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myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers 3 years ago

I know this may sound real strange because we all sweep our floors. The reason Im asking is Me and my hubby had went to visit some friends of ours. While I was there for about 2 hours she swept her dining room floor I know of two times. I actually got tickled at her and ask what she was doing..She told me that she can't not stand to see anything on her floors and that she sweeps them often. Now to me that is getting a little carried away with cleaniness. What do you think? She is a compusive cleaner?


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vandana7 (6656) response was accepted on 9/13/2009.
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1. myLot reputation of 100/100. dorannmwin (17613)   ranked 16 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

I sweep my floors every day to every other day. The main reason that I do it this often is that the dogs come in from the yard over our lineolium floors so it has to be swept on a regular basis to keep the floor from feeling gritty. I will also make sure and sweep them if I know that there are people coming over to visit as well. I couldn't imagine doing it any more often than that.
Also, as far as a deep cleaning of my floors, I also do that about once a week sometime during the weekend.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

That is about how I do things too. I usually do have to sweep the kitchen floor everyday to keep the grit monster away..LOL..I really believe that my friend is a complusive cleaner when it comes to the floors. Clean is nice but it can be too much..You have a nice day..

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. thea09 (5382)   ranked 156 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

Hi rosepedal, I'm the opposite of your friend and am very suspicous of the compilsive cleaning type, I mean the problem is with cleaning it always needs doing again as soon as its done so one has to draw the line. My whole house is tiled and does require sweeping regularly as we have a red dust which comes in but I only go in for a major clean about once a week and a quick brush up the rest of the time. My Greek neighbours come over from Athens to their holiday home here and the cleaner goes in before they arrive, and then the minute they arrive the lady of the house starts cleaning, obsessively, the whole time she's there. It's enough to put anyone off the idea of cleaning at all.lol


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

I must say that cleaning isn't fun and I too much cannot not be that good. I mean could you imagine if something was to happen that she couldn't clean the floors what kind of crazy that she might go thru. I like a clean house too but...there is a limit....

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3. myLot reputation of 69/100. anu_jak (2025)   3 years ago

i must say never.
We have a servant for that, and the work is done on its own. Atleast m a bit lucky here,
ya when i used to live with my frnds alone then i used to do this many times


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

You must be one of the lucky ones to have a servant in their home...I would love to have one in mine..I like to have a clean house too, but...isn't she getting alittle carried away with it...I do sweep the kitchen every day for cleaniness reason and then the rest of the house gets done like once a week. You have a nice day..


myLot reputation of 98/100. agv0419 (2934)  3 years ago

I sweeping our floor everyday but we sweep also at night. I hate when the our floors have dust. Sometime I feel ashame of our house if it is disorganize and dirty when someone going to visit us I don't want them to think that we are messy people. I think your friend is compulsive like I do sometimes I'm also like that I hate it when my Father doing so much clutter in our kitchen. I want anything to be clean and organize.

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4. myLot reputation of 84/100. blueeyedmommy03 (222)   ranked 6,790 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

I don't think she is a compulsive cleaner for sweeping it 2 times... I sweep my floors at least 10 or more times a day but for me its not a compulsive thing, as I have 2 kids and they like to play on the floor, I would rather it be clean for them.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

She doesn't have any kids at all. She does have two boston terriors. They are like her kids. Maybe that is what she is doing. Keeping the floor gritty free for them. I just thought it was kinda odd to sweep that much in that little time..Thanks for your comments.

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. drannhh (9911)   3 years ago

No, I think she was just trying to send you a polite message that it was time to go. Perhaps she was not feeling up to having company or had other really urgent private matters to which she needed to attend. Some people find themselves unable to tell a guest the visit is over so they do these other little things trying to be polite and give a hint.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

I never thought of it that way. We hadn't seen them for over 4 months andthey do live about 80 miles away from us. Humm...I will have to ask her that. Good point to bring up. But now what if that was true, I will feel really bad about being there..


myLot reputation of 96/100. drannhh (9911)  3 years ago

Don't feel bad, but if it was true and she couldn't tell you to your face then, I sure would not expect her to answer truthfully now if you asked her! I am sure your friend loved seeing you, but maybe something came up suddenly just before you arrived that put her in a tight spot. Or maybe she is just compulsively clean, lol. I would surely just let it pass.

This sort of thing is why I prefer to do most of my socializing in what we call a "neutral place" such as a restaurant. That way anybody can graciously back out at any time and nobody needs to worry about overstaying their welcome. If we are not hungry or don't want to spend money on food, then maybe we meet at a park or in a shopping mall.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

drannhh..You are right maybe I will let it slide and not give it another thought.. I like your suggestions and I think maybe that might be the best for all us to meet in netural spot.. I think you for your comments and as always I wish the best. Have a good day..

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6. myLot reputation of 93/100. abanerji (895)   ranked 842 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

well rosepedal!
i think your friend is overdoing it... we have maid who does the cleanig at home. she sweeps the floor once eevry morning. if their are any guests awaited in the evening then she would sweep the floor again so that guests don't see any dirt on the floor.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

I will sweep an extra time if I know someone is coming over that evening. I normally just sweep sometime in the morning. I think she is over doing the cleaness too. Thanks for your comment and you have a nice day..

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7. myLot reputation of 91/100. shantha_45 (206)   ranked 817 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

Hi I sweep my floors daily and if I see some
things on the floor pick them up. We wipe the floors thrice in a day.
But sweepiing the floor very often looks like some type
of disorder. I have one of my friends who will be
cleaning or wiping or sweeping continuously. If some one has come
to their house she will clean the floors. sofa everything after
they left. It was very irritating sometimes.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

I know Im glad that I ain't that bad, and more thankful that my hubby isn't that way either. I know when I was raising my boys, I was told once from a doctors wife that too clean cause major allergie problems for kids when they start to school. Thanks for your comment and you have a nice day...

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8. myLot reputation of 91/100. shantha_45 (206)   ranked 817 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

Hi, I have given a response already. But I have mentioned
I wipe the floors thrice daily. Then I wont be any different .
Yes I wipe the floors thrice a week.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

That is okay...You have a nice day and better tomorrow..

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9. myLot reputation of 96/100. book1962 (16793)   3 years ago

hi rosepedal, I never heard the term compulsive cleaner.......
I was raised to not only sweep the floor but wash floors with a wet cloth once a week. I faithfully did that till I got married four years ago.
Due to the fact my husband cant work and does the household chores and I am the one who works to rake in the cash he is the one who cleans and I have to admit I had to take several and not only one step back in what I was taught to be good housekeeping when I still lived at my moms place.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

Isn't it funny how we start off being the perfect housekeeper and then it is the kids or we have to go to work. Yeah My hubby is laid off now too. I don't work so we share the chores. Sometimes I do have to go back over what he has done. I stll appreciate his help. Thanks for your comment and have a wonderful day...

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10. myLot reputation of 95/100. Hatley (48719)   ranked 992 out of 19,253 in questions & answers   3 years ago

hi rosepedal looks to me lkie your friend is an obessive compulsive
'disorder person.Her compulsion is sweeping the floor and then in a couple of hours sweeping it again. some people will wipe a door knob
clean then half an hour later wipe it clean again and yet again. They can be just slightly that way all the way to doing one thing over and over til they are exhausted.


myLot reputation of 100/100. rosepedal64 (1686)   ranked 23 out of 19,253 in questions & answers  3 years ago

That was what I was trying to say. Thanks for filling in the blanks. I do think that she is complusive cleaner...She does have a cloth her hand most of the time. I know she has a new home and all but she did this with the old one too.

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