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user-inactivated  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Neat Freaks and Household Cleaners: Seeking Advice

Uh, yeah, grow up with an insane borderline sociopathic mother. Wait, does that not apply? Hmm.

So I dunno. I have a trashcan in every room. I have plenty of furniture so I never need to put anything on the floor. The only thing on the floor in my entire apartment is my workout clothes which I change into every night anyway. I eat at a table which I can then wipe off in the evening but like, if you keep your food on a plate why would you need to? If you're older than six that should be an unnecessary step.

Uhhh. No clutter. Soak your fucking dishes you don't have to do them immediately it doesn't even matter but soak them. I have a lot of dishes in a cabinet but mostly I just use the same ones over and over again from the dish drainer. I haven't touched my dishwasher in a while, even when I cook for more than myself it's just not worth it.

    Especially because shit piles up really easily with grad school

Like what I don't understand. Papers and books? Get some folders or use your backpack. Dishes? Soak 'em. Things that require a vacuum? How would that even happen, though. Pets? Yeah, it is what it is.

Sorry I don't know what to saaay I just like I said get confused all the time.





arguewithatree  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·  

see yeah if it's that deeply ingrained i figured it would be hard to explain haha but figured i'd ask

stuff like everything. i just don't have time/energy to clean and the process gets backed up because i'll be like ok i am doing laundry today oh just kidding one of the 5 other people i live with is doing laundry ok guess i have to postpone that for another 5 weeks for me to have a break.

vacuuming is new and important to me because we had a bimonthly maid service come by my parents' home so i never realized how much i SHED. even with a pixie cut. it still gets everywhere. and then there's just dirt from existing and being outside i guess?

the point about pets is one i totally didn't even think about bc i grew up with cats and like... if i'm already reeling from junk and clutter and stuff adding kets is gonna be a whole other level

user-inactivated  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey wow though just get like a big basket for your laundry and then it's not even a problem except if you physically run out of clothing.

I guess I don't shed. Or exist? I don't know my carpet is one of those speckled ugly ones so it just kinda looks how it's gonna look.

arguewithatree  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I do have 2 large baskets and that plan worked for a while and then i'm not sure what happened. i did a big clean the other day though and everything is lovely and i am actively attempting to change my habits.

part of it is the whole house i'm renting is all hardwood which is lovely but makes being clean just that much more work

user-inactivated  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·  

hardwood is troublesome

you can get those little handy throwaway swiffer mop thingies