I Wanna Maid! Friday Five

Actually, my mom has always had a maid and she always drove me nuts in the summer because she'd come in while I was still asleep and want to rip the sheets off the bed to wash. My mom still "cleans the house" before the maid comes. I think I'm actually too much of a control freak to let someone else handle and dust all my collectibles, I'd like to just be able to wiggle my nose and have everything just magically "be clean".

1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most? Dusting, it's never ending and it kills my allergies for days. Don't really like washing dishes, hubby usually does that. I don't like to make the bed properly, I like to throw the comforter up over the pillows so it's easier to unmake at night, but my husband likes to make it military style every day. I don't like picking up or taking out the trash.

2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing? I love sorting and filing things, but I'm OCD. I don't mind doing the laundry, I can't fold worth a damn, though, so hubby usually does the towels. I don't mind putting the dishes up from the dishwasher (more OCD I 'm guessing). Oddly enough, I don't mind cleaning the cat box (I love my kitty!!), I just don't like sweeping the floor afterwards. Even stranger, I've gotten where I don't mind cleaning the toilet, though I use those disposable gloves and wipes when I do.

3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it's needed? With keeping things straight I try and do that daily so junk doesn't pile up. We do the dishes after every meal, my husband vacuums fanatically, when the hamper gets full we do laundry (before we run out of everything). I clean the toilet and vanitory before guests come over which seems to be about every week, or whenever I see anything gross starting to grow in the toilet. Dusting is an as needed thing, though I take a swipe at things whenever I have a cloth handy just to get the surface layers off. We only do windows at Halloween so we can put the decorations up (the house also gets a good cleaning for our annual Halloween party).

4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules? I don't know, I rarely to use anything that has really strong chemicals (for mine and my cat's health). I won't use anything with bleach or ammonia, I'd rather scrub. I'll use baking soda instead for bathroom cleaning. I like to put the dishes straight into the dishwasher and my husband would rather hand wash them and perch them precariously on the counter to dry. I don't like to be around when he's vacuuming because of my allergies (and the noise).

5. What was the last thing you cleaned? The dishes ironically from tonight's dinner. And a load of laundry last night.

Posted by Morticia at September 06, 2003 03:21 AM