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Cleaning Up:  What do you hate cleaning the most?  |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
494 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 06:57:46 AM
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Fo me, its my stove/oven. The commercial cleaners burn my skin, I know some of you would say 'wear rubber gloves'. Well I dont like them, so.....I came across by accident that the baking soda works wonders on the enamel but what do you all use on the burner pans? (I am trying to stay green.
Kim
Farmgirl Sister # 302 |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:20:37 AM
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| Cleaning: the shower. Otherwise, folding laundry! |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:20:51 AM
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The Toilet-this is a house of all men (except me), need I say more!
Lillian |
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LindaEllen
True Blue Farmgirl
275 Posts
Linda
Missouri
USA
275 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:21:48 AM
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I'd rather clean the chicken coop then dh's bathroom shower :P.
Oh I got to do some major house cleaning, guess it will be fall cleaning , didn't get around to spring cleaning yet.
tc linda
Locust Trail Homestead
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/walkabout/
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:33:06 AM
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Kim- Continue to use the baking soda on the burner pans...or if they are really bad...you can buy another set at Wal-Mart for about $5. Then, if you have a lot of drips and spills like our household, you can always line them with some aluminum foil.
I don't like washing dishes alone. If Doug helps, then I don't mind so much. I actually like to clean if the house stays organized. It's when it gets disorganized that I hate cleaning!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:37:13 AM
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Windows I have huge windows and they seam to allways be streaked. I try everything and still see the streaks. I love them when there done because the view is out of this world. But hate having to do them.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:50:01 AM
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| Diana, Have you tried microfiber cloths? My mom got me some and they are like magic on windows! |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 07:51:38 AM
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| but isn't it wonderful when it's all clean and stays that way?? I really enjoy that! My husband will leave for hunting end of Sept, be gone all of Oct and some of Nov. First thing I do is clean and then it's just me there all that time! I love it! |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 08:51:06 AM
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Suzan
One thing I havent tried will do so today.
Thanks Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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MarySueK
True Blue Farmgirl
96 Posts
Susan
Richland
WA
96 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 09:14:05 AM
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I agree with Kim - I hate the cooktop! It is hard to clean, the cleaning products that work at all well seem pretty toxic, and once I get it clean I have to cook another meal and it gets messy again!!! Maybe we can live on cold cereal??
Sue in Richland WA |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 09:16:49 AM
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With a husband and two teenage boys, I would have to say hands down that it would our two bathrooms.
Farmgirl #170
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 09:55:45 AM
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For me it's what I affectionately call turd herding...LOL! I hate cleaning the cat litterboxes and rabbit cages. At least I'm down to 2 rabbits. I used to have over 35 of them!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
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bushelnpeck
True Blue Farmgirl
262 Posts
Debbie
Sparks
Nv
USA
262 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 11:57:49 AM
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For me it's those darn dust bunnies, here in NV we live in a dustbowl. I can handle the worst of bathrooms or kitchens, but literally one could dust here every day and still not keep up with it,so frustrating to see them smile when you are walking away with your dust rag...gurrrrr...Debbie
Farmgirl Sister #324
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daylily
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
Chris
Newcastle
CA
USA
114 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 1:56:04 PM
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The bathrooms! I always wish I only had one to clean, until someone is in one, and I have to GO!Ü
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 2:07:34 PM
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absolutly would have to be the bathroom! That is why my daughter is in charge of cleaning her own. My son and husband take turns doing the other one. Thankfully I have them all been well trained!
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 2:59:51 PM
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The hall bath. It's the one the family uses. No one cleans up after themselves, so I jsut walk on by until I cannot take it any longer. Then I super clean it and leave notes for everyone to remind them that - oh, wait! - I am not the maid. That lasts about a week. If we have someone come iover unexpectedly, I quickly dispatch one of them to clean up, and they do not like it. Oh, well. So sad, too bad. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 3:13:16 PM
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The biggest thing I hate cleaning is dishes!!!! I don't really mind washing them, but with three kids it seems that I always have a sink full and on top of that the plumbing is messed up so I have a 5 gallon bucket under the sink and I have to drag it outside to empty it!
Monica
Farmgirls Rule!
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 4:11:38 PM
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Hot loads. I do about one hot load a week of baby's wash cloths, anything that touched urine, vomit, etc. The genius that built or cabin didn't plumb hot water all the way to the laundry room. Anyway, I have to fill buckets and carry them from the tub to the outside laundry room.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war!
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 5:35:29 PM
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Um, right now? The entire house, as we're in the middle of a major kitchen renovation, which this week included sanding down the hardwood floors. Despite hanging sheets and covering up what we could, the (saw)dust has permeated just about every nook and cranny in the house. I am not relishing clean-up this weekend (which is when the deep-cleaning will have to wait until, as I just started back to work this week - ugh!).
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." -- Frank Lloyd Wright |
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scurran
Farmgirl in Training
22 Posts
Sara
St. Louis
Missouri
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 7:59:46 PM
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For me it's not so much cleaning a particular part of the house as it is when I start cleaning and fall into a major organizational project. Cleaning the office turns into an all afternoon 'sort-fest'. 3 hours later I've just shifted everything into piles in the hallway. Next job...clean the hallway!
Sara
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 10:18:09 PM
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I hate dusting and running the vacuum! I love to scrub so kitchens and baths are my favorites. I feel like when I scrub I can see the fruits of my labor - shiny chrome, clean tiles, clean mirrors. I'll clean your bathrooms if you'll dust my furniture!
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The Rustic Cottage Blog http://therusticcottage.blogspot.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 10:30:30 PM
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Bathroom for sure. We only have one with 6 of us at home. Not complaining about THAT part..but half of us are guys..ugh. I do have one helper (of the kids) each week. The girls are better helpers than the boys, but I do have them do some of the cleaning and all of the picking up in there. My kids rotate chores...pet helper, bathroom helper, kitchen helper and trash helper. It helps.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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daylily
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
Chris
Newcastle
CA
USA
114 Posts |
Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 12:29:37 PM
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Jenny, I really like that idea of rotating the kids through "helper" duties! When I was a girl, I would have loved mowing the lawn, "outside helper"?, once in a while. My brother aways did that, while I always on KP!
Chris
http://refininglife.blogspot.com |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 12:52:25 PM
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| I hate cleaning the bathroom, but I hate cleaning out the fridge even worse. Not only is it gross, it's awkward wrestling all those drawers and shelves in and out. And of course, they are all too big to fit in the sink easily. |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 1:20:04 PM
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BATHROOM!!!! Fridge too,and to be honest?? Everything lol, but needs to be done, so..... :D
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
http://princess-of-pink-creations.blogspot.com/
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