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[quote=Anonymous]Clutter stresses me out. I have a 6 and a 3 year old, so theres always toys and kids' stuff/junk around. Their PJs or socks, their artwork/scribbles they bring home/crayons/paper/books/chapstick/goodie bag junk/costumes/gloves. I make them clean up but its limited in what they can do. I tell them whatever toys end up in tbe kitchen, the hallways, and the master bedroom will go in the trash. That helps, though the 3 year old still leaves stuff in the prohibited places.

Anyway, DH and I are both a bit of a packrat, but too much clutter makes me stressed, overwhelmed, snippy, tired, and frustrated. Our arguments over the clutter level of the house (he can tolerate more clutter and does nothing related to cleaning and we both WOH) decreased once we got a cleaner every 3 weeks. The great thing about them coming is that it forces me to pick up messes, declutter a bit, do the dishes or clear away the table since they need access to vaccum, mop, clean the sink, whatever. DH was against spending  $ on cleaners, but with two young kids, it becomes worth it. I convinced him and he now agrees.

Btw if youre doing the cooking what is he doing? Maybe let him do that and you can do more cleaning. Lastly, I can totally see your DH point of view that you respect guests enough to clean up but disrespect DH by not doing it for HIM. If you left the house a mess for guests too, then he wouldn't feel as disrespected. [/quote]

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