cleaning your home before guest/playdates
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Anonymous
| Has anyone almost passed out? I kept seeing thing after thing to clean until 5 seconds before the guest arrived. I was practically hyperventilating. |
Anonymous
| Plan ahead? |
Anonymous
| Never come close to passing out but I never finish everything. Since we don’t have a cleaning service and both have demanding jobs, it gets to be a lot. |
Anonymous
| Are you ill? Why would you pass out or hyperventilate? I don't understand what that has to do with cleaning before guests arrive. |
Anonymous
Are you always so literal? |
Anonymous
I'm not that smart, I think I'll get everything surface level ready in an hour or so but it ended up taking me close to 3 or 4! I was also about to pass out. |
Anonymous
| I don’t even try any more. |
Anonymous
No, but I am not seeing the connection between the two things. What is the problem with tidying up before company? |
Anonymous
| I only invite families that I’m sure won’t be judgy about things not being perfect over for playdates. |
Anonymous
| Yeah - it's exhausting |
Anonymous
+100000 Have better friends |
Anonymous
You are deranged |
Anonymous
| I just straight up, then take my time cleaning afterwards - why clean twice |
Anonymous
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We keep our house relatively clean at all times. We have a weekly housekeeper. I make sure restrooms are clean and wipe down the kitchen. Kids tidy up their rooms and playroom before and after play date.
It is low stress. |
Anonymous
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I cared when the kids were younger and it was new families we'd met through preschool or whatever.
Now I don't care at all. Our house is always basically clean. It's just not tidy very often. |