people manage to clean so much. I think once kids are in the picture we would need a cleaner (I don't think I can convince my husband though). Also, my fatigue is insanely frustrating.

[jreeds]

Pretty clean. Just dusted, swept, vacuumed today. It's clutters right now because the kids are playing. Once they go to bed and it's picked up it'll be much better.

[Yankees21]

Lol. Let's just say that my ILs are watching N tonight and asked if we wanted them to come here or drop him off...H said "Let's take him there so we don't have to clean!" and sadly that's exactly what I was thinking.

I want a housekeeper the next time one of us gets a raise.

[Deleted]

Not clean.

It's really only clean every other Thursday. LOL.

[gretchenindisguise]

Wait. You're supposed to pull out the appliances? Some people do this every six months?

[nadasteph]

Sept 17, 2014 18:04:56 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Wait. You're supposed to pull out the appliances? Some people do this every six months?

Lol.  Last time my mil was here she started cleaning our hood fan, like took it apart and everything.  She asked when was the last time I did that was.  I just stared at her.  I had no idea that was something people did.

[jinkies]

Um.

I guess it's not *awful*, but I would want at least 30 minutes notice if someone was stopping by. And then they'd better not leave the first floor.

I don't know. My mom was/is a really shitty housekeeper. I'm definitely better than her. But a cleaning service would be a gift from the heavens. It doesn't come naturally to me.

[blondemoment123]

My house is a mess. I got home and went on a cleaning spree. Then H dragged me out to run a few errands in the rain. Grr.


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[thedude]

Lol.



Seriously, LOL

[Deleted]

We are a bit cleaner than normal because the house is listed for sale. But normally deep cleaning gets done about twice a year. About every 5-6 wks I take a 'me' day off work and do a full house cleaning all in a few hrs so it feels amazing for a few hours. On a daily/work week basis I am happy when the sink is empty, crumbs are off kitchen floor, no obvious cat hair on carpets or furniture, and you see more carpet than toys; and I do the rest on an as-need ad hoc basis.

[bananapancakes]

My cleaning lady was here this morning so it's really really clean. The best part is, she did all the cleaning while L was in the gym daycare and I was "working out" (aka walking on the treadmill while watching Downton Abbey). I love Wednesdays!

[christy082]

As clean as it gets. My housecleaners came today.

[flex]

CLEAN!

(the housekeeper came by today lol)