Does anyone never/rarely clean their house?

[Anonymous]

fyi, nowadays a roomba or eufy (robot vacuum cleaners) can help a lot with ambient dust and dirt.

[Anonymous]

Thank god I do have a cleaner come every other week, because prior to that (and now) I do not clean. I was never taught those skills and I dont care enough to learn. I have never mopped or dusted anything, ever. I would only vacuum or scrub the ring in the toilet bowl if I had company coming over. Bedsheets got changed 2 or 3 times a year. I'm just not bothered by it on a day to day basis. That said, it is nice to have the cleaner every other week so that I can have guests over without having to dedicate the day before to cleaning.

[Anonymous]

My FIL (divorced, has money) doesn't clean some rooms and doesn't have cleaners. When he is in a relationship the woman usually cleans or gets cleaners, but the rest of the time it is disgusting. All surfaces that are not high touch have a layer of dust, high touch surfaces are vaguely sticky, and the floor has dust bunnies all around the edges of rooms and hallways. There is a thick coat of dog fur on the dog's spot on the couch. My DH swears his father just doesn't see filth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank god I do have a cleaner come every other week, because prior to that (and now) I do not clean. I was never taught those skills and I dont care enough to learn. I have never mopped or dusted anything, ever. I would only vacuum or scrub the ring in the toilet bowl if I had company coming over. Bedsheets got changed 2 or 3 times a year. I'm just not bothered by it on a day to day basis. That said, it is nice to have the cleaner every other week so that I can have guests over without having to dedicate the day before to cleaning.

Excuse me, 2 or 3 times a *what* bedsheets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank god I do have a cleaner come every other week, because prior to that (and now) I do not clean. I was never taught those skills and I dont care enough to learn. I have never mopped or dusted anything, ever. I would only vacuum or scrub the ring in the toilet bowl if I had company coming over. Bedsheets got changed 2 or 3 times a year. I'm just not bothered by it on a day to day basis. That said, it is nice to have the cleaner every other week so that I can have guests over without having to dedicate the day before to cleaning.

Excuse me, 2 or 3 times a *what* bedsheets?

And guess what happened as a result?????

















Absolutely nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank god I do have a cleaner come every other week, because prior to that (and now) I do not clean. I was never taught those skills and I dont care enough to learn. I have never mopped or dusted anything, ever. I would only vacuum or scrub the ring in the toilet bowl if I had company coming over. Bedsheets got changed 2 or 3 times a year. I'm just not bothered by it on a day to day basis. That said, it is nice to have the cleaner every other week so that I can have guests over without having to dedicate the day before to cleaning.

Excuse me, 2 or 3 times a *what* bedsheets?

Not the PP but I change my bedsheets maybe every other month, so more like 5-6 times per year, but it could be 3-4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I barely ever clean. I used to, but just kind of gave up. No, nothing bad happens.

+1.

[Anonymous]

I keep the kitchen functional and do whatever’s necessary to prevent/eliminate bad smells, mold, etc. but I don’t clean regularly. Had a cleaning person come in a half day per week for 10 years, but she left the US the summer before COVID, so I’m headed into year 2 of no cleaning help during/after a period of unusually intense HH occupancy/usage.

Trying to get house ready for an influx of visitors in a couple of weeks which is a PITA, but other than that, no problem. Big house is both a blessing and a curse in this context. If I lived in a studio apartment, I’d have to keep it clean regularly — and that wouldn’t be an overwhelming task (BTDT). You can kick the cleaning can farther down the road when you have lots of room, but once everything is a mess, it’s a big project to get it back in shape.

[Anonymous]

I guess we are low level cleaners. My DH and I clean the house in earnest once a month. This means sweeping, mopping, and dusting. I regularly declutter so the place looks picked up.

Once a year we do the baseboards and ceiling fans, or more often if we have houseguests. If we are having people over for a playdate or BBQ, we'll mop and scrub the kitchen and bathrooms, and clean the front and back yards. Every blue moon we clean the blinds and wipe the walls (grubby kids). About once a month or every two months we wash bedding. But we do laundry every few days and dishes every day and wipe down the kitchen and bathroom counters frequently, and vacuum at least weekly, so the place doesn't look or feel like a hovel.

When we do our monthly clean or our pre-houseguests clean, we have our 8 and 10 year olds help (they are getting good at cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, and doing yardwork).

[Anonymous]

9/10 of married men never clean their houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess we are low level cleaners. My DH and I clean the house in earnest once a month. This means sweeping, mopping, and dusting. I regularly declutter so the place looks picked up.

Once a year we do the baseboards and ceiling fans, or more often if we have houseguests. If we are having people over for a playdate or BBQ, we'll mop and scrub the kitchen and bathrooms, and clean the front and back yards. Every blue moon we clean the blinds and wipe the walls (grubby kids). About once a month or every two months we wash bedding. But we do laundry every few days and dishes every day and wipe down the kitchen and bathroom counters frequently, and vacuum at least weekly, so the place doesn't look or feel like a hovel.

When we do our monthly clean or our pre-houseguests clean, we have our 8 and 10 year olds help (they are getting good at cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, and doing yardwork).

that’s actually a lot of cleaning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank god I do have a cleaner come every other week, because prior to that (and now) I do not clean. I was never taught those skills and I dont care enough to learn. I have never mopped or dusted anything, ever. I would only vacuum or scrub the ring in the toilet bowl if I had company coming over. Bedsheets got changed 2 or 3 times a year. I'm just not bothered by it on a day to day basis. That said, it is nice to have the cleaner every other week so that I can have guests over without having to dedicate the day before to cleaning.

You sound like my wife.

[Anonymous]

Pre-pandemic we had weekly cleaners but have not had them back since March 2020. At first I kept up cleaning but then realized that I had to pick and chose. My DH does not clean and I got overwhelmes. The main bad things that happen is that I feel gross and unhappy, but eventually you do stop “seeing” some of the filth, like really dirty sinks. (The sink thing really is not rational because they only take a second to wipe out, but even that got daunting when I was working FT, midpandemic, dealing with DL, totally overwhelmed.) The worst thing is indoor allergies from dust, and carpet beetles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of these posters saying that they never clean but have cleaners come every few weeks don't seem to have any reading comprehension skills.

To answer the actual question, I have been to the house of a single mom I know through work who works 60+ hours a week and I highly doubt cleans. The house just felt gross to be in. I was there maybe 5 years ago and distinctly remembers the baseboards which were all caked with dirt and dust. I don't know how people live like that.

A guy I used to date lived in a grimy home. I recognized it as a red flag and continued because it wasn't completely disgusting but now I realize it reflected his mental state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank god I do have a cleaner come every other week, because prior to that (and now) I do not clean. I was never taught those skills and I dont care enough to learn. I have never mopped or dusted anything, ever. I would only vacuum or scrub the ring in the toilet bowl if I had company coming over. Bedsheets got changed 2 or 3 times a year. I'm just not bothered by it on a day to day basis. That said, it is nice to have the cleaner every other week so that I can have guests over without having to dedicate the day before to cleaning.

Excuse me, 2 or 3 times a *what* bedsheets?

This was me in college and law school, and I agree that is was never really a problem. I don’t tend to sweat much at all though, and I take a shower every night before bed. If left to my own devices, I’d probably change them once a month, but DH is OCD about the sheets (especially since I got nice linen ones) and does them once or twice a week. He’s become a vacuum fiend as well. Strangely, neither he nor any of the kids notices a dirty kitchen counter or food left in the sink, which drives me insane.