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nekorayne
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What do you consider "clean"
nekorayne
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What has to be done for you to consider your home "clean". Is it diffrent then what you consider "tidy"?
I don't mean spotless, just when feel good about the state of your home. Is it different when guest come over?
How about others homes? what stuff do you notice is clean or not?
DH and I were talking about this..
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Re: What do you consider "clean"
For me, tidy means that all toys and clutter are picked up and put away, the dishwasher is empty, and the laundry is clean and put away if it's a laundry day. I try to make sure the house is at least in this state every day by the time DH comes home.
"Clean" means that the house has been dusted and vacuumed, the bathrooms cleaned, kitchen counters wiped down, floors mopped, ect. ect. I do various parts of this every day. But the house is really only spotless once a week after the cleaning lady has come and gone.
Ditto this, except with a newborn and toddler my house is never tidy and rarely clean :P
I honestly don't notice the state of other people's houses unless it's outright dirty, or so cluttered there's no uncovered surfaces.
DD1 Feb 2010
DD2 Sept 2011
I don't know if my opinion counts because I have been accused of being a clean freak on more than one occasion.
I consider "tidy" to be when everything is in its place and "clean" is when there is no dirt. Things can be tidy without being clean but things can't be clean without being tidy. I only really feel good about my house when it is spotless (I think this is what classifies me as a clean freak). It needs to be spotless to have guests over. When I know I am having guests over I usually try to clean the bathrooms, the kitchen, and vacuum right before they come so it is freshly clean.
I am the weirdo that will spot the one dust bunnie in the corner of someone else's house. I also notice marks on the wall, like around light switches or door handles. Marks on the wall bug me, I try to wash the walls in my house every month. I know I have a problem.
And yes, I do always notice at other people's houses, but I tend not to judge unless it is really dirty (dirty dishes out, not dusted at all, etc)
I feel the same way as everyone else about the diffrence between clean and tidy! DH does not get the difference. Basically DH said he is ok as long as the house appears clean (in other words it is tidy) and does not nessarily get why I get so "hands on" cleaning. LOL he says we should just do that in the spring. I guess the other 3 seasons we will live with dirt? Yea, not so much DH...LOL it was funny how he said it.
Anyways I am a clean bathroom fanatic. My bathroom HAS to be both clean and tidy. with a toddler it has proven to be easier to keep my home clean then tidy, something that surprises me! DS will actully use his hand brush to try to help me sweep and if I give him a rag he will "help" me clean up. Sanitizing and dusting is something that is easy to do and keep up with.
Tidying a home on thje hand is hard when a toddler runs after you pulling stuff back out.
I am a sucker for organized clutter, I like walls to have personality and lots of pretty things to look at. But this means my home has to be dusted A LOT and be very clean so it does not look cluttered. I have a system that works great for that and my home usally looks good.
I'm ok with a pot of soapy water soaking in my sink and a few other things. I'm NOT ok with a sink full of dirty dishes or anything smelling. I'm ok if we have a few toys out of place. I'm NOT ok if my floor is not vacuumed or covered in randomness. I'm never ok with dust or filth. I guess I'm more into cleaning then tidying, although I tidy every day anyways (it just does not stay that way long).
When people come over I am SUPER picky I think! But I tend to freak out about odd stuff, like the way my home smells and suddenly I switch from worrying about cleaning to tidying.
This is my DH too! DD and I were oot for a week and when we got home there were tumbleweeds of dog hair floating across the floor and his first words were, "Look, I cleaned!"
Tidy for me is everything in it's place and kitchen in order. Clean is everything dusted, mopped, vacuumed, scrubbed toilets and tubs, etc. I do not clean extra for guests. They came to visit me and not my home - although, I would never let anyone in my home if it wasn't reasonably clean.
I notice ceiling fans and windows/glass at other's homes.
Tidy is uncluttered and clean is not dirty, I suppose.
I feel good about the house after the maids leave;) I spot clean as needed so I never fell "bad" about the house, I guess.
When guests come over, I like to sweep and vac the floors. I make sure the kitchen counters get a good wipe down and the guest bath is in order. That's about it.
Tidy to me means that everything has been picked up and put away, dishes are done, there are not enough dirty clothes for a full load of laundry, and the floors have been swept.
Clean to me means - tidy plus the fact that everything is organized (no clutter), everything is dusted and sanitized if needed, floor boards and walls cleaned, floors mopped...
I am fine with friends coming over when my house is tidy. Others - I like for the house to be clean. I don't really judge other people's houses unless they are really dirty.
If my floors are free of clutter and vacuumed, and the couches are free of animal hair, I can feel good.
Clean is when all clutter is gone, bathrooms are deep cleaned, kitchen spotless, everything dusted which is next to impossible it seems.
I'm having a mini melt down today about our house since I can't do much to help out right now. Seriously considering finding someone to clean it once for us, I just don't know where to look.