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Post by ReneeW on Apr 6, 2013 9:54:49 GMT -6
OK this is random. But the other day I was mentioning to a friend that I haven't dusted the blinds in my house in I don't know how long. She said something very kind back to me, but I got the impression that she dusts her window blinds EVERY time she cleans. Oops! Should I be doing that? I grew up in a house with curtains only or those rolling shades and so we didn't have blinds to dust ... when I clean, I dust rooms but do the blinds only every few months.
Is this gross?
So I'm wondering what you do when you clean. My "once-a-week" cleaning is: Straighten the house, clean bathrooms, kitchen, sweep and wash hard/tile floors, dust (but not the blinds!) and vacuum. Laundry is an every-few-days activity. And I do an in-between cleaning where I just spiff up the bathrooms and kitchen and vacuum the heavy traffic areas, sweep etc..
BUT ... I only clean out the fridge every few weeks, I only wash the tub/shower every few weeks, and I've realized that I dust the blinds every couple of months (when I notice they're too dusty for comfort). Am I a slacker? TIA for input!
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Post by dara1012 on Apr 6, 2013 10:31:33 GMT -6
I don't think you are a slacker. What you do sounds like what I do for cleaning. I know my house isn't perfect but it isn't gross either, sometimes some of the things you listed as weekly get pushed off to every week and half to 2 weeks when life is crazy.
My grandmother washes her walls and her cabinets monthly. I get to the cabinets once a year or 1 1/2 years, and have never washed the walls (though for decades she smoked in her house, so they probably needed it).
To me, I would rather have things not perfect, but good enough and enjoy time with my kiddo, husband, family and friends (or napping, exercising or reading for fun).
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Post by ReneeW on Apr 6, 2013 11:49:54 GMT -6
Thanks -- that is a relief and makes me feel better. I want my house to be CLEAN but I also want to have life balance between work, play, spending time with DH and DDs, enjoying life! But then I was worried that I'm like ... I don't know ... being a slacker and not up to the norm. Thanks for the "good enough" reminder, Debbie!
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Post by sarahisis on Apr 6, 2013 12:39:02 GMT -6
I do my blinds when I notice they are bad... or when company is coming over...
Weekly, I dust , laundry and mop floors... bathrooms as needed... window washing as needed
Daily... kitchen cleaning and straightening the living room
The kids are alive.. Happy and healthy.....that's all that matters lol
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Post by laurac on Apr 7, 2013 15:37:23 GMT -6
It's funny you post this as DH just dusted our blinds yesterday because they were bugging him. It's also funny what bugs him but doesn't bug me! They hadn't been done in almost 2 years.
Because there are so few of us here, I clean the bathrooms usually weekly/twice a week. Vacuum at the same time, dust once a month.
Like Sarah, I've raised my kids and they are healthy so I must be doing something right!
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