The Clean/Messy Continuum>Beware, graphic hoarder talk lurks therein

[Sally, la reina]

I can't help but create clutter. But I like to spray 409 on the kitchen counters.

[Janice]

Annie wrote: "I don't like clutter, but I can't make myself clean up a mess that is just going to return, or a mess that was left for me.

If I were on my own, I would have a very clean house. Minimal clutter an..."

I'm like you Annie. My daughter-in-law laughs at me. She knows when my husband is going away for a week or so because I clean like mad the first day that he's gone so that I can enjoy a nice clean house. She'll walk in and say, "Oh, Dad's going away?" I don't know how one person can make such a mess.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I need to wash my baseboards, I noticed today. I don't know how they are resistant to the vacuum somehow.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Crossed 12 things off my to-clean list, 26 to go. I just scrubbed the bathroom sconces and the bathroom sink.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

::sad::

A couple years ago I moved into an old farmhouse that we inherited and am re-modeling one room a year. Our master bedroom was the bedroom of a gentleman with Alzheimers and he would frequently urinate in the floors and his caregiver would put down paper but not change it regularly. Now there are large black spots in the hardwood floors.

[evie]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Crossed 12 things off my to-clean list, 26 to go. I just scrubbed the bathroom sconces and the bathroom sink."

Impressive.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

How often do you vacuum your sofas and upholstered chairs?

[Sally, la reina]

never. Sweeter does it.

[Phil]

You're supposed to vacuum those?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Phil wrote: "You're supposed to vacuum those?"

If you sit on all of them, often, you wouldn't have to vacuum because your body would not allow dust to settle. If you go for awhile without sitting on them, or if you're only sitting on one part, dust will gather on the parts where you're not sitting.

[Laurin]

My bedroom is a mess. I just never feel motivated to clean it. Sometimes I will, but it only lasts about a week. My bookcases are extremely clean and organized. My closet is color/garment organized. My truck is really messy/dirty. I guess I fall somewhere in the middle.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Phil wrote: "You're supposed to vacuum those?"

Another solution is to have slipcovers and launder them, then the upholstery stays very clean.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Laurin wrote: "My bedroom is a mess. I just never feel motivated to clean it."

Can you post a pic?

I swear, messiness and clutter is like porn to me. I have to see it. I have to. I need to be able to compare myself to it.

[Laurin]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Laurin wrote: "My bedroom is a mess. I just never feel motivated to clean it."

Can you post a pic?

I swear, messiness and clutter is like porn to me. I have to see it. I have to. I need to be ..."

I am at work right now, but when I get home today I will post a picture.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

::claps::

[Laurin]

I have a couple of old pictures, but I've rearranged things since then. It's not an accurate portrayal of my messiness.

[Stina]

Lobstergirl wrote: "How often do you vacuum your sofas and upholstered chairs?"

I probably do this job once a month. Everything looks so much better when it's finished!

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I have to find the upholstery attachment to my vacuum, then I can finish the job. If you have people coming over and you need to get the dust off your sofas very quickly, packing tape works well. I suppose a lint roller, with the sticky on it, would work too.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

After you clean your stainless steel kitchen sink, do you dry it? Then do you oil it? Super clean people dry and oil their steel sinks, apparently.

[Félix]

Oil? Of this I have never heard.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Yes, Flylady wants you to oil your steel sink.

[Félix]

I don't see that.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

http://www.flylady.net/d/getting-star...

[Phil]

I don't have a stainless steel sink. They seem too cold and industrial for my home.

[Sally, la reina]

we're totally cluttery

[Sally, la reina]

SO much clutter:

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

You think that's clutter??

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I wonder if you are renting my friend's house. I don't know her address, though.

[Sally, la reina]

it is horrific! Stuff everywhere:

[Sally, la reina]

just ridiculous:

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Oh yes I've never seen such filth.

[Félix]

How can you stand it? Pig sty-esque.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Get them on Hoarders: Roachfest.

[Félix]

Contact children's services.

[evie]

Lobstergirl wrote: "After you clean your stainless steel kitchen sink, do you dry it? Then do you oil it? Super clean people dry and oil their steel sinks, apparently."

You've got to be kidding .

[evie]

My apartment would fit in Sally's living room.

[Laurin]

My messy room :/

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I went to Flylady's site to see if it had any helpful tips, helpful instructions...I found it difficult to navigate, poorly organized, and I was turned off by her insistence that you have to be dressed head to toe, including lace-up shoes, and have your hair and makeup all tidy, before you start cleaning. Sorry, not going to happen. I wear whatever I want to clean, and I'm not wearing shoes and socks. I'm in my flip-flops. I do not wear shoes and socks in summer. I'm not fixing my hair or putting on makeup just to clean. Also her insistence that you have to get up 1/2 hour earlier in the morning than your family. (I think the site must be aimed at married women with families, or men with families who are concerned about their hair and makeup.)

[Riona]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I went to Flylady's site to see if it had any helpful tips, helpful instructions...I found it difficult to navigate, poorly organized, and I was turned off by her insistence that you have to be dre..."

Everything about that advice really pisses me off. Screw that. And screw cleaning.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Laurin wrote: "My messy room :/"

I've seen worse. Your closet is actually very well organized but you do seem to have run out of room there, and it looks like you need a little short bookcase under the window. I'm going to diagnose your problem as "too many clothes." I have the same problem.

[Laurin]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Laurin wrote: "My messy room :/"

I've seen worse. Your closet is actually very well organized but you do seem to have run out of room there, and it looks like you need a little short bookcase u..."

That's after I donated a bunch! The books under the window are ones that I put on paperbackswap. Just waiting for a match.

[Sally, la reina]

I like that Laurin's clothes are color-coordinated.

[Laurin]

It makes getting dressed in the morning so much easier.

[Phil]

Laurin has Perry the Platypus on her bed!!




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[Laurin]

Phil wrote: "Laurin has Perry the Platypus on her bed!!




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Yes, I have a Perry the Platypus pillow pet. :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I really should wash/wipe down the legs of all the dining room chairs now, and the dining room table.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

My legs are fine but you need a trip to the Ficus.

[Laurin]

I'm feeling the urge to clean my room...

[Sally, la reina]

KYLE.

Ficus.

[The Ficus]

Get over here you fucker.


::wrestles Kyle to the ground::

::steals icepick::

::duct tapes mouth and fingers together::