Keeping up with the house..

mammasuzelov · August 2014

I admit, I had so much trouble keeping up with the laundry, cleaning, making food etc for the first couple of months. Then my mom came and we really dug deep and cleaned house. Now it's so much easier to get my house looking nice every day.

I do sacrifice all personal day times naps though and usually spend 30 min once the baby is asleep at night picking up whatever my husband leaves behind. It's like having a toddler... How about you?

thomas930 · August 2014

Vinny424 said:

Lol my house looks like hoarders.

Same

ambarnett1 · August 2014

thomas930 said:

Vinny424 said:

Lol my house looks like hoarders.

Same

Me too

AmberLiz99 · August 2014

With a baby and 3 yo I feel good if dishes are clean, we all have clean clothes, and food to eat. On a good day the bathrooms are wiped down and toys put away.
I like to keep my expectations pretty low

nycgirlkat · August 2014

My husband has been working on our upstairs bathroom since I was about 6 months pregnant. I currently have a clothes dryer in my den...Not to mention he stared work on my main floor bathroom which has a massive piece of drywall cut out. I try to keep the house as tidy as I can, but with all the construction stuff who knows when I'll have my house back.

joyfullyfound · August 2014

I follow a daily/weekly/monthly cleaning plan and do everything every morning after breakfast. Our house fell to pieces after having DD and having a cleaning schedule saved me, haha. I started off with this one, but have changed it a bit to suit our needs better:

https://www.justmommies.com/articles/home-organization-plan.php

Anyways, it's been a big help since DS was born too. It only takes, like, 30 minutes and totally saves my sanity.

Dixon813 · August 2014

That's awesome @joyfullyfound‌ !! I created a weekly schedule when Liam was 2 months because I needed to feel like I was accomplishing something and it was the only way to keep the house at a semi clean state. But, now that I'm back to work, I haven't kept up with it...

edoliesmom · August 2014

We moved a couple weeks ago, so everything is pretty crazy still... Lots of things in boxes. The kitchen is the one place that is pretty much done and clean, and I surprisingly keep up with it pretty well. I have always hated dishes, but now they're not so bad. I think not working makes me enjoy housework more. Makes me feel productive.

nicole mackenzie · August 2014

This is a major source of anxiety for me ( and dh)

I've never been really neat

My mom cleaned my house while I was at the hospital but I was worthless for the first 6 weeks physically. And then LO still doesn't like to be put down for long.

I made my self a task list on a dry erase board as checking things off as done helps motivate me.

DH helps off and on... And he was off the couple weeks before I went back to work and it all fell apart

so I fell apart.

I'm trying to pick at it again.

A list really helps me ( and DH checks things off too!)

However I have been " cleaning" my bedroom since 11:30... Nurse, try to make bed? No nurse. K try again... No nurse. LO is feeling extra cuddly today.

Teresa1896 · August 2014

My house is a wreck. I do all the cooking and expect DH to clean up after meals, which he does but isn't good at- he'll do dishes but won't wipe counters, etc. The rest of the house would look cleaner if we didn't have a 3-yr-old who is constantly undoing our cleaning attempts.
Oh well. My time at home after work is to spend with my kids, not to obsess over cleanliness. We spend a few minutes after they go to bed picking up their toys, etc. we try to do a major clean every few weeks.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

My house is brand new and I'm obsessed with keeping it clean and perfect every day. Now that the oldest two are in school I have less (if any) help. We haven't called our cleaning lady yet, but I'm desperate for the help. I thought I could do it all but in my mind, everything has to be staged! I don't know who I'm expecting to drop by, but it's killing me that it doesn't look like a magazine spread.

UnofficiallyLO · August 2014

As a first time SAHM it's been an adjustment now that my job is baby & house but now that his naps are getting more predictable I at least know when I can accomplish a task and how much time I have which helps me prioritize so I'm not in the middle of a project and he only naps for 20. SO is an amazing help with chores and is constantly doing house projects bc we moved a month before DS was born. I'm still working on the meal planning thing and by working on I mean it's on my to-do list somewhere...

ksulli · August 2014

This was always a fight with DH and I, so we finally hired a cleaning service. We both work full time, so I figure the last thing either of us need to do is take more time away from the kids, or our relationship, to deal with the house.

We plan our week's menu ahead of time, grocery shop in one trip on the weekend, DH makes dinner while I chase the kids, we eat, one of us washes dishes while the other washes the kids, we split them for bedtime, have an hour to ourselves (which usually includes sweeping & wiping down the kitchen and putting toys away) before bedtime. Laundry is thrown in & changed in any spare minute and folded on weekends.

nicole mackenzie · August 2014

dani+california said:
Our house is always clean. LO takes 3 hour naps midday, I really don't have an excuse.

I can't relax in a messy house, and having two cats and a dog means hair EVERYWHERE if I don't clean daily. I don't want our house to smell and I certainly don't want LO eating gross crap off the floor when he's mobile, so it's a win-win that I'm obsessive about cleaning.

Oh my god the dog hair

Bathing and brushing your pets helps reduce shedding... But I can't seem to do that anymore.

Also I hate that the cat leaves a layer of hair everywhere she sleeps!

I need a house cleaner...

nicole mackenzie · August 2014

dani+california said:

nicole mackenzie said:

dani+california said:
Our house is always clean. LO takes 3 hour naps midday, I really don't have an excuse.

I can't relax in a messy house, and having two cats and a dog means hair EVERYWHERE if I don't clean daily. I don't want our house to smell and I certainly don't want LO eating gross crap off the floor when he's mobile, so it's a win-win that I'm obsessive about cleaning.
Oh my god the dog hair

Bathing and brushing your pets helps reduce shedding... But I can't seem to do that anymore.

Also I hate that the cat leaves a layer of hair everywhere she sleeps!

I need a house cleaner...
Yeah it's bad, especially in the summer. Our dog is part husky and his coat is insanely thick, poor thing. He sheds everywhere! We have him groomed often but we still have to brush him a lot. Get a cleaner if you can afford it! We used to have one when I was still working, it was the tits

Mines a German shepherd

I'm looking into house cleaners. DH and I have hour commutes to work. Turns into an hour and a half of you are the one dropping off or picking up from daycare.

I'm switching my schedule to 3 tens instead of 2 sixes and 2 tens to save on gas and daycare so maybe ill have an easier time cleaning?

As it is I'm exausted. Leaving at 6:15am and then I don't get back until 7:30pm! I don't really want to cool at that point. Even on my short days I don't get home until 3:30 to 4 pm....

Edit: so yeah... If we can swing it in getting a cleaner so I don't have to feel depressed when I get home

nicole mackenzie · August 2014

Also... Thought LO was passed out. All I was able to do was sort the dirty laundry and get the broom.

LO prefers to sleep with boobies in her mouth

JessieAlbin · August 2014

DH is more OCD than I am but yeah we can't relax in a messy house. What little nap time during the day we get, we manage to do laundry daily, keep up the dishes (we don't cook as much as I would like anymore, and what we do cook is easy to clean), keep the floors maintained, clutter at bay, etc. And neither of us has missed a shower since Sullivan was born. I'm pretty lucky in the helpful hubby dept, he has more to worry about with me getting tired/lazy. I admit I wouldn't be as on top of the housework if it wasn't such a priority for DH. I'm glad consideration for him keeps me from getting too slack, it's nice to have a clean space!

jenskurn · August 2014

AmberLiz99 said:
With a baby and 3 yo I feel good if dishes are clean, we all have clean clothes, and food to eat. On a good day the bathrooms are wiped down and toys put away.
I like to keep my expectations pretty low

This is me exactly.

Abcollins57 · August 2014

Mine stays pretty clean. It's really organized which makes it easy to keep neat. Before bedtime, we all pick up whatever mess we've made that day. Then I do the deep cleaning on the weekends so it always stays pretty decent.
Edit cause I used the word clean eight times.

BiggerinRealLife · August 2014

We hired a cleaner after the baby. I had a lot of guilt about it at first but now I have none. I hate housework, and told DH (who always did about 60% of the cleaning anyway) that I wasn't quitting my job and going to school so that I could be a housekeeper. J doesn't nap for long stretches and I use that time to eat/read/have some me time. It averages out to $45 a week, and I absolutely believe it's the best money we've spent since having a baby. Has totally saved our marriage, since we both hate the house messy but also are lazy.

That being said, it mainly helps with deep cleaning since they come every other week. I do diaper laundry, dishes, and tidying up after the baby's down for the night. DH does our laundry on the weekends and we change the sheets and tackle any big projects. I run the vaccuum a few times a week, and feel like I'm constantly having to stay on top on the dishes/clutter lest it overwhelm me.

Eta: we cut back in other areas to afford this luxury. Its not like we're rollin' in it and I wipe my baby's butt with hundies.

oscarwao · August 2014

Clean. I do most of it when LO Is asleep. But hubby works seperate hours from me and my kid refuses to nap/only naps while nursing in the day, so sometimes it's hard to swing. She will sit in the bouncer and let me clean since she can see me, but to vacuum or do anything that moves me from room to room I (gasp!) distract her with cartoons for about 15 minutes. I'd rather wear her to do that kind of house work but she won't let me, plus I doubt 15.minutes of peppa pig is going to hurt.

cd92007 · August 2014

Abcollins57 said:
Mine stays pretty clean. It's really organized which makes it easy to keep neat. Before bedtime, we all pick up whatever mess we've made that day. Then I do the deep cleaning on the weekends so it always stays pretty decent.
Edit cause I used the word clean eight times.

This. But I usually pick up messes throughout the day (DH is less anal about stuff sitting out than I am but he's good about helping with dishes and laundry).

There is usually pet hair on the floor though.. Because as much as I'd like to, I can't vacuum everyday.

momofmanyinthemitten · August 2014

We've had a cleaning lady since October. I was pregnant and dealing with a 9 m/o and a needy 2 y/o. It was the best thing I ever did for myself. For one day every 2 weeks, our house is tidy AND clean. I usually clean the kitchen nightly and tidy the rest of the house as well.

SoulTermination · August 2014

Ahahaha. I wish I could clean, and that's saying something because normally I'm pretty lazy and hate to clean. Unless LO's on me or on DH during the day, she won't nap. At all. If I try and move her once she's asleep, BOOM, awake. If I manage to move her without waking her up, she wakes up 5 minutes later. I've tried to wear her, but she doesn't like it much. It's really hot in our apartment (we're 2nd floor), so even hotter with a carrier of some sort.

DH works 12 hours a day, and takes over for me with LO when he gets home at 2:30am, at which point I'm about to collapse and crawl into bed. We try and clean as much as we can on weekends, but between running errands and visiting family/ferrying them around, and taking some personal relaxation time, we get dishes and sometimes laundry done. I haven't managed to vacuum since we moved into the apartment 6 months ago. *ashamed* Really need to do that soon, though, if Alera's going to be self-propelled soon! @-)

zazu13 · August 2014

I like a tidy house. I try to at least make my bed, wash dishes and do a load of laundry each day. Since I am staying at home I feel I should be able to get more done, but I prioritize cooking, shopping and budgeting o er cleaning most of the time. I also have my house cleaned once a month - a small luxury that is totally worth it to us.

lokimau · August 2014

I keep out place fairly clean

i like a clean place. It would stay clean if DH would bother to pick up after himself

J&NL · August 2014

I just got back to my house from being at my parents for the past two months. Now we have crap everywhere. My goal is to clean it all by Sunday before DH gets home. We will see how well that goes.

hordol · August 2014

We hired cleaners but I have them on hold temporarily since we are doing some home renovations. Can't wait to have then come back! I can't keep up.

Abcollins57 · August 2014

lokimau said:
I keep out place fairly clean i like a clean place. It would stay clean if DH would bother to pick up after himself

This was one of our biggest arguments when we got married. My husband was brought up in a dirty house and I was the opposite. It took a long time for us to work this out!

deidremaria · August 2014

I'm seriously stressed and anxious in a messy home so ours is clean. My bf and I both have our own obsessions about the home so there's a balance. I feel like since he's the SAHP that he doesn't do enough cleaning. I think ALL he does is take care of baby so by the time I get home, spend time with LO, give a bath and put down I'm cleaning the house before my shower and bed. We just got done talking about using disposable dishes for a while so we don't have dishes to worry about for a little while

AcaAwkward · August 2014

We have a housekeeper that helps with deep cleaning. I make no apologies for this extravagance; I probably spend two hours or more a day straightening up, doing laundry, cooking, Swiffering dog hair, etc and I'm not really willing to spend any more time than that on housework.

BGGP9196 · August 2014

The week is too crazy for us to do to any real cleaning; usually it is just dishes and picking up the living room after the girls are in bed. We do the real cleaning on the weekends, I clean the house while my huband takes all the clothes to the laundermat (our dryer crapped out and we havent bought a new one yet ) I have been trying to do all the shopping for 2 weeks worth of food every other weekend and then spend a few hour making food for the following week on Sunday evenings DD1 really likes to help prep and prepare some of the meals.

lokimau · August 2014

Abcollins57 said:

lokimau said:
I keep out place fairly clean i like a clean place. It would stay clean if DH would bother to pick up after himself
This was one of our biggest arguments when we got married. My husband was brought up in a dirty house and I was the opposite. It took a long time for us to work this out!

Been working on it for 4 years! One day......

dmosquera4 · August 2014

My husband is super OCD so I can clean but it's never good enough for him so he does most of the cleaning. When we first moved in together I cleaned and he would clean after me so I stopped

RocksInTheWater · August 2014

Ugh, I hate cleaning but I like a tidy house. I try to keep the house picked up but DH clutters it up pretty quickly. I can't really complain because he will do deep cleaning like cleaning the bathrooms and washing windows. I will take that arrangement any day.

Twirple · August 2014

I try to keep things picked up, kitchen clean every day. I try to clean one or two rooms each day so that things don't get too bad. Have to admit though, it doesn't always happen. My house is clean right now though...yay!

abbeylanecb · August 2014

We just had my house keeper come do a major deep clean so it's way easier to keep it up. I try to always have it company ready, because we always have neighbors in and out.

eireyes · August 2014

Abcollins57 said:

I keep out place fairly clean i like a clean place. It would stay clean if DH would bother to pick up after himself
This was one of our biggest arguments when we got married. My husband was brought up in a dirty house and I was the opposite. It took a long time for us to work this out!

This is so my lyfe!! We're still working on this one - I have to keep reminding DH that even though he can ignore the piles of clutter indefinitely, I can't look past them for more than a few days before my stress levels and blood pressure start to go through the roof!

nursewinnie · August 2014

We tend to have a pretty tidy place most of the time. DH keeps LO all weekend while I work, so on Sunday nights I usually spend a good hour straightening up where he's left things out of place. I clean floors twice a week and dishes are done constantly because we bottle feed so I have to keep up with them anyways. Of course there are always piles of folded laundry hanging out but we try not to leave too much sitting around dirty. I just hate putting away clothes. This weekend though, I came home to find DH had cleaned the entire house and done all the laundry as well. 1 point to Gryffendor!!

hlm184 · August 2014

I think we're middle of the road. DH has giant piles of crap everywhere, but other than that I keep it about 80% uncluttered and decently clean, but it's no showroom and I'm not scrubbing baseboards with a toothbrush or anything.

Mustardseed2007 · August 2014

We have a cleaning person. She used to come every other week but we recently increased to weekly. It's great in that now we are vacuumed with clean bathrooms and relatively clean kitchens, clean sheets, no dust etc.

It's not so helpful in that our house is so cluttered and we seem to move the clutter around all the time. We both work full time and we are able to hit the clutter here and there but I feel like I probably need a few days without the rest of the family in the house to really organize things the way I want to organize them. A cleaning person only helps so much with that part, and by so much I mean not much. But at least it's clean clutter.

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