greeniis10
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Post by greeniis10 on Aug 16, 2013 13:35:44 GMT -5
Yep, that's me, too! I can't stand clutter and disorder so the bed is made, laundry is put away, mail is sorted, newspapers & magazines are in the recycle bin after being read, dishes are washed, etc. It only takes a few minutes to do these things and the result is worth it (to me)! Of course, I can do this now that it's just DH and I. I did not spend my time cleaning up after the kids. They had to do their own stuff and it was rarely up to my standards, but I knew I had to let it go until they were older. Now it's so nice to have a clean, orderly house! I do enjoy going to the kids' houses and listen to them complain about cleaning. Who are you people?! All of a sudden you care if your surroundings are clean??
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Post by quince on Aug 16, 2013 13:36:41 GMT -5
No making the bed. We do put away our dishes after washing, though.
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Post by greeniis10 on Aug 16, 2013 13:39:18 GMT -5
I probably shouldn't add anymore because I already sound like a freak, but I have to wash sheets and pillows once a week. I sleep so much better when everything is clean! Although the "crisp" sheet concept escapes me... Maybe because I use satin sheets? Anyway, clean is clean regardless of the material.
Then again, I have the ability to do laundry whenever I want. I certainly understand doing the bedding less often when you have to lug it all elsewhere and pay by the load.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 13:43:13 GMT -5
I probably shouldn't add anymore because I already sound like a freak
Then I guess that makes two of us lol.
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Post by nogooddeed on Aug 16, 2013 13:43:52 GMT -5
I make the bed every day complete with 5, yes 5, pretty pillows. Toilet seats belong in the closed position. Dishes belong in the dishwasher, not the sink. I won't horrify you with my other weird habits.
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Post by kittensaver on Aug 16, 2013 13:47:31 GMT -5
Then again, I have the ability to do laundry whenever I want. I certainly understand doing the bedding less often when you have to lug it all elsewhere and pay by the load. WORD. I think I could give up many appliances, conveniences and comforts and survive, but the washer and dryer would be a HUGE loss - at least to me. Getting them installed in the house for the first time was one of the happiest days of my life - LOL!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 13:52:54 GMT -5
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Post by naturallyfrugal on Aug 16, 2013 14:04:30 GMT -5
I make the bed every day - sheets are washed weekly, duvet/comforter and mattress cover are washed monthly. All beds have bed skirts except the sleigh bed and it has a box spring cover - coordinate with the bedding on each particular bed and gives it a finished look. The towels for each bathroom also coordinate with the decor of its corresponding bedroom.
I also fold and put away laundry immediately. These are all tasks that I find give a quick rush of accomplishment, overall I am not a great housekeeper - I loathe dusting.
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Post by tskeeter on Aug 16, 2013 14:20:55 GMT -5
Unnecessary.
Not making the bed is on the list stuff I don't bother with. Along with not folding my underwear, not pairing up my socks until I need a pair to get dressed (it helps if you have 20 pair exactly alike), not ironing my shirts (except for going to weddings and funerals), and not balancing my check book.
IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR ALERT: I do mop the garage floor every month or so. (But I don't wax.)
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Aug 16, 2013 14:38:03 GMT -5
I probably shouldn't add anymore because I already sound like a freakThen I guess that makes two of us lol. me three, or four if we count nogooddeed
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Post by mrsdutt on Aug 16, 2013 14:48:52 GMT -5
I'm extremely sensitive to my environment. So, yes, the bed is made every day. It's good exercise for an older folk to bend down and pick up the pillows that fell on the floor during the night. I do keep one corner of the kitchen counter strewn with paperwork. It reminds me to stay humble -that no one is perfect. Other than that, I'm the little old Italian lady I use to make fun of - sweeping her front porch!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 14:52:09 GMT -5
I make my bed almost every day. I didn't always. I started when we moved here because you pass my bedroom to go downstairs and if I close the door there is no light in the hallway. Once I started doing it I found the room so much nicer now it really, really bugs me if it isn't made.
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Post by lexxy703 on Aug 16, 2013 14:53:20 GMT -5
I don't even own an ironing board. Sometimes I feel like I should have been born a man. I don't own one either & I let my ex take the iron with him when he moved out since I never used it. I don't make my bed unless my cleaning lady is coming.
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Post by kittensaver on Aug 16, 2013 14:54:16 GMT -5
I probably shouldn't add anymore because I already sound like a freakThen I guess that makes two of us lol. me three, or four if we count nogooddeed Me five. The dishes get washed and put away every meal (or at minimum get added to the dishwasher waiting for a full load); Mail/outerwear/shoes/backpacks/clutter gets scooped up and dealt with/put away; laundry gets folded and put away straight out of the dryer; groceries get put away immediately when they enter the house; the cats get their box scooped twice a day (it takes a few seconds only and keeps them happy) etc etc. I'm not a terrific housekeeper but I like a clean house. We keep it "picked up" and the housekeeper keeps it clean and scrubbed. If that's being a freak then so be it.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Aug 16, 2013 14:56:33 GMT -5
Once a month??!! And no one has died yet?? I guess we're gross. We shower every day and wear clean pj's to bed, so I thought once a month was fine. Does everyone else wash their sheets every week too? I used to wash our sheets every 2-3 weeks, then our bed became the diaper-changer-central. I wash them once a week now.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Aug 16, 2013 14:59:08 GMT -5
I don't even own an ironing board. Sometimes I feel like I should have been born a man. One time I told my aunt that I don't buy clothes that I have to iron. A few days later she offered me her suits and other stuff "bc everyone should have something nice to wear"
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 16, 2013 15:14:31 GMT -5
I don't even own an ironing board. Sometimes I feel like I should have been born a man. LMAO!!! Do you clean first too? I had a cleaning lady quit (back when I worked) because she said there was nothing to do. I have bad allergies too and I wash my sheets every week but I change out my pillow cases every other day.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Aug 16, 2013 15:26:16 GMT -5
I have dust mite allergies. I have allergy covers on the pillows and the mattress. If I'm still waking up stuffy it generally means I forgot Benadryl the night before or I need to evict the dust bunnies from under the bed or behind the tv stand. Windows are very rarely opened in the bedroom, only when I'm on a cleaning rampage and never ever overnight. I would like to be able to breathe and open my eyes without them being matted shut!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 15:35:30 GMT -5
Then again, I have the ability to do laundry whenever I want. I certainly understand doing the bedding less often when you have to lug it all elsewhere and pay by the load. WORD. I think I could give up many appliances, conveniences and comforts and survive, but the washer and dryer would be a HUGE loss - at least to me. Getting them installed in the house for the first time was one of the happiest days of my life - LOL! I didn't have a washer and dryer at my condo. It was a pain to drag stuff all the way down to the basement ( which you only could reach by going outside) to use the coin operated ones. I ended up just taking it to the laundry/dry cleaner across the street to get washed. Most of my stuff was dry clean only, so other than undies, towels and sheets, there wasn't much to actually wash. I think it cost me $20 every other week. But it was so worth it. Drop it off when I leave for work, pick it up when I come home. I miss that now that I lie in suburbia with my own washer and dryer.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 16, 2013 15:38:14 GMT -5
I don't make the bed. I wash the sheets when I remember it's been a while and can't recall when it was last done. (To be fair, with my memory, it could have been 4 days ago, much past 2 days ago and it all runs together) DH likes to make it so I let him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 15:52:19 GMT -5
Laundered, ironed and starched twice a week. Launder the mattress pad about once a month. I have a down comforter that's over thirty years old and has never been washed, though it does get aired out (on a clothesline) about every other week. The down still has plenty of "loft".
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Aug 16, 2013 18:14:00 GMT -5
POM, I love the video - that's my "Jake" when I'm trying to make the bed.
I launder/change the sheets/pillowcases/shams at least once a week. Bed is made as soon as I get up in the morning - I can't stand an unmade bed - or any other mess/clutter/unwashed dishes, etc. Everything's always put away immediately after use - even laundry is folded or put on hangers and put away right after it comes out of the dryer. Same with dishes, pots, pans - washed, and put back in the cupboards after cooking/eating.
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