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Cleaning Up:  What do you hate cleaning the most?  |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 5:55:59 PM
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Oh yeah the fridge..ugh..and NO one helps with that one!
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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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 11:46:04 AM
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I have to side with the laundry haters! I work up at 0330 this morning and did 3 loads before leaving the house at 0700. Ugh..... Second would have to be the potty though....I have to clean it more often now that Zach is in potty training mode.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 11:54:38 AM
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Bathrooms and dishes... I think it's the constant "never " done feeling.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
FARMGIRL #90 |
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susanreno
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Susan
West Chester
PA
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 5:56:07 PM
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I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but my husband cleans our bathrooms and does an awesome job 
I think he started doing it when our twins were newborns and the last thing on my mind was cleaning. I guess he just got tired of waiting for a clean bathroom!! Anyway, that's the only reason why I can't say the bathroom is my least favorite to clean. Personally, I hate vacuuming... I think part of it is the noise of the vacuum, I've always been overly sensitive to it for some reason. Yes, I know that might sound really weird! Also, it's always a pain to get under/behind/etc furniture. And vacuuming stairs?... fu-get-a-boud-it. And finally, it always leads to having to do my next least-favorite... dusting!
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 05:38:53 AM
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My least favorite used to be the stove top. I hated scrubbing the drip pans. But I solved that problem when the last stove broke and we bought a glass-top. Now it's a piece of cake to wipe it down!
So, now it's just dusting. I don't mind wiping down flat surfaces. I hate dusting all the pictures, books, computer, houseplants, ceiling fans and knick-knacks. I don't care what inventive device they come up with, it's still a pain in the butt. And around here, you see the dust back the very next day. It's hardly even worth the effort!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 1:52:56 PM
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Originally posted by dkelewae
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
Country Girl trapped in the city!
LOLOL..turd herding...I love it!
Samantha
www.elphie0503.blogspot.com
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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LindaMAlbert
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Linda
Belgrade
Montana
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 8:32:55 PM
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I have to agree with Lillian -- the toilet. I'm the only sitter (setter?) in a house of pointers. Is it written in the Constitution of the United States that the right of male citizens of any age, height, mental creptitude, social responsibility or ability to aim to p** standing up shall not be abridged? I wish someone would invent a toilet that had an electrified pad surrounding the toilet such that if the offender missed the bowl or splashed, said offender would be jolted. Not a lot, just enough to be unpleasant. I once toured a 5 bedroom open house that had a bathroom off every bedroom. It had been designed by an MD. Go figure. Gave me nightmares thinking about having to clean 5 bathrooms twice a week.
Chris is right too, though. One bathroom for 3-4 people, 2-3 of whom have to rely solely on gravity and peristalsis to get the job done really sucks at times. Yep, males don't have a pelvic floor designed for pushing so they take f-o-r-e-v-e-r.
Linda
There is no faith which has never yet been broken except that of a truly faithful dog.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 9:36:40 PM
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For me it is vaccumming (I refuse to learn how to spell it). I would rather clean 100 bathrooms.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2008 : 07:44:35 AM
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I hate cleaning the bathroom, fridge and the drip pans on the stove. YUCK to all of them.
Ruth
Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2008 : 5:25:28 PM
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| I would have to say doing dishes. I never did dishes as a kid at home. I always worked outside with Daddy. Momma did all the cooking, dishes and house cleaning. Now after 50 years, I love to cook but don't like to do dishes. I make "new years resolutions" at least once a week to keep the dishes done up. Don't work. I cooked, canned and baked all day today. Also did dishes at least 4 times. Now, supper dishes are in there waiting for morning. The coffee pot is ready to turn on and tomorrow's canning (jalapenos) is on the counter ready to be done. But first I'll have to do last nights dishes. |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2008 : 5:27:25 PM
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| Ruth, you are supposed to clean the fridge?? |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2008 : 08:33:22 AM
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Belle,
I try to avoid cleaning the fridge at all costs but when things begin to look like science experiments I know it's time to get in there and clean. I don't know why I dislike it so much, I just do.
Of course, yesterday I had to clean my stove top because I had water that boiled over and made a mess. I can't complain because it was water from boiling lobster. My dear hubby went out yesterday and came home with a little ole lobster just for me to enjoy. We usually have a lobster dinner at least once each summer and this year we didn't. I felt so special.
Blessings,
Ruth
Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 02:40:15 AM
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I have previously posted to this topic but I'm going to have to caveat my post with another thought gals:
I dislike cleaning up after other people who are perfectly capable of doing it on their own...but don't......There, I said it, and I feel better now. :)
Jamie
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 3:25:54 PM
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 8:51:40 PM
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Everything!!!
Ok, I'd have to say it is a toss up between the bathroom and dishes.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 9:26:30 PM
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Originally posted by one_dog_per_acre
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!
My sweetest husband plumbed hot water into the laundy room for me this weekend. I love that man! Now we can hook up our HE washer/dryer. They are smaller, but have lots of cool settings. Now I have to think of another chore I dislike. I'll say putting dishes away. Don't mind washing them, but putting away is a hassle in my tiny kitchen, since there is not enough room for everything.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war!
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 9:33:58 PM
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I'm with Marly, I hate vacuuming most. It's loud, it hurts my back and my tennis elbow and you no sooner get done than somebody tracks something in. I've been telling DH for 20 years that I want hard wood floors so I don't have to vacuum! A dust mop I can handle! I must admit that DH does vacuum about 50% of the time.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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FlipFlopFarmer
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Carla
Molalla
Oregon
198 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 9:38:44 PM
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Without a doubt...Dishes and bathrooms tie for first place on my list of hate it, hate it, hate it!
Carla
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly. |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
494 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 07:03:43 AM
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susan, my daughter also hates vacumming. Funny for the same reason, the sound of it. She will use the whole house vac over the dyson anyday. She has alsways had a sound issue as well. I mean when something like the blender went on she covered her ears with her hands screaming, running to another room and hiding. She has been this way since I can remember her walking, even be able to sit up as a baby, but obviuosly not being able to get out of range. I wonder what happened to her, my guess in a past life? for lack of having anything else to relate it to.
Kim
Farmgirl Sister # 302 |
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homesteaderbelle
True Blue Farmgirl
391 Posts
Belle
USA
391 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 9:39:27 PM
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I don't like to clean the fridge, the inside of the trash can, and the base of the toilet. I don't mind the inside of the toilet, I just don't like the base. There are always hairs that stick to the base of the toilet and they never seem to wipe off.
Belle
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2008 : 03:15:12 AM
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The shower/tub can't stand it
always have
it's so cumbersome and awkward unless you like getting partially wet while wearing clothing - so usually if I'm feeling inspired, i'll take a shower and scrub at the same time
accidentally mixed bleach and an amonia based product some yeas ago boy what a stink! it produces chlorine gas! VERY toxic so i tend to use the minumum now or just let it get so bad hubby has to do it suits me fine
i don't mind vacuuming but i hate having to pick up and go around clutter and cramped, tight spaces |
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hunny1201
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Jennifer
Bloomsbury
NJ
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2008 : 08:12:32 AM
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Hands down...the bathroom! It seems no one but me notices when it's dirty.
I actually don't like cleaning at all but it does have to be done by someone, lol. I do the usual vacuuming and dusting and then every few months, I get inspired and go through the whole house top to bottom and give it a good cleaning. It feels good when it's done but I am SOOOOO tired, lol.
~Jenny~
Every Child Deserves Our Love & a Bear of Their Own
www.ATeddyForKeeps.org
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