Cleaning

United States
October 27, 2008 1:51pm CST
Just curious about everyone elses cleaning habits? I myself prefer to start with one room, but usually end up jumping around from task to task or room to room. For example today, I cleaned the bedroom, well started it, by dusting and mopping and then moved to the bathroom to sweep and mop, because after all, why waste good mop water....So how do you do it, what do you use??
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@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
27 Oct 08
I try to do one room at a time. I have a very large house and it seems that once I'm done with all the rooms I have to start over again. I normally do my first floor first just because its the floor most people see and we are in the most. Then I do the second floor which has the four bedrooms and last if needed I do the basement apartment and the attic. My kitchen is a never ending story and seems like the computer room has been more of a mess lately. Oh yes I know why. I don't have a dryer right now so every thing is hanging in my computer room drying. Just a few more days and I will have my new dryer!
• United States
27 Oct 08
Oh my but you are right about the kitchen, lol, I jumped from the first mentioned activities today to clean out the fridge, lol...sometimes I just get so scatterbrained about it. Since it's mostly just us two adults, with the kids on the weekends it doesn't get too messy, but we have a dog, so the work is just like having a kid full time. Currently, when my fiance gets home, we are cleaning off the back porch!! Ugh!! Thanks for the input!!
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@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
27 Oct 08
I do most every thing in the house. Its my husband me and our daughter with his 2 kids on the weekends. Our house stays messy!!! I try to keep up with it all but as I'm sure you know how it is - some times you just can't. My husband is getting better about helping. I guess nagging does pay off! LOL
@scrips (9)
• Canada
27 Oct 08
i tend to do it all at once and use the vaccum to avviod having to use a broom as well I find it gets rid of unwanted stuff better then the broom exspecialy hair in the bathroom...also when I really clean I ten dto move furniture at the same time it's my thing I'm strange that way
• United States
27 Oct 08
My fiance installed some awesome flooring in the bathroom and I really don't have a problem with hair or other unwanted stuff sticking around, now the kitchen, omg...it's awful!!! I have gotten as far as the bathroom, back porch, our bedroom today, and putting some deodorizer on the floors today and that's about it!!
• United States
28 Oct 08
Cleaning the house, to me, is the most futile exercise in life. It's never done, because it needs to be restarted before it's even finished. I have a huge house, but it's become cluttered during my illness. When I'm better, I plan to shovel out buckets of junk and scrub it up, or maybe save up to have a maid come in. Forever after, clutter will be a no-no, because it makes it so hard to do the stupid cleaning! I definitely think some of these technological whizzes need to invent a self-cleaning house! Roomba doesn't do much, but surely they can come up with something that does work! Surely there's some genius on the Lot who could come up with a solution! My house is four stories, and I don't even get a whole floor of it done each day, although I know I must. I'm just too ill right now, and too tired when I get home from work. :}
@taripres (1499)
• United States
27 Oct 08
I don't have a set routine, I just go at it til it's done! Where ever I'm at when I start to clean, that's where it starts. It does end with me mopping the floor though, that's a must! Taripre$
@adihindu (1922)
• India
28 Oct 08
I too have cleaning habit. I my self cleaning whole home. If I cleaning bath room I used to clean with harpic(bath room cleaner). After then I clened the waste with water. I use broomstick to clean all the rooms except the bath room. Happy myLotting. Your PC could be a cash machine. Look at my profile to know how.
@jamesgrub (673)
• United States
27 Oct 08
i agree with you. you should just sweep and mop all at the same time that way you do not have to get fresh water. i do not really have good cleaning habits because theres only certain things i can do. i hate washing clothes but i can fold them with no problem. i do not like doing dishes, i can sweep and mop with no problem. it just all depends on what it is i need to clean.
@cristis12 (125)
• United States
27 Oct 08
Whn I clean I start from the Back of my apt. and work my way towards the front I clan almost everyday CLEAN clean clean . Cleaner my house gets the better it Looks !!