Cleaning and Organization

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I'm not seriously wealthy in the least but I am seriously busy and I'm completely into delegation if i can manage it. I don't do deep cleaning of my house... in fact, it is a GIANT relief in my life.

While I have definitely developed a routine of cleaning up behind myself immediately (i.e. dishes straight into dishwasher, counters wiped right away after cooking, etc) - I don't do deep-cleaning either. We tidy up/wipe/swiffer/etc our day-to-day, but we have cleaners in every other month or so to do the deep cleaning. I agree it relieves stress a great deal.

But I DO organize. I've been trying to tackle the house room by room (this has been a challenge among the renovation that is, alas, STILL happening in our master bath, and about to continue to the two others. Funny how something like that can turn a house upside-down.)

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

But I DO organize. I've been trying to tackle the house room by room (this has been a challenge among the renovation that is, alas, STILL happening in our master bath, and about to continue to the two others. Funny how something like that can turn a house upside-down.)

I LOVE organizing. I don't rely on Adrianna to do any of my organizing, or laundry or redecorating. I actually like laundry - I just don't like putting it away.

[Moonliner]

When it comes to organizing "stuff" I'm a binge and purge type. Let it all build up until I run out of room and then go all Stalin on it, purging like mad.

[Drince88]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I'm always worried that I am not recycling

What am I missing here? Is there something stopping you from recycling?

Now mind you, at home I have a 'collection' of cans because of the hours of the recycling place, but they're mostly in one corner of the garage, in bags...

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Drince88

What am I missing here? Is there something stopping you from recycling?

Now mind you, at home I have a 'collection' of cans because of the hours of the recycling place, but they're mostly in one corner of the garage, in bags...

He doesn't like to talk about it, but Kevy has a phobia of the color blue. He can't put anything in a blue bin.

[~MS~]

I have a cleaning person that does all the deep cleaning of the bathrooms and kitchen, the range hood and all the baseboards....the stuff that is time consuming and I just don't want to deal with anymore, I figure it's that point in my life that I can spoil myself by handing off those chores I dislike the most to someone I know can use the extra money and who, IF she's out bad mouthing me about what a bunch of slobs we are, it won't matter cuz we don't have any other friends in common...and my house gets nice and clean and I get to spend my time doing something I enjoy rather than dread. If our circumstances change I can go back to doing it myself but for now I'd rather give up some other disposible income activity than give up the cleaning service

[cirquelover]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

When it comes to organizing "stuff" I'm a binge and purge type. Let it all build up until I run out of room and then go all Stalin on it, purging like mad.

I think you and my husband have the same school of thought. It drives me knucking futs!!

I'd rather organize as we go instead of getting a wild hair and tossing half the world just to realize later we needed that which was tossed and having to repurchase said item

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I think you and my husband have the same school of thought. It drives me knucking futs!!

I'd rather organize as we go instead of getting a wild hair and tossing half the world just to realize later we needed that which was tossed and having to repurchase said item

Sure that happens some, and every now and then we lose that scrap of paper that had great aunt's Sadie's recipe for stuffed prunes scribbled on it, or some similar national treasure but my view is we can never find that type of stuff when we want it anyways because of all the other stuff so what's the point? A good purge now and then at least saves you time because there is a lot less stuff to look through before you can give up and go have a nap.

Mrs. Moonie is of the "keep it if we might have a use for it someday" mentality, whereas I'm more of a "What have you done for me lately" frame of mind. Nothing? Right, out you go.