vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :
]No wonder my house is so messy.
you're incredible. i never got a third of that done, and my house is STILL messy.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
I don't even have kids and my house is messy.
Jo Jo
I have other priorities -- one of which is ME. Our house is always cluttered (but not filthy; dishes do get washed, and the garbage is taken out regularly), and I really don't care... except during the two weeks prior to Chocolate Decadence, when the house *does* become a high priority. I have a sign hanging by the front door which says "My house was clean last week -- sorry you missed it!"
Yes, I sometimes wish the place looked neater. But it's hard to keep things really neat when you have 3 pack rats in one house, and it's a lot of work for very little ROI, when I could be reading, or helping my partner with his business, or making jewelry!
Celine
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comnospam (Carol in SLC) :
]LOL! I have a sign that says, "Dull women have immaculate homes."
i have one that says "not programmed for housework" the kids got it for me when i was studying programming.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
"My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance."
Elise
I totally cop out on this one. Every 3 weeks I have this wonderful woman who comes in and cleans top to bottom for 50.00. In between I occasionally sweep the kitchen, load the dishwasher and clean the kitty boxes and toilets, but that's it. I hate housework. And my husband is the packrat to end all packrats. It's an exercise in futility. Of course, my studio is even a bigger mess..... Barbara Dream Master
"We've got two lives, one we're given, the other one we make." Mary Chapin Carpenter
dust is a protective coating for your furniture. Barbara Dream Master
"We've got two lives, one we're given, the other one we make." Mary Chapin Carpenter
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@removedreamweaverstudio.com (Barbara Otterson) :
] I totally cop out on this one. Every 3 weeks I have this ]wonderful woman who comes in and cleans top to bottom ]for 50.00.
gods - i wish!!!! i found some young men who will do that OUTSIDE.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
The problem with that approach is that the place has to be *picked up* before someone else can clean it effectively -- otherwise things get moved around and lost. This is why I only hire a service when we're getting ready for a big party. I'm willing to do the picking up, organizing, and filing away, but I'll gladly pay someone else to do the scutwork.
Celine
Hear! Hear!
!!! You too? I would give my eyeteeth to have someone come clean my house even ONCE. My hubby does not understand the word "uncluttered" and I am not quite a neat freak, but close. I feel peaceful around cleanliness, and Ken just doesn't give a rip. He will clean if I ask him to, and he cooks like nobody's business, but I sooo wish he wouldn't keep every little thing. I have to sneak around to throw away tee shirts from his high school days. You know, the ones that are so worn you can see through them? I turn them into rags, and he goes nuts when he sees one. "Kandice, that's from high school! It's my favorite!!" Yeah, right - he has about 3 drawers of favorites in the dresser. **sigh** I absolutely hate doing housework, but I love the result, so I do it. I want a freaking maid. :)
Oh, send them here please! Yard work is worse than housework!!
ROFL!!! YEAH!!!
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@mindspring.com (Lee S. Billings) :
]The problem with that approach is that the place has to be *picked up* before ]someone else can clean it effectively
no kidding!
**sigh** i don't dare let anyone in to clean until i get stuff put away!----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Kandice Seeber" :
]!!! You too? I would give my eyeteeth to have someone come clean my house ]even ONCE. My hubby does not understand the word "uncluttered" and I am not ]quite a neat freak, but close. I feel peaceful around cleanliness, and Ken ]just doesn't give a rip.
seconded. i married a freakin' slob and it drives me NUTZ!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Practical advice: if he freaks when he sees one of his old shirts being used as a rag, stop making them into rags -- just pitch them.
Theoretical discussion: I have a certain amount of ethical problem with people who "sneak" someone else's possessions away because "oh, he'll never miss them." This is partly because someone did that with a few pieces of my jewelry once... no proof, but I'm sure I know who it was. But I do see it as being sort of dishonest even if the items in question *are* mostly junk.
Celine
Well, I guess to each her own. We only have so much space in our small home, and three large drawers (half the dresser!) full of just t-shirts is enough, so when he buys more, the old and holey get tossed. Ken knows this and doesn't actually get angry. If he did, I wouldn't do it. He is a pack rat to the fullest extent - but we have been together for 13 years and we know eachother. There are certain things I will tolerate and certain things he will tolerate. I tolerate his messy, dusty desk and his closet full of old shoes and such - and he tolerates my throwing out the occasional t-shirt when it falls apart from washing. It's not like I am throwing away something that's still usable or something he is really attached to. He has specified which shirts are completely off limits, and I have requested that he wash those himself.
me too. And I really can't blame the cats for the clutter.
Kathy K
InspirePoint website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.