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The plumber is coming tomorrow to turn the house upside down & make a bunch of dust why does the wife insist on preparing the place as if we are expecting guests?

She never says 'quick wash the bins they're being emptied tomorrow'

Minimising one's personal chaos ahead of another's always a good idea.

A woman who makes sense for a change. But as far as having to to the same jobs twice it conflicts with my phlosophy of economy of movement and effort

You are lucky (as the old Monty Python sketch goes) my wife always cleans the house before the cleaner comes. She says "if its not clean when they come, they won't know what standard to clean the house to"..

I hate housework.

Huge wast of time and energy.

But I hate chaos even more.

And, most of all, half-cock measures at tidying up.

I like to leave just one sheet of paper on the toilet tissue roll.
I like to leave toe-nail clippings on the floor
I like to put date stones down the waste disposal chute
I like to put back empty Mayo jars in the fridge

cos otherwise life is boring

True!

I don't dare 'hire' a cleaning leading because OUR house is a mess.

Our Principal asked us today if we felt OK (comfortable) doing the report cards, or if we have any concerns.

I'm too bloody thick to know yet, whether I'll have enough problems to be concerned about. So I kept quiet. I felt happy and calm! The pills work!

I guess I'll find out soon enough.

LG

I like to strike a balance between Pig Sty and OCD. I need a certain amount of cleanliness and order, but I also like to have a life. I'm crazy that way.

Yes, I like my home to be 'welcoming'....not like those 'show-house' types where you are afraid to sit down in case you wrinkle a cushion.

LG

This thread is getting a little untidy.

If you don't tidy it up yourself, it's going in the bin.

Are those buttons the same size? I don't think so. Excuse me while I squash the big one down a bit.

I'm not a tidy freak, I suffer from untidyphobia. Bare with me.

Iain

Why call it shabby chic if it hasn't a layer or two of dust?

Quentin Crisp Britain's late 'Stately Homo' believed that if you left the dishes long enough the stuff would fall off - which is strangely enough true.

What he said about the stuff when it fell off the plate on to whatever I really don't know