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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents are also in their early 70s and something slightly similar is going on. They have a larger older house that I grew up in and they have traditionally always been proactive in keeping it in good shape and maintained, but in recent years the pace of the upkeep has decidedly slowed down. They still have repairs and things done, but instead of getting on the phone to the plumbers or painters or roofers right away, they wait six months before making a decision. I find it odd as money is not an issue here. The other, and perhaps more pressing, problem is cleaning. They still have a weekly cleaning woman, but she's the same woman who's cleaned for them for 30 years now and she's also old, and she really does not clean properly any more. And my parents don't clean what she doesn't clean. [b]They simply just don't see the dirt or accumulating grime on the kitchen lights or in the corner or the niches along the paneling and baseboards. It's not bad (so far) but there's no question that as they age they are not looking at things the same way they would have ten years ago. [/b]The urgency isn't there any more. I point things out to them and they are always either defensive or surprised. Then they still don't do anything. I've offered to pay for another cleaner but they refuse to accept it. I see no evidence of dementia or decline in faculties as they have very active social lives.

I have to laugh a bit because I remember my mother talking about her own grandmother and my mother's mother and aunt getting worried that the grandmother just wasn't seeing the dirt and grease and grime any more.

I do wish my parents would sell up and move into something more manageable. I'm not sure why they feel attached to a large house on a large lot at their age. I have already promised myself I will never be trapped by my house. [/quote]

Yikes.  I sure hope that no one comes into my house doing a white glove test because I'd fail it, too, based on those standards.  I've still got kids at home, too, so there is no downsizing in my immediate future, lol.

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