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Cleaning Up:  o.k. .. which part of HOUSE CLEANING do you ENJOY?  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 10:35:24 PM
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gosh! nuthin' hops into my mind right away. i dooooo love the look and smell of newly polished wood though! how's about you gurlz? xo
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 11:31:36 PM
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I really like organizing things..although you wouldn't know it to look at my laundry/sewing room right now (or my kitchen for that matter today!!) and I like to polish wood.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4179 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4179 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 04:47:33 AM
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I like to stand back, and look at it once it is done!!! I don't care that much for the doing part! Then I wish it was stay that way. But it never does!
Michele |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 07:27:01 AM
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| I'm a little OCD so I just like cleaning and organizing...... |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 07:29:48 AM
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I have a thing about dirty carpets. So I guess I can say that I like vaccuuming the best.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
http://countryintheburbs.blogspot.com/ |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 10:01:38 AM
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I really enjoy ironing. Not really complicated things, but old linens in particular. I've already worked on them to get them clean, so I guess that's a big chore out of the way, and the peacefulness of just standing/sitting on a tall stool and smelling the lavendar water and finishing the work of old things cleaned and freshened, is fulfilling.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 10:09:44 PM
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I like laundry...who'd a thunk it? 
I'm a one girl revolution. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 08:23:59 AM
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I like everything when it is done and I REALLY love polishing thirsty wood. It is always so amazing the luster you can bring out in the wood.
I polished my wooden pantry shelf before I left on the 2nd. We got home yesterday and it is still gleaming and "happy" looking.
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2007 : 1:56:36 PM
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I love ironing too. I find it's a good time to let my mind wander a bit! I also love washing dishes for some reason. The warm water and lemony-smelling soap are very comforting.
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
482 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2007 : 2:05:01 PM
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Believe it or not, I actually get satisfaction from cleaning the bathroom--it always looks so much better when I'm done. Too bad it doesn't stay that way for very long!
I also enjoy hanging out laundry; it's usually a nice day, and I find it a good time to think about life, or something I need to sort out in my mind. |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2007 : 2:46:56 PM
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I'm still thinking, Frannie.
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2007 : 6:00:56 PM
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I'm with you wood polishers! Something about that smell and shine is soooo satisfying! Especially the cabinets around the sink-- they just drink up that oil!
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2007 : 7:07:23 PM
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Oh I should polish my kitchen cabinets! I am sure they could use it! I hadn't thought about doing those! LOL
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2007 : 1:56:08 PM
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None of the above! lol! 
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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faithymom
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Faith
Sandpoint
ID
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2007 : 10:55:27 AM
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Although I totally agree with the "When someone else does it" and the "None of the above" responses, I really do enjoy cleaning the bathroom.
First, it stays clean for a while...unlike floors, dishes, etc...
Second, it only takes a little while.
I have slacked off a bit, but am trying to get back in the habit of wiping the sink and swabbing the toilet every day. This time, I'm adding in wiping down the shower walls when I'm in there, too.
It makes it stay clean even longer and takes even less time. When I was doing this every day, I hardly ever had to break out the AJAX.
I don't really mind washing and drying clothes, since you don't have to DO it, you just put it in and start it, but I don't like the fold-and-put-away part of laundry...or the fact that you turn around and there's MORE...
Faith
"All television is educational television. The only question is, what is it teaching?"-Fmr. FCC Commissioner Nicholas Johnson |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2007 : 9:08:53 PM
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Washing dishes and folding freshly hung-on-the-line linens.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 5:39:32 PM
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| I like cleaning the bathrooms too! They are less cluttered than the rest of the rooms and clean up so nicely and pretty quick most of the time. I too, love the feeling of a freshly cleaned house though! There is nothing like cuddling up in a quilt to watch old movies or to read when the house smells so clean and looks sparkling clean. |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 4:27:49 PM
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The part I love about house cleaning is "Coming home after the cleaning Lady has been here and cleaned up all of my mess" and the wonderful smell of a naturally clean house. Yes my hubby spoils me rotten and the cleaning lady is wonderful to use all my homemade cleaning concoctions. Never had one one all the kids were at home but now that the nest is empty she comes twice a month. 
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it!
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 2:05:33 PM
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lol...I was a little embarrassed to admit that I have two cleaning ladies come in monthly, so thanks for 'fessin' up, Betty Jo. My home doesn't get too dirty, with just myself...and I clean the kitchen and bathrooms and do laundry and straighten up. I agree about the nice clean smell when you walk in the door after they've been there.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 2:11:56 PM
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Nothing to be ashamed about hiring a cleaning lady! I made my living being a cleaning lady for several years. I would love to hire a cleaning lady! hehe!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 3:22:55 PM
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I'm probably some kind of weirdo, but My favorite part is standing up when its all clean and loving my clean house :D
Right now we have too much junk and we've been remodeling off and on since midsummer, so it is pure Bedlam. I Can't wait to get it all tidy again
I confess that I am not fond of washing windows, because I never seem to get them clean enough and surrounded by fields, they just get dirty so fast again. Its discouraging |
Edited by - Annika on Sep 26 2007 3:41:04 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 9:33:00 PM
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Annika-
You are not weird at all! That is the best part! Walking into a room where the windows sparkle, the furniture gleams with a nice polish, the floor freshly washed or vacuumed, and pillows fluffed on beds or couches. Gleaming counters and shining floors are so nice to have! It makes you want to take a picture because you just know it can't last for long.
I guess a clean house is the enemy of entropy and it seems like the universe always goes towards entropy so cleaning is might be our small way of staving off the end of the universe! *LOL* ;)
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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Cleaning Up: o.k. .. which part of HOUSE CLEANING do you ENJOY? |
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o.k. .. which part of HOUSE CLEANING do you ENJOY?
