That One Thing You Hate Doing
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (84074)
United States
March 12, 2025 9:10am CST
Happy Wednesday Everyone! it's not quite as warm as yesterday but the sun is shining so that's always a good thing 
I'm sitting here enjoying my coffee and a morning talk show is on the tv. The question they asked is this...."if you could have someone do something you hate to do, what would it be?"
The most common answer is housework (by the women) and yard work (by the men).
Over the past year I've seriously thought about hiring a housekeeper but just when I'm ready to do it, I change my mind.
Most of the time I think about it when I'm cleaning the bathrooms and trying to get behind the toilet and into those hard to reach places. It would also be nice to have someone do the showers and the floors.
Now that spring is coming it really would be nice to have a whole house cleaning including all the windows.
It's tempting and I just might finally do it.
What is something you'd love to have someone do for you that you hate doing?
I'm sitting here enjoying my coffee and a morning talk show is on the tv. The question they asked is this...."if you could have someone do something you hate to do, what would it be?"
The most common answer is housework (by the women) and yard work (by the men).
Over the past year I've seriously thought about hiring a housekeeper but just when I'm ready to do it, I change my mind.
Most of the time I think about it when I'm cleaning the bathrooms and trying to get behind the toilet and into those hard to reach places. It would also be nice to have someone do the showers and the floors.
Now that spring is coming it really would be nice to have a whole house cleaning including all the windows.
It's tempting and I just might finally do it.
What is something you'd love to have someone do for you that you hate doing?17 people like this
14 responses
@Tampa_girl7 (52212)
• United States
12 Mar
Someone to wash my windows and dust and clean my oven would be nice.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
12 Mar
The older I get the longer it takes me to get stuff done. I remember the days when I could clean the whole house in one fell swoop and still have plenty of energy left.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52212)
• United States
12 Mar
@Marilynda1225 Tell me about it. I sometimes need to take a break between chores.
@snowy22315 (186884)
• United States
12 Mar
I really dislike folding clothes. That is probably my most hated task, that is why I hang so many things up. Take heart Marilyn, they say in the next 10 years there will be robots to do those household tasks for us..but it will probably be like everything else, they will cost thousands of dollars and then come down in price. I hope I have one in my old age, not that I 'm not old now..but yeah, I could get into one of those.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
12 Mar
I'm not crazy about folding clothes either but I hate dusting more than laundry. I would love a robot
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@RebeccasFarm (93241)
• United States
12 Mar
There is nothing I hate doing, I am lucky to be alive I suppose, even in these miserable circumstances.
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@RebeccasFarm (93241)
• United States
12 Mar
@Marilynda1225 No..I posted about the last one I looked at. My son had a severe reaction when we looked at it due to the chemicals they sprayed in there.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
12 Mar
@RebeccasFarm I'm sorry to hear that.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
12 Mar
Any chance you've been lucky enough to find a new place?
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That and unblocking the shower drain when it has got clogged up with hair.@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
That clogged shower drain is a nuisance and removing the hair is a pain. I'm the only one who uses my shower and I should be bald with all the hair I seem to lose 
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@Fleura (31368)
• United Kingdom
13 Mar
@Marilynda1225 And you can't even blame anyone else when you know it's just you!
@LindaOHio (184773)
• United States
13 Mar
I have my husband's 2nd cousin as a housekeeper and I don't know what I would do without her. She runs around getting things for me and doing various little chores. Saves me from hobbling around. Have a good day.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
You're lucky to have her especially since she's family and not a stranger coming in to do those things for you. Basically that's what makes me hesitate...a stranger coming in and being in my space.
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@LindaOHio (184773)
• United States
14 Mar
@Marilynda1225 I can understand that. I let her get into personal things, knowing that she's not going to take something, etc. I wouldn't want a stranger in my house either.
@Beestring (15051)
• Hong Kong
12 Mar
I hate to wash dishes after dinner. It would be great if someone can do that for me. I can relax after dinner.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
12 Mar
Wouldn't that be great! Being able to relax after dinner and someone else does the clean-up
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@allknowing (142511)
• India
13 Mar
I do not dislike all housework but heating milk is the worst chore for me.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
We all have something we hate doing. Some of the responses I've heard (from the morning tv show) weren't even house related. One person would like someone to do all the driving for them.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
I would love one of those robot vacuums but I don't know if it would work for me. My area is open floor plan and there's furniture in the way. How does your vacuum avoid bumping into furniture?
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@Juliaacv (52623)
• Canada
13 Mar
@Marilynda1225 It is just amazing with furniture.
I usually put the chairs to the table in another room, so that the cleaning is done as I would do it, only a robot will not lift and move a chair. But, regardless I cannot move everything, and she goes gently around everything, never bumping into anything, she has sensors and they work well. She manages well on the hard flooring as well as the carpeting.
@wolfgirl569 (113303)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Mar
You named it. I hate cleaning and especially the bathroom
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
I would love to have someone come in and just do the bathrooms
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@RasmaSandra (83281)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Mar
Right now I am having hard time getting back on track since I lost one of my cats so right now just someone at hand to be nearby and urging me onward. Tish is feeling spring coming and hoping around like a rabbit and that helps cheer me,
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@RasmaSandra (83281)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Mar
@Marilynda1225 it's been like I was derailed and now I am just getting on with my work.
@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
I am so sorry to hear about your cat. You must be so heartbroken. It's not easy to get over losing our beloved pets.
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
Bathrooms are the hardest for me especially bending and trying to get around the toilet and behind it. I guess one of these days I'll find someone to come in and do the stuff I can't do anymore.
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@cabuyogty (3390)
• Philippines
12 Mar
I want someone to help me with mopping the floor and sweeping the front street in the front yard of our house. 
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@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
Wouldn't that nice if you didn't have to do it
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@cabuyogty (3390)
• Philippines
13 Mar
@Marilynda1225 I can do that but I'm always waking up late in the morning
@Marilynda1225 (84074)
• United States
13 Mar
Paying your bills with your money or theirs???
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