How untidy are you people?

19-07-2014 9:27pm

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

On the internet, somewhere, there is a photo of a woman, taken by herself. It's in the bathroom, and she looks pretty well. However, in the background you can see the toilet, with a MASSIVE unflushed turd in it.

A genuine epic fail...

Oh there's another one with a rather giant vibrator too

SweetChaos · 19-07-2014 9:29pm

I like the house clean and tidy but I must confess I do have a monica closet where everything goes when I need to do an emergency clean when I get unexpected visitors and the door needs to be wedged shut its Ill sort it one day

Menas · 19-07-2014 9:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Boards is acting all weird. You had a deleted post that completely contradicted your undeleted one about selfies. It obviously decided to quote a random post in its place!

Ah, caught out by the ninja edit.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 19-07-2014 9:34pm

SweetChaos wrote: »

I like the house clean and tidy but I must confess I do have a monica closet where everything goes when I need to do an emergency clean when I get unexpected visitors and the door needs to be wedged shut its Ill sort it one day

I have bunk-beds in my bedroom at my parents' house, the bottom bunk is full of boxes of stuff that I definitely might maybe need some day, you never know. A while ago I got a notion that I might clean it out, but couldn't go through with it. Got some sheets of fancy fabric from on top of the wardrobe and pinned them up over it instead! And people told me I was mad to hang on to those sheets of fabric...

--LOS-- · 19-07-2014 9:53pm

I can be kinda messy, not so much around other people, but on my own ye. I prefer to call it 'easy-going' or 'laid-back' though :P

Renegade Mechanic · 20-07-2014 9:19am

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

White as in dog poo from the 80s, or from age? Not sure why I'm asking, dog poo left around the house is mental health territory, regardless.

Nah, it wasn't from the 80s

Ah, he was sound. But had a few problems. He would make a good fried but he cared about everything except himself.

Penny Tration · 20-07-2014 9:23am

I'm fairly tidy. My bf is coming over tonight and although the place is clean, I've spent the last 3 hours scrubbing it anyway

Ave Sodalis · 20-07-2014 9:45am

Trigger Happy wrote: »

We have a cleaner but I like a good tidy up before she comes around...just in case she thinks we are savages like.

That's normal, right?

I used to work in a place that provided accommodation as payment. Part of the accommodation included a cleaner every so often. Me and the other girl who lived there kept the place fairly tidy as we didn't know when the cleaner would be about so the only thing the cleaner had out of place was maybe a few breakfast bowls and at a push, the dinner plates from the night before. She didn't clean our rooms so it was really just the communal parts of the house. Despite this, every single time without fail, she would ring our boss to complain about how untidy the house had been left and in turn, we would get an earful from the boss for being messy (we'd get an earful every time she came into the house too). The best was when the boss was actually giving out that it wasn't fair on the cleaner that she had to tidy up after us and she wasn't paying the cleaner a couple hundred to do that. We were like "um what? It's only a few dishes at most and isn't that the point of a cleaner?". Seriously, I wasnt getting paid at the time and would have been glad of the few hundred the cleaner was getting...

Titzon Toast · 20-07-2014 9:49am

I like to keep my place as clean as I can, especially the bathrooms, the kitchen, and my floors.
With the job I do I literally go into hundreds of people's houses everyday. I've seen and smelled things that would make a Billy goat puke!
It's given me great incentive to keep my own house in order though I'll tell you that much.

Fat Christy · 09-08-2014 4:21pm

My room would be a complete an utter bomb but communal areas must be tidy. I can't handle dirty kitchens/bathrooms at all.

WilyCoyote · 09-08-2014 4:35pm

In my single days my gaff was like a bearpit (except for kitchen and bathroom) - but I loved it. Occasionally a cousin's girlfriend (who had a touch of the OCDs) would turn up like a whirling dervish and hammer a job on it.
But I still remember the joys of clutter ........... and I knew where everything was - although it used take me hours to find it.
Plus, I was doing my bit for the eco system by not using any of those harmful chemicals.

Chattastrophe! · 09-08-2014 4:36pm

I used to be neat and clean and tidy, because I always had neat and clean and tidy flatmates.

Then I moved in with my - very lovely and handsome - but not so tidy - boyfriend. My standards have slipped a lot.

He's released my inner slob!

I go on a manic clean maybe once a month. Other than that, feck all gets done, apart from the necessities (we need clean dishes every now and then.) Our house is always messy. And the floors aren't cleaned as often as they should be.

Meah, my thinking is that our baby will develop a fantastic immune system as a result! :pac:

Mariasofia · 09-08-2014 4:39pm

I hate mess and clutter! I have even been known to rearrange people at times if they make the room look untidy.... "em do you mind sitting over there?...." :-D

09-08-2014 4:41pm

WilyCoyote wrote: »

Plus, I was doing my bit for the eco system by not using any of those harmful chemicals.

Lemon juice, vinegar, and baking soda are the best cleaners of all :P

JillyQ · 09-08-2014 4:49pm

Untidy but try to keep on top of it. If it gets to bad I get a cleaner in.

kfallon · 09-08-2014 5:10pm

JillyQ wrote: »

Untidy but try to keep on top of it. If it gets to bad I get a cleaner in.

As a matter of interest how much does your cleaner cost?

I'm not an untidy person, like to keep the gaff relatively clean! You leave dishes in the sink in my house....I will prob kill you in your sleep!

pampootie · 09-08-2014 5:13pm

I'm clean but untidy. I'm rubbish at throwing stuff away so there's a fair bit of clutter. I do freak out at unexpected callers though because my dog sheds so much hair that I like a bit of notice so I can hoover down the couch and get rid of it

JillyQ · 09-08-2014 5:15pm

kfallon wrote: »

As a matter of interest how much does your cleaner cost?

I'm not an untidy person, like to keep the gaff relatively clean! You leave dishes in the sink in my house....I will prob kill you in your sleep!

I do the same thing about the dishes in the sink or worse laundry left on a clothes horse when its dry. Pm sent about the cleaner.

anncoates · 09-08-2014 5:20pm

Left to my own devices I'm a scruffy bastard and my mot is OTT tidy so we kind of meet in the middle and have a normally tidy and clean house.

Shakespeare's Sister · 09-08-2014 5:27pm

More concerned about dirt and dust than tidiness. A few items lying around the place don't bother me (within reason). I clean a lot though. The detergent bargains in Dealz do get me excited I gotta admit.

kfallon · 09-08-2014 5:40pm

JillyQ wrote: »

I do the same thing about the dishes in the sink or worse laundry left on a clothes horse when its dry. Pm sent about the cleaner.

Jesus you seem to be a lot like me.....that's not good for you tbh :pac:

beks101 · 09-08-2014 5:53pm

August Important Trapeze wrote: »

I'm fairly untidy, to be honest, but a lot of that is because I have hoarder tendencies. I usually don't have enough storage for the amount of clothes and books I have, and surfaces will be cluttered with ornaments, candles, crockery, etc. If I'm house-sharing I think I'm pretty good at keeping the communal areas decent, I've never had any complaints and I'm definitely not one to leave dishes festering in the sink or bins overflowing or anything. But I'm looking around my bedroom now and...yeah, it's not great when you can't see most of the carpet, is it?

I'm the opposite actually, I'm a bit of a chronic de-clutterer. I just hate clutter and love empty spaces. I'd routinely throw out clothes and boxes, books, notepads etc because of it. I've had a piece of luggage lying on my bedroom floor for about a week now coz I arrived into a work sh1tstorm when I got back and haven't had time to eat, less unpack or sort the house out, and it's been bothering me all week.

It will actually affect my mood if I come home from work to a messy house. I'm lucky in that I live with two very obsessively clean people (one of whom will notice the degree to which a potted plant has been moved an inch or two on the window sill) so the house is always in tip-top shape. I spend at least one out of my two days off cleaning, doing laundry, hoovering, cleaning the bathroom etc and we also get a cleaner in once a week.

I don't think I'd fare too well if I had messy flatmates.

Tiddlypeeps · 09-08-2014 6:06pm

My OH and I are both slobs, after a couple of years how messy the house is being about the only thing that caused arguments we decided to start getting a cleaner in. We very rarely argue about anything now. If money ever gets tight the cleaner will be the very last luxury to go. They get the house so much cleaner than I ever could.

Even tho I'm a total slob I would still be very conscious of the house being messy if people called over.

kfallon wrote: »

As a matter of interest how much does your cleaner cost?

Anywhere from minimum wage to €15 an hour. If you go to a cleaning company it'll be on the higher end because they need to pay the cleaner and cover their own costs. If you get someone freelance then it'll be much cheaper. We pay €10 an hour. How long it takes depends on the size of your house, how dirty you are and how quick the cleaner you get is. I'd imagine usually between 3 and 5 hours for a standard 2/3 bedroom place.

Pablodreamsofnew · 09-08-2014 6:13pm

I'm one of those people who say 'don't mind the state of the place' even though I spent hours cleaning it up before visitors arrive

Ilyana 2.0 · 09-08-2014 6:21pm

I'm very clean and tidy, as I just can't abide living in mess. In every flat share I've had, I've always had the neatest bedroom. I'm always the cleanest too, as I can't relax after meals until I've washed up and tidied up after myself. That being said, I refuse to clean other people's mess unless it's strictly necessary.

I can't understand how people can live in dirty/untidy houses. It would drive me scatty!

JustAThought · 09-08-2014 7:05pm

I realised by accident recently that it's all
My mothers fault. Growing up we ALWAYS had a " drawer" where random things were stuffed and that was always jammed with items and vagrant parts & useful " things"...when I got my own house it followed that I had a messy drawer - now I have an entire room filled to the gils with " stuff". My brothers girlfriend was astounded when I got her to lie on her stomach to peer through the tower of things so that she could see that it was indeed actually the second bathroom....

How many toilets does a person need!? ( mine is always spotless)

JillyQ · 09-08-2014 7:35pm

kfallon wrote: »

Jesus you seem to be a lot like me.....that's not good for you tbh :pac:

Thanks for that!!

Lucyfur · 09-08-2014 9:47pm

My house is furry.

Cos of animals, not mould or anything

Lia_lia · 09-08-2014 10:47pm

I used to be quite untidy. Then I lived with an extremely untidy, dirty person for a while last year. I then went a bit OCD with cleanliness for a while, mainly to set an example to that person, didn't really work though

Since then I've moved in with my boyfriend and I'm starting to get a bit less tidy again, as he is not very tidy. Although if someone is calling over the house has to be spotless! And I go on mad fits of cleaning every now and then.

I could never pay for a cleaner. That seems ridiculous. Why would you pay for a cleaner when you can just clean yourself

Tiddlypeeps · 09-08-2014 10:52pm

Lia_lia wrote: »

I could never pay for a cleaner. That seems ridiculous. Why would you pay for a cleaner when you can just clean yourself

You could say the same about literally anything. Why go out to dinner when you can just cook yourself? Why buy veg in the shopping centre when you can just grow your own? It pretty much boils down to how much the hours spent doing those things are worth to you.

09-08-2014 10:53pm

Lia_lia wrote: »

Why would you pay for a cleaner when you can just clean yourself

Lack of time or a hatred of cleaning

I'm very tidy and clean, I couldn't live with a messy person. I'd never be able to relax.

brian888 · 09-08-2014 10:54pm

If I clean the mess that is my room, I'd have more trouble trying to find **** I used to throw in the designated proximity.

Lia_lia · 09-08-2014 10:57pm

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

You could say the same about literally anything. Why go out to dinner when you can just cook yourself? Why buy veg in the shopping centre when you can just grow your own? It pretty much boils down to how much the hours spent doing those things are worth to you.

Yeah, I guess. I think it's because I was brought up in a home with very little money and I have a mentality that cleaners are for "rich people". Also think it would make me look lazy

09-08-2014 10:59pm

Lia_lia wrote: »

Yeah, I guess. I think it's because I was brought up in a home with very little money and I have a mentality that cleaners are for "rich people". Also think it would make me look lazy

I used to have a cleaner once a week where I lived last. I always made the bed before she came, even though she was going to be changing it. I didn't want her to think I was lazy

I've a tiny place now so I do it myself, but a cleaner was well worth the money when I was under a lot more time pressure.

lulu1 · 09-08-2014 10:59pm

Have three teenagers. I just close their bedroom door when I'm passing don't even look in. D'ont mind if people are untidy but ground in dirt no way
As my Mother used to say years ago

There is an excuse for poverty but none for dirt

shruikan2553 · 09-08-2014 11:03pm

Lia_lia wrote: »

I could never pay for a cleaner. That seems ridiculous. Why would you pay for a cleaner when you can just clean yourself

I would rather spend the time doing something I enjoy. Havent done it myself, would need to see how much it costs to get done but it is definitely something I would consider.

lulu1 · 09-08-2014 11:05pm

JustAThought wrote: »

I realised by accident recently that it's all
My mothers fault. Growing up we ALWAYS had a " drawer" where random things were stuffed and that was always jammed with items and vagrant parts & useful " things"...when I got my own house it followed that I had a messy drawer - now I have an entire room filled to the gils with " stuff". My brothers girlfriend was astounded when I got her to lie on her stomach to peer through the tower of things so that she could see that it was indeed actually the second bathroom....

How many toilets does a person need!? ( mine is always spotless)

I have two drawers in the kitchen exactly the same you could find anything in them and my handbag is the same.

lulu1 · 09-08-2014 11:09pm

Candie wrote: »

I used to have a cleaner once a week where I lived last. I always made the bed before she came, even though she was going to be changing it. I didn't want her to think I was lazy

I've a tiny place now so I do it myself, but a cleaner was well worth the money when I was under a lot more time pressure.

My friend has a cleaner in while she goes out and cleans someone elses house 100% true story

10-08-2014 8:24am

Lia_lia wrote: »

Yeah, I guess. I think it's because I was brought up in a home with very little money and I have a mentality that cleaners are for "rich people". Also think it would make me look lazy

I grew up in a home with very little money, and my mam went to other peoples houses to clean them just to keep us going. My grandmother did the same.

They, and I still think that for busy people a cleaner is one of the best things you can spend money on, if you have it to spend. There's nothing lazy about it, there are still plenty of things that need to be done in between the cleaner's visits but the likes of changing the beds, washing the floors, hoovering underneath the cushions on the sofa!!! are things you no longer have to worry about. If you're working full time, and you are busy with other things in your life, then it's one of the nicest things to have.

LizT · 10-08-2014 8:36am

I am so messy it's not even funny. Usually it's just my bedroom and my sitting room and kitchen are nice and tidy though!

Ilyana 2.0 · 10-08-2014 5:52pm

When I was younger, my parents had a cleaner because they worked long hours and/or studied and they were able to afford it. They can't afford it anymore, but if they won the lotto, hiring a cleaner would be the first thing my mother would do!

If I was comfortably off, I would definitely get someone in to dust and clean the bathrooms. 'Cause I hate those jobs

catallus · 10-08-2014 6:00pm

I'd get a cleaner in, but I'm afraid I'd have to clean up a bit before she came.

dgt · 10-08-2014 6:11pm

I have a house somewhere in this mess

Trebor176 · 10-08-2014 9:12pm

My desk is a mess. It's full of s**t, and I keep meaning to tidy it, but I always get preoccupied. The same with the shelves underneath. One corner of the room has a load of papers and magazines, a couple of bags, and shoes and runners. The bottom drawers are practically inaccessible as a result. Again, it's a matter of thought of moving the stuff, which won't take long.

I will be redecorating the room soon, so all this will have to be sorted. I collect models, which are all over the place on shelves, so it will be good to have cabinets for them. And, there's a good few of them. I'm one of these, who tends to hoard, but not as much as I used to. In 2009 (yes, I remember the year), I got rid of thirteen years worth of (mainly) weekly car magazines. And, the bundle is building again. They've been read, so maybe there's no point hanging on to them, even though I love cars.

I just need to plan things better, and just make more of an effort to feck things out in the bin that I don't need. Certainly, a good bit of stuff I have is stuff I don't really need.

takamichinoku · 10-08-2014 10:13pm

My mam's a crazy hoarder and my brother (who I shared a room with for 15 years) is so disorganised that he was taking to doctors for years to figure out what was up. I've rarely ever seen houses on those Channel 4 shows about cleaning houses that've been worse than home is, to be perfectly blunt.
Comparatively I'm crazily clean but usually I'm slightly above the average of wherever I am, can easily live in filth but have no problem whatsoever keeping up my end of the deal; will clean up after others because 1] cleaning's meditative and 2] the one day I leave a big mess, they won't be able to say a ****ing thing.

...I do actually kind of love cleaning bathrooms though

HOWEVER, no one realises this, but I'm secretly a pretty bad hoarder who's just about keeping it under control. Among the things I've decided are well worth keeping are:

Every card I've ever received for anything
Any especially nice piece of wrapping paper I've gotten a gift in
Most every gift that had some nice thought put into it
A collection of penguin bar wrappers
Variety of crap from my dad's last few days
The old milk cartons from primary school, washed out and cleaned
Every English copy I've ever had (embarrassing essays!)
A badly worn down pillow cover that was my favourite when I was little which I found being used as an oil rag
A memento for almost any happy day/event I've had that I happened to have one for (usually can be something easy like a ticket or a receipt, one's a magnum lolly stick)

Routinely trick my mam or brother into keeping things I don't want thrown out by pretending to sarcastically talk about all the fond memories of the thing, but I'm actually deadly serious and hate the idea of it being thrown out.

:o:o:(
I have thrown out some pretty big things but it's mostly so my mam has to too, if I didn't feel somewhat responsible for her hoarding, I could be just as bad. Mine are basically all sentimental though, hers are things which "might" be useful (i.e. far bigger).

cactuspaw · 10-08-2014 10:39pm

share a house, so communal space I keep clean and tidy out of respect for others. usualy do a proper clean on a sunday or saturday morning, then its done. my own room is a mess though, but an organized mess. not too keen on bed making. if anyone was coming over id tidy up in advance though, just common sense.

How untidy are you people?

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