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No it definitely is not. My workplace is very well organized (most of the time) my home is chaos. If I had enough money I would have somebody to take care of cleaning and doing the laundry. Unfortunately I fell in love with the wrong man. I should have tried to find a millionaire. To late now. On the other hand: my darling loves me even though I am not perfect and home is chaos - can anybody wish for more in life?
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I must say - my house is pretty organized (as is the office) - and as for clean . . . well, my husband tells me I'm obsessed. I tried the flylady thing for awhile - didn't care for it. But I did find a site that I really like - good tips, ideas, etc. -- www.organizedhome.comI'm one of those that can't sleep if the kitchen isn't clean before I go to bed and the house is at least straightened up. What works for me is a really simple system: Paperwork (updating checkbook, filing, etc) - Monday evenings Clean upstairs - Thursdays Clean downstairs - Fridays Then once a month - I do my monthly "chores" (ceiling fans, baseboards, etc.) This helps keep my house in order and gives me free weekends! Obsessed in nc! |
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« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2001, 07:11:41 am » |
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northcarolina: the idea of not being able to sleep before the kitchen is clean sends me into conniptions!!!! I know it's not funny, but it is funny to me! That has neeeeeeeeeeevvvvver been a problem at my house. (Sometimes it is easier to go to bed just to avoid the aftermath of supper after a very long day. The old, "if I don't think about it, maybe it will go away overnight / dinner dishes elves will show up with their scrubbing bubbles" kind of thinking.)
To answer your question, dettu: no, definitely, not yet, but thanks for the tip on flylady. I signed up with her last night and am on a fast track to "SHE" success! I owe it all to you. ;-) GE
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radaro
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« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2001, 08:19:39 am » |
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Hey NC, I have a similar system:
Monday: balance the cheque book
Tuesday: change beds and laundry
Wednesday: ironing
Thursday: homework
It doesn't always work but it gives me something to work towards.
BTW - my three year old is currently into "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". One day while he was watching it and I was doing housework, I made some offhand remark, something to the effect of wouldn't it be great if Snow White and all her animal friends could come by our house and clean up.
Later that day the doorbell rang and my three year old raced to the front door. He thought it was going to be Snow White to come and clean our house. If only!!
Even now, every once and a while he says something about Snow White coming to clean the house.
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« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2001, 12:10:12 am » |
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Surely you jest.
My workplace is a cubicle. I have to keep it tidied up (particularly since I'm in the "Amen Corner" -- the section of the office where the CEO, his assistant, the COO, and the CFO are located).
My house? That's another story. I have a 3-bedroom, 3-bath home ... and well, I try to keep it presentable but Martha Stewart I'm not. Hubby and I both work full-time, and we both admit we're not exactly neatniks. Unfortunately, we're not too fond of cleaning either. He'd rather fish, and I'd rather do any number of things! So we just try to do the basics and keep the clutter down. He does help with the laundry. And occasionally he goes on a tear and straightens up. But like most people, we go on a frantic cleaning binge if we know we're getting company.
Secretly, I'd love to have somebody come in about once a month and give our place a good cleaning. But I can't afford that AND a manicure every 2 weeks and a haircolor/cut & style once a month, too. A gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do.
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« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2001, 06:14:04 pm » |
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Hey Radar - how funny our systems are so similar! Except, I do a load of laundry just about every day - and ironing? Well, I try not to if I can help it - that and mopping are my two most dreaded chores - why? Because they are the never ending ones - as soon as you finish it needs to be done again (especially with a white kitchen floor ::shudder:
GE - I know, I'm obsessed; can't help it. What's even worse, is when my hubby goes on a cooking spree and there's like 3 loads for the dishwasher and grease everywhere! Yikes - talk about the stuff nightmares are made of! I'll be in the kitchen for HOURS, it seems like. But usually, if he's made it that bad he's willing to help!
Wandering off in search of more dish detergent . . .
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« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2001, 07:02:24 pm » |
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My lord, girlfriend, nc: I'm about to set a live-trap for you and bring you to my house for a week. I'll provide all of the cleaning tools you could ever desire. I have a hoppin' new steam vac that would really turn your crank, and I'd be happy to let you break it in. BWA HA HA HA HA I could reeeeeeeaaaaally use the help tonight! Mission Impossible is nearing a close. I've gotten alot of email from Flylady and, gee, she recommends doing a lot of common sense stuff that I've just let myself get lazy and not do. I haven't done everything she's suggested that I do today since I only just joined last week, but she has put gas on the flame underneath my bunsen burner, so to speak. Now double checking for my golden lariat and adjusting my bustier (you know, the French word), I've got to get back on my invisible plane and back to the front! Hasta la vista "bay-bee!"
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« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2001, 07:03:31 pm » |
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Not last week; I just signed up for flylady last night. One day is all. I'm NOT behind, I've just been sidetracked. Yeah, that's the ticket.
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« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2001, 09:55:40 pm » |
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NC, I honestly envy your "drive". I like things nice and neat and in their place, but low and behold every night I come home from work and the two beloved children have created yet another mess and not done a thing I asked to help (one of these days they will only a bed and a dresser left in their room).
I used to hate ironing too, but I found out that it kinds of soothes my need for perfection. I can watch tv while I do it and I can control just how neat and perfect its done. And best of all, my kids can't mess up my clothes after I'm done. They get hung on hangers as I do it and then put away.
Now the rest of the house is debatable. Its not dirty, but I sure wish I could find a bookcase for all of my books and I wish I had a laundry room with a closet for my washer/dryer and cleaning stuff. Maybe one day.
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« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2001, 10:03:04 am » |
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Well y'all made me feel better at least. There's an inch of water in my hallway, due to a broken pipe, that's finally been fixed just now and the dishwasher hasn't been opened one way or the other for a week. What do I spend my time on? well Duh, the computer. :sigh: AnD I used to be a REALLY Terrible housekeeper and have gotten so much better at it, but this week...Oy, Fergit about it!
It's time to address the water now that the pipe's been fixed. and maybe I'll get around to that dishwasher today.
Flylady? I Scoff at you! I bet you ahve a secret maid:chuckle: just kidding, please hold irate, "how could you make fun of flylady!" emails until after I've gotten the water cleaned up!
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« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2001, 10:14:33 am » |
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Andrea - we all know the truth. You house ducks in your laundry room and spiders in you laundry hamper.
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« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2001, 10:30:26 am » |
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for cleaning and decided to share mine with you.
Monday, Ignore dishes, ignore dusting, investigate NC's strange comment,..... Baseboards/ceiling fans. We're supposed to DUST those things?
tuesday am, Ignore Water in hallway
tuesday PM, Determine that water is not going to go away, get help, rent giant carpet sucking machine to deal with water. Leave it sitting in hallway since the water just keeps on coming anyway, what's the point.
Wednesday, open dishwaher, determine there's not enough time to put away clean dishes. Run giant carpet sucking machine for an hour. Revisit to find that the water is STILL coming, and will not stop until the neighbr's water heater is empty. Calculate the time it will take for forty gallons of water to trickle into my carpet. Become Scarlett O'Hara and worry about it "tamarra".
Thursday, Determine that the small foil wrapped packages in the refrigerator need to be tossed. Decide that Gladware was an excellent investment, since other containers need to be tossed as well. Determine that the water has finally stopped. Run Giant carpet sucking machine. Calm down dog who has mortal fear of giant carpet sucking machine. Determine that only twenty gallons of the forty have been accounted for.
Start search for the lost twenty gallons, finding them in the adjacent hall closet, where Christmas Tree and ornaments are stored. Debate letting them dry au nautrel. Curse a great deal and empty closet. Run giant carpet sucking machine some more. Threaten Dog with giant carpet sucking machine out of sheer petulance.
Friday. Ignore dishes some more, return giant carpet sucking machine to rental place. Gaze curiously at baseboards and consider calling NC to come to SC....
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« Reply #27 on: August 02, 2001, 03:12:42 pm » |
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Andrea,
Shouldn't you neighbor pay for your giant carpet sucking machine? Those things cost a mortage.
Ellen (one day and 2 1/2 hours till the weekend) in TX
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« Reply #28 on: August 03, 2001, 08:43:46 am » |
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I've discovered the secret!
Hubby's been fighting a cold and conked out on the sofa after dinner for about 3 hours. I was able to get the kitchen actually clean, the laundry actually done, and the bathroom something close to sanitary because I didn't have "hubby the human hurricane" tearing around the house. I love him dearly, but he's one of these super-creative types who isn't happy unless he's doing 5 things at once. (Leaving 5 different messes!)
So I've either got to give him some Nytol or do the cleaning at 3 a.m.
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elleny
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« Reply #29 on: August 03, 2001, 08:52:12 am » |
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My DH is a trip! He makes these huge messes and then has a cow when I don't follow behind him cleaning it up. Puleeze! I've just come home from a 10 hr day and he wants me to clean his mess up. But in his defense, he does do the laundry and cleans the kitchen after I cook on work days.
Ellen (God, please make the model airplane he bought disappear) in TX
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