OMG, Does house work ever end???

@lulu897 (176)
Canada
November 24, 2006 12:19pm CST
Does it ever end, It seems like I just get it finished and I have to start over again. I have a two story house, when the upstairs gets cleaned I go downstairs ,, by the time downstairs is done I have to go back upstairs. And why does it seem that whenever you slack off and maybe let the dishes pile or you don't sweep the floor, someone pops over, when the house is clean you never see anyone???
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@arlena040 (252)
• United States
25 Nov 06
nope it never ends and like you i have a two story house . once the down stairs is cleaned and i get the upstairs cleaned its time to start down stairs cleaning again .
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who can't get the upstairs and downstairs cleaned at the same time
@MySpot (2600)
• United States
25 Nov 06
Nope, that's why the saying goes, "A woman's work is never done!"... and it's so true : )
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
ooohhhh how true that statement is. The other day, I worked outside all day with my husband, then we came in, the dog tracked mud all over the floor, he helped me clean her but then i had to sweep and wash the floor and then cook supper. by the time I got to bed that night i was exhausted.
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@Theresam (1177)
• United States
24 Nov 06
Nope, I hate housework too. I have tried the flylady thing but I got annoyed with her emails and that I had to do something.
@Theresam (1177)
• United States
25 Nov 06
Go to www.flylady.net She sends out emails to keep your house clean.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
24 Nov 06
What's the flylady thing??
• United States
24 Nov 06
No, I don't think it does ever end, especially if you have kids. If one lives alone, then the housework is not as all consuming, but with a bunch of people running around there is always something to do. I only have 2 kids and I feel that way. I cannot imagine how it is with people who have large families. I guess they have to make the kids do a lot of work. :)
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
24 Nov 06
Omg,, Idon't have any kids,, just my husband. heehee we must be pigs. Ever since we brought the horses home, I have to deal with hay all over the house, you think you get it all off but it still seems to find it way in the house.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
lol Ha Ha,, I try to keep them out but they are soooo spoiled... I can't imagine what my house would look like if I had kids.
@kevindb (274)
• United States
25 Nov 06
unfortunately It never does stop.
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@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
25 Nov 06
hey your lucky i have 4 stories! granted our main living area is only on 2 levels my kids use the full size finished attic as a play room and my basement is full of laundry. i understand what you mean. i loved this house when i bought it i just didnt relize that it would be soooo much to clean. i get the kitchen done then its the living room then back to the kitchen in between i do the 4 bedrooms. and yes guests do always stop by when the house is a mess.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
omg 4 stories,, yikes I'd never get it clean.. I loved my house to when I saw it but never thought about how long it would take to clean. I see all these huge homes going up and all I can think about is whoa I'd hate to clean that. If we ever move it's going to be a small bungalow with a finished basement, I'm getting too old to clean, lol
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
omg 4 stories,, yikes I'd never get it clean.. I loved my house to when I saw it but never thought about how long it would take to clean. I see all these huge homes going up and all I can think about is whoa I'd hate to clean that. If we ever move it's going to be a small bungalow with a finished basement, I'm getting too old to clean, lol
• United States
25 Nov 06
I feel the same way everyday. It like endless job I got for rest of my life.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
yep,, it is an endless job
@getnbuy (1312)
• United States
25 Nov 06
I have NEVER been able to keep the upstairs and downstairs clean at the same time. I think it has to do with messy people that inhabit this place. You would think a husband and a 26 year old son could keep up after themselves. My Grandma told me to train my husband. I should have listened to her.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
Ha ha I have been trying to train my husband for a long time,, he just doesn't get it
@sevenseas (754)
• United States
25 Nov 06
During the week, the only mess I ever have to face is the one I might leave behind. But on the weekends I often have friends stay over, so I know your pain and sympathize with you. It' s just a big pain in the azz to have to clean up behind other people, ESPECIALLY other adults. I hope when I marry one day that she is a neat person.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
Adults should now better but they don't ,, and I'm sure you will find someone neat.
@rracers89 (3246)
• United States
25 Nov 06
LMAO NOPE!! I have a 2 story home i cleaned downstairs today then went and did the upstairs only to go back down and find dirt all over my nice clean kitchen floor from my hubby who was out playing with the dogs UGH
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
That sounds soo much like my husband and mine doggie
@jjn1983 (1353)
• United States
25 Nov 06
I was thinking about asking that same question today. It seems..no matter how much time i clean, this place is always messy. I have my 24 yr old husband, my 1 yr old boy, and my 31 yr old brother in law living with me...i can't seem to keep up with them. I cleaned all day today, and it barely looks like anything is done. Its a never ending job. Too bad we arent getting paid for it, we would be rich.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
We would be soooo rich
@Khokhonut (702)
• United States
25 Nov 06
I don't think it does ever end....ever !! Just when you think you're done, something else comes un-done. And if you consider laundry part of housework then forget it ! It is frustrating sometimes.
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
it is frustrating
@Desdemona (1301)
• Canada
24 Nov 06
lol good question! Ya, it seems it never ends for me. My friend once said to me "why clean daily, the dirt will be there tomorrow, just more of it!"
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
lol,, I have a sign in my kitchen that says, This house was clean last week, sorry you missed it. Everyone gets a kick out of it.
• United States
25 Nov 06
Oh how I can relate to you!! I have four kids and it seems that the laundry and the dishes are the worst! I jokingly tell visitors that my maid quit. (no, I don't have one and haven't had one!) I have also made peace with myself as far as having to have a neat as a pin house for company because if someone has simply dropped by to see my house instead of me, well..... I like to think of a person as being more than a cluttered house. :)
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
I agree ,,if people who come over can't see past the mess too bad for them,, i have better things to do with my time,,, hee hee like chat on mylot
@sanell (2112)
• United States
24 Nov 06
It is so true, I am always cleaning up constantly, It just never ends, I do laundry ALL the time, and then when I think I am threw with it, IT starts to pile up again, I try to make it a habit to have my kitchen cleaned before I go to bed every night and that is the only place that seems to stay clean most of the time. I am constantly spring cleaning too, now that we are moving again it is just nuts!! Can not wait to finally be settled
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
24 Nov 06
Laundry is the worst,, there is only two people living in our house and I have enough I think for a family of 6. Moving isn't any fun either,
@pusiket (1756)
• Philippines
25 Nov 06
we need work in order to live.
• United States
25 Nov 06
Its never ending! - i know how you feel.
no I don't think it does. i have a house full of kids and I am forever washing dishes and doing laundry. Good thing i don't work out of the house, My house would be a disaster if I did. lol
@shooie (4984)
• United States
25 Nov 06
I don't think it ends...sighs
@annsweets (2046)
• United States
24 Nov 06
i ask myself that all the time, its crazy
@lulu897 (176)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
it is crazy, I can't spend all my time cleaning.
@sylvia13 (1850)
• Nelson Bay, Australia
25 Nov 06
NO!