Applause please ?

I still want to know what he posted

I have 2 upstairs windows in my house that are way, way up high and, to my knowledge, they have never been cleaned. I have lived here for 50 years. Oh the shame
I must say in my defence that they are far too high to ever look through!

Lucca

Sorry CG ...not you FC ☹️

Story of my life...

Disturbing the dust is bad for the sinuses. Leave well alone to avoid a sneezing fit

I cannot move the double beds enough to clean under the middles so I don't bother at all. I just catch the dust as it falls out of the sides.

I come from a family who don't believe in cleaning unless you can see the difference afterwards. I believe in following family tradition.

Squiffy

Dust is very useful for writing memos to yourself. Fluff is insulating. ??

But it could make you sneeze!
That's why we thought it was time to pull out the bed and clean the fluff.

We're still sneezing though.

I come from a family who don't believe in cleaning unless you can see the difference afterwards. I believe in following family tradition
I'm the opposite to my mother!
She loved cleaning and was an avid 'thrower-out' of stuff.

Callistemon it sounds as though your mother was related to mine.

When I was young my mother worked as a ward sister and in those days had one day off a month which was spent cleaning and in those days we did not have a washing machine. Sheets went to a laundry but everything else was hand washed.

Even when she was dying I made sure the kitchen floor was washed every evening before bed- it was immaculate but it kept her happy.

I lead a different life with every modern appliance known to man and she would be horrified.

Well, I am going to shame you all. I wipe my oven out every Monday. Honest! It is spotless. Yesterday I washed the kitchen down, tiles, cupboards, light fitting, the lot. Today I have done nothing.

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Charleygirl there was always a frenzy of cleaning before my mother came to stay, although she was never critical! I knew my standards would never match hers.

cornergran I use a feather duster with a long extending handle to sweep under our ottoman beds. We do have laminate flooring though, it might not work with carpet.

Littleannie the last time my kitchen cupboards were washed down was the night before the Environmental Health chap from the council came to carry out my inspection for childminding.
I decided he must think the world smells of bleach, much as the Queen thinks it smells of fresh paint! ?

Jane10

Oh gosh you clean freaks make me feel bad. I've never cleaned my windows. DH did once which was nice but we've only lived here for 9 years so there's no rush is there? We can still see out if the windows.

Really, in 9 years? Never?? Well done! ?

I cleaned the oven the other day, it nearly killed me. I had to take out all the shelves, turn it on to a special programme and then wait to sweep out the dust. I was so overwhelmed, I bought a liner to put in the bottom of the oven so I wouldn't have to do it again too often.

I need to go to lie down to recover just thinking about it!

No point in dusting as the Xmas decs will be out soon and they will cover some surfaces and distract the eye from seeing any dust.....

My 12 year old oven has developed a fault and I have decided to replace it so I have been saved from cleaning it (phew.) Going for a pyrolytic one this time...

I have found my people!
Thanks, everyone,
If I ever get the urge to deep clean, I lie down till the urge goes away. Usually with a cuppa?

I have a very good relationship with dust. I don't disturb it and it doesn't distrub me !!

Oh, thank you. It's so great to know that I'm not the only slattern! As for cleaning windows, over (many) years I've tried every method there is and still cannot do them without leaving streaks, so I've given up!
And I tried the ketchup method on the front door lock inside; gave up after 30 seconds for fear of dripping ketchup on the carpet! Did it work, Lucca?
PS Yes, that man from the repair shop is absolutely gorgeous!!!

"Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done." - Aaron -
Feel free to follow this quote daily. ?

Well done! I am putting off cleaning the oven- TBH I haven't used it much except for baking cakes & biscuits as we seem not to feel hungry in the evening now. No- we are NOT eating all the cakes etc.
If I am cooking I tend to use the Wonder Pot my husband bought me a couple of years ago- it does everything with just a bowl to wash up.

rowyn we are not slatterns by any means- we are saving the planet by not buying the 50 million cleaning products on the market. Also during lockdown money can be a bit tight for some so this is another method of saving.

I opened the cupboard door and looked at the Pledge, does that count? Round of applause?

Ear worm ‘big bad John’, thanks for that.

Same here.done my windows in last lockdown .I vacuum when I need to and same with kitchen and bathroom if it looks dirty I clean .kitchen floor got a going over at the weekend .first time in a month.