Comments | tudorpot: State of Disaster - or Tudorpot's anti-Martha approach to homemaking

tudorpot

State of Disaster - or Tudorpot's anti-Martha approach to homemaking

Oct 08, 2013 19:46

How do you clean/tidy a room? My process which I can't figure out why or how, is to empty the room into another - so I end up with two or three rooms in a state of disaster ( Read more... )

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beffeysue October 9 2013, 00:39:37 UTC

Whew! And here I sat thinking I was the only one. May we each get our poop in a group before Christmas.

tudorpot October 9 2013, 00:58:10 UTC

lol at your comment - have folded and packed one bin of fabric, taking a wee break before going back to the piles.

lookfar October 9 2013, 02:52:15 UTC

I don't know about you, but when I feel physically like cr*p as you have so much lately, I got nothing for cleaning up. You get a free pass.

tudorpot October 9 2013, 03:59:45 UTC

If I could have a cleaning lady in, I'd feel much better, but it's such a mess that I'm sure they wouldn't know where to start. It would make me feel better if the place was a bit tidier.
How's Honoria?

lookfar October 9 2013, 11:01:34 UTC

No sequelae. By the next morning, she was completely recovered and the doctor gave her no restrictions. Helmet is cracked, but that's good, right?

We have a cleaning person twice a month, but I try to tidy up for her or she puts everything away willy-nilly and I can't find it again. I think cleaning people have a sworn duty never to learn where you keep your stuff or else they'll have to tidy as well as clean. So it makes sense to me that you don't want to do it that way. Don't worry; not a moral issue.

tudorpot October 9 2013, 16:02:44 UTC

I never thought it was a moral issue. I had a lady who despite being shown and having open storage for dishes etc - she couldn't figure out where to put stuff. She also had a block on cleaning the front hall floor. Must find someone new once the work is done. I just can't do it, stress of this is making stuff harder to cope with. If I knew I was coming home to a clean house it would be far more restorative.

shiv5468 October 9 2013, 07:02:41 UTC

I generally don't.

Unless I'm moving house.

tudorpot October 9 2013, 16:08:01 UTC

You're going to be doing that soon!

pigwidgeon37 October 9 2013, 07:21:24 UTC

Hmm... the "tidy first, then clean" strategy is a good one, I think. Besides, anything that maes dust ought to be done before hoovering. OTOH, the living room full of fabric does sound a bit overwhelming...
Best of luck with getting on top of it!!
And fingers crossed for the Migraine Demon to stay away from you!!!!!!

tudorpot October 9 2013, 16:07:25 UTC

I managed to fold and sort most of the fabric into bins by 1 am. The remainder of odds and ends was put into baskets and set neatly in the craft/bedroom. I didn't want to rush it as I'd like to have everything sorted before I start sewing again.
Work on the new patio/garden doors and deck starts this week. Must make the area ready.
My mum taught me to vacuum/sweep before dusting.
fingers and toes crossed - it's a bad time of year with the Atlantic Hurricane season right now - last weekend's migraines were courtesy of Tropical Storm Karen. blows raspberry

pigwidgeon37 October 10 2013, 13:26:44 UTC

Fist vacuum - then clean does have its advantages, too, I suppose, because you do stir up some dust while vacuuming. OTOH, stuff might get on the already-vacuumed floor/ carpet if you dust afterwards... One of life's tougher decisions, that ;-)

*glares at hurricanes* Leave her in peace, will you???

tudorpot October 10 2013, 14:06:06 UTC

ah, but they are infinitely smaller bits - I tend to take a quick swipe of surfaces, vacuum, then come back and dust/polish. Mind you, it's a vague recollection, for months it's been hit and miss, glad if anything is done.

I wish my life had a few more mundane issues, and fewer of the ones I'm dealing with.

Brambling is snoring now. Damn dog woke me 45 minutes before I needed to get up, so she could have her breakfast and go back to bed.

sixpence_jones October 9 2013, 08:39:43 UTC

I use an adaptation of the Flylady system. I find that if I just tidy one room for 15 -30 minutes a day, it makes an impact. Go gently and don't wear yourself out. Also, throw out anything that you don't love or haven't used in over a year.

tudorpot October 9 2013, 16:10:29 UTC

I often use my kitchen timer to set periods for cleaning/tidying. Stuff is being thrown out- via charity shops etc. The combination of pain and meds to keep pain in control are sapping my energy. New dose of med for neurogenic pain was too high. Will have to mention this to doctor, have gone back to prior dose.