Knee Deep in Water Chloe
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Aug 15, 2016 22:08:02 GMT -5
Oh, here, y'all can make fun of me.
Dust on Mondays Deep clean each room once per month Clothes face right in the closet From left to right: ROY G. BIV, long sleeve to short sleeve. Me to DH: Dresses, skirts, shirts, belts, dress shirts, polos, pants, suits. T-shirt drawers are also organized in ROY G. BIV. My refrigerator shelves and door slots are labeled. Three other kitchen drawers are labeled. No junk drawers anywhere in the house. Garage cupboards and tool hooks are are labeled. Very little on the counters: in each bathroom there's only a hand soap dispenser; in the kitchen: matching fruit bowl, matching decorative plate on stand, matching spoon plate, matching olive oil dispenser. Grey/faux stainless steel KitchenAid, stainless steel paper towel holder, stainless steel Keurig, stainless steel appliances. Nothing is ever left on the kitchen table except for flowers or a runner.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 15, 2016 22:31:56 GMT -5
Mine are arranged by last worn on the corner of the bed.
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Post by happyhoix on Aug 16, 2016 7:01:51 GMT -5
My mother is a dirty hoarder (as opposed to an organized, clean hoarder). My dad would hire cleaning people, whom my mother would promptly fire for not cleaning "right". Then, he'd bring in the big, outside trash cans and walk through the house just throwing stuff into it. It sounds like you might be at that point. Spend a few hours in the freezer, and then think about it. You dad has my total sympathy. My oldest sister was a dirty hoarder (and cat hoarder, on top of the normal hoard). My sisters and I had to clean out her house when she died, and literally, we had to wear full face respirators and tyvek. Just thinking about it now makes me gag a bit.
I always wondered how I would deal with it if DH suddenly started hoarding. No way I could live with that. I'd either have to relegate DH to his 'room' of the house, or I'd do the trashcan thing like your dad did. I'd almost rather DH would cheat on me rather than become a hoarder.
(By the way, I think there might be a genetic component, as all my sisters and my mom are hoarders to some degree - just not dirty hoarders like my oldest sister. Somehow, I'm a genetic abnormality in my family, because I hate a crapped up house. Do you think you got any of your mom's hoarding genes?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 16, 2016 7:31:53 GMT -5
Oh, here, y'all can make fun of me.
Dust on Mondays Deep clean each room once per month Clothes face right in the closet From left to right: ROY G. BIV, long sleeve to short sleeve. Me to DH: Dresses, skirts, shirts, belts, dress shirts, polos, pants, suits. T-shirt drawers are also organized in ROY G. BIV. My refrigerator shelves and door slots are labeled. Three other kitchen drawers are labeled. No junk drawers anywhere in the house. Garage cupboards and tool hooks are are labeled. Very little on the counters: in each bathroom there's only a hand soap dispenser; in the kitchen: matching fruit bowl, matching decorative plate on stand, matching spoon plate, matching olive oil dispenser. Grey/faux stainless steel KitchenAid, stainless steel paper towel holder, stainless steel Keurig, stainless steel appliances. Nothing is ever left on the kitchen table except for flowers or a runner. Wow. No words.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 7:34:28 GMT -5
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 16, 2016 7:41:05 GMT -5
There's a solution to that. I have a friend similar to Knee Deep in Water Chloe. I meet her at the door with a shovel and say make your way as best you can. It's a joke between us.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Aug 16, 2016 7:54:54 GMT -5
Thank you! My friends make fun of my cleanliness/neatness obsession. You guys make me feel downright normal!
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Knee Deep in Water Chloe
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Aug 16, 2016 9:01:10 GMT -5
What if I bring one of these?
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Aug 16, 2016 9:02:44 GMT -5
Oh, here, y'all can make fun of me.
Dust on Mondays Deep clean each room once per month Clothes face right in the closet From left to right: ROY G. BIV, long sleeve to short sleeve. Me to DH: Dresses, skirts, shirts, belts, dress shirts, polos, pants, suits. T-shirt drawers are also organized in ROY G. BIV. My refrigerator shelves and door slots are labeled. Three other kitchen drawers are labeled. No junk drawers anywhere in the house. Garage cupboards and tool hooks are are labeled. Very little on the counters: in each bathroom there's only a hand soap dispenser; in the kitchen: matching fruit bowl, matching decorative plate on stand, matching spoon plate, matching olive oil dispenser. Grey/faux stainless steel KitchenAid, stainless steel paper towel holder, stainless steel Keurig, stainless steel appliances. Nothing is ever left on the kitchen table except for flowers or a runner. Wow. No words. Do you need coffee first?
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 16, 2016 10:19:32 GMT -5
Oh, here, y'all can make fun of me.
Dust on Mondays Deep clean each room once per month Clothes face right in the closet From left to right: ROY G. BIV, long sleeve to short sleeve. Me to DH: Dresses, skirts, shirts, belts, dress shirts, polos, pants, suits. T-shirt drawers are also organized in ROY G. BIV. My refrigerator shelves and door slots are labeled. Three other kitchen drawers are labeled. No junk drawers anywhere in the house. Garage cupboards and tool hooks are are labeled. Very little on the counters: in each bathroom there's only a hand soap dispenser; in the kitchen: matching fruit bowl, matching decorative plate on stand, matching spoon plate, matching olive oil dispenser. Grey/faux stainless steel KitchenAid, stainless steel paper towel holder, stainless steel Keurig, stainless steel appliances. Nothing is ever left on the kitchen table except for flowers or a runner. I used to be like this. Once I went in to the hospital unexpectedly. My sister went to my place to get a few items for me. I gave her a list of the things and was able to tell her exactly where each one was. Including "You'll find this shirt in my closet in this location, next to this shirt". I'm not totally out of control now, but I'm not like I used to be. I have come to the conclusion, that I used to feel like I had NO control over my life. Keeping things clean and in order, was one thing I could control. That and my eating. So I did. And I did it well. So well that I ended up in the hospital with Anorexia. I was 5' 7" and weighed 70lbs. I have since divorced and become much happier. I no longer feel the need for things to be perfect. What a relief!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 16, 2016 11:58:16 GMT -5
Otherwise I would wear the same two pairs every day. What is wrong with that For me, thigh rub is what's wrong with that. They wear out where the legs rub together when you walk. The more often you wear them, the faster they wear out.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Aug 16, 2016 14:10:58 GMT -5
Tractor. Two ways to solve this.
On your dresser have a space for "keep for ever and no else is to touch it." That is where ALL soon to be used important papers are. Our hunting licenses go there because it is months before they can be used. I didn't get one this year so that's a nonissue. Hotel reservations, tickets, etc. I don't even dust this space.
2nd. Have a letter-sized plastic box where important papers to placed. Only important papers. This can have dividers or simply a stack if you are going to be using the papers quickly.
I have a roll top desk that has bins for papers, etc. One has been dedicated for bills that need to be paid. Next to it are agreements like with credit cards. One for the checkbook and papers to be filed after paying. One has the old check registers. The current tax receipts go in an 8x10 manila envelope that has the year in large letters. The previous year's tax return is behind it.
One drawer is for warranty information and product/replacement part brochures on what we own.
I think personal finance should be a required course with a segment on managing important adult paperwork like contracts, deeds, passports and birth certificate information, and on and on.
I hope this helps.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Aug 16, 2016 15:48:42 GMT -5
The pyro thread sounds like more fun. I could de-clutter if I got rid of my wife and kids first. Do we have a thread for that? Clarify getting rid of wife and kids. . EE has freezer space for such a problem but we draw the line at kids. They are off limits. Kids don't go in the freezer. Kids get sold to the gypsies
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 16, 2016 16:43:56 GMT -5
Have you ever been to the point where putting everything in your house on the front lawn and starting it on fire sounds like to only logical thing to do? I'm just about there... No, never. I'm a neat freak and I'm too cheap to do that to anything of value. I'd rather donate it or sell it if it's over a thousand dollars. Some people...? All the time.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 16, 2016 17:20:00 GMT -5
Clarify getting rid of wife and kids. . EE has freezer space for such a problem but we draw the line at kids. They are off limits. Kids don't go in the freezer. Kids get sold to the gypsies How could I forget that.
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 16, 2016 22:52:09 GMT -5
Kids don't go in the freezer. Kids get sold to the gypsies How could I forget that. Really? I thought they were given (forcefully, if needed) to people who refuse to control their children, when they go out in public. Or something like that. Oh, wait. Maybe those are the gypsies!
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Post by countrygirl on Aug 19, 2016 18:20:26 GMT -5
I try to keep things neat, I worked in the garage attached to the house had it neat. Between husband and I getting stuff out and not getting it back right away, there is just stuff around. Most to do with remodeling.
Yes we have garages. The 2 1/2 one attached to the house with sink, my big freezer is out there plus 4 of the tall stainless steel cabinets on rollers and a shelving unit. Everything is full.
Then a 40 by 44 garage, that has a 16 foot tall door on one side for the motorhome, we had also added to it. Then we built a 3rd garage 30 X 48 with 4 bays. And then we have a mower shed for the big 61 inch cut Skag mower, 2 weed eaters, blower. In the other are a boat, truck, tractor, 2 more riding mowers, another 61 inch cut and his mom's 54 inch at a house in town. Lawn sweepers, fertilizer spreaders. His truck and motorhome in the other one and my car in the one at the house.
We bought something like 10 or more of those steel shelving units, don't know how many we have from Sams all full of stuff out there we have never had time to go through yet. We should next summer. Then sitting outside is another truck and backhoe, and a backhoe we are storing for his niece. A full 1800 sq ft basement, with shelving and 5 racks for clothing plus couch, 3 chairs, 2 leather, 60 inch TV and a room for DD's overflow and my sewing room. I haven't had time to sew since we moved here! The mechanical room has the furnace and lots of Christmas decorations. Then the screened in back porch.
Believe it or not I have gotten rid of lots of stuff. We need to purge more. When I get in the mood stuff gets pitched. I really should have a yard sale.
I look at all these places with all this stuff in them and think of all the money we have spent, way to much, on stuff.
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Post by countrygirl on Aug 19, 2016 18:31:27 GMT -5
Oh and DH has tools, tools, tools, in the garages and in his tool trailer he pulls to the houses when he works on them plus 2 flatbed trailers and a 4 wheel drive pickup with snow plow I bought.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 22:07:31 GMT -5
What if I bring one of these? You would need to bring more than one!
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 20, 2016 2:57:58 GMT -5
What if I bring one of these? You would need to bring more than one! Maybe she'd bring a garage!
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 27, 2016 2:43:28 GMT -5
When I was scanning the titles of the threads just now, I thought this one said Ready to burn in Hell.
After taking a split second to recover, I thought -Whoa, I wonder what that's all about. It sounds pretty desperate! Then I realized it was this thread and that I'd misread the headline. It always cracks me up when I do that, cuz the subject matter of what I thought it said, is so far from the actual subject matter. And if you combine that, with the person that started the thread, it can be kind of amusing. Does anyone else ever read things like this, wrong?
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