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Is this normal? 🤔 (cleaning)

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 18:15

AIBU to spend upwards of an hour and a half cleaning the bathroom every week?

I'm very particular with how I go about it.
Disposable gloves for cleaning the toilet, no harsh chemicals, different cloths for different areas etc.

Just finished a big clean. Started with the windows and windowsill, removed cobwebs, polished anything chrome, hoovered the floor, cleaned toilet inside and out, then sink (including pedestal), bath, shower and all tiles, antibact door handles, wiped skirting boards and radiator, dusted ornaments, rinsed shampoo bottles etc, buffed mirror and finished by mopping floor.

YABU - That's too much
YANBU - Yes, I do the same or more

xx

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adriftabroad · 08/07/2023 20:02

3 mintes a day. 10 minutes once a week. MAX. You sound ridiculous to me, but I sound ridiculous to you.

rigamortiz · 08/07/2023 20:02

Not normal to me but I wish I had the oomph to do that. If you don't mind the time and effort, why stop?

bumblebee2235 · 08/07/2023 20:01

@VisionsOfSplendour bit mean.. didn't know you could snipe over cleaning habits. Yes I know what scrub means.. yes I scrub a lot.. no it's not fun... yes I have a problem.. happy?

ImGonnaHaveToTurnMyBackOnYou · 08/07/2023 20:01

I YANBU'd but I don't do it - I just think its perfectly reasonable - and also, if this is how you prefer to, its your choice.

strawberryandcreams · 08/07/2023 20:01

My bathroom is small. Very small. I do the same every week. But maybe I am not as meticulous. This takes me 45 mins tops

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 20:01

Orangello · 08/07/2023 20:00

I just did all that in 2 large bathrooms as the cleaner is ill - but no way would it take 1.5 hours per one. How?

That was a humble brag!

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Orangello · 08/07/2023 20:00

I just did all that in 2 large bathrooms as the cleaner is ill - but no way would it take 1.5 hours per one. How?

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 19:59

pellegrina · 08/07/2023 19:55

Question: ornaments in the bathroom?

Shells, statue of Venus, porcelain ducks, candles, pot plants, wooden anchor, mermaid tail, r e l a x sign...that sort of thing.

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pigsDOfly · 08/07/2023 19:59

Why on earth are you cleaning windows every week?

And how many cobwebs can a bathroom collect over a week.

Sounds like you're making an awful lot of extra work for yourself.

But tbh it really doesn't matter what anyone on here thinks.

Personally, there's no way I would spend 1.5 hours a week cleaning one bathroom, which is one of the smaller rooms in my house, but if that's the way you clean your bathroom then for you it's normal.

pellegrina · 08/07/2023 19:55

Question: ornaments in the bathroom?

Hollyppp · 08/07/2023 19:54

i clean ours (2 en suites, a family bathroom and a downstairs loo) every week or every 2 weeks. Each room gets about 15-20 mins max!

Fandabedodgy · 08/07/2023 19:51

I only clean my bathrooms that thoroughly about twice a year.

Otherwise they get about 10 mins once a week.

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 19:51

TwoFluffyDogsOnMyBed · 08/07/2023 19:45

Why not just spend three minutes each day wiping every surface and put some bleach in the loo? Then your bathroom would look nice all the time rather than either being very clean for a couple of days and then a bit grubby for the rest of the week.

I could but it's a big house (not humble brag) and I'm hopeless at sticking to a routine.

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Meeting · 08/07/2023 19:51

@Fairislefandango so because I clean my bathroom daily, I must spend all day doing that and I have no time for anything else whatsoever? Okay then.

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 19:49

StarchySturgess1 · 08/07/2023 19:48

Hang on. Ornaments? In your bathroom? YABU.

I'm getting rid! It's not just dust they collect apparently...

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Fairislefandango · 08/07/2023 19:48

Your ignorance is showing. You must think no gypsy women work?

Not at all. Tbh it wouldn't remotely have occurred to me to think that gypsy women didn't work. My comment was based on what you said that you do, not your comment about gypsy women. I just thought it unlikely that anyone who did such excessive cleaning would have time for a full-time job!

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 19:48

@Catusrusty I have seen the steam cleaners - was thinking of getting a hand held one too but they seem quite expensive.

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StarchySturgess1 · 08/07/2023 19:48

Hang on. Ornaments? In your bathroom? YABU.

StarchySturgess1 · 08/07/2023 19:47

I've neither the time nor the inclination. If it makes you happy though then crack on.

TwoFluffyDogsOnMyBed · 08/07/2023 19:45

Why not just spend three minutes each day wiping every surface and put some bleach in the loo? Then your bathroom would look nice all the time rather than either being very clean for a couple of days and then a bit grubby for the rest of the week.

Fairislefandango · 08/07/2023 19:45

I wonder how many men clean anythingbathrooms this often or thoroughly... It's a bit depressing, frankly.

Meeting · 08/07/2023 19:44

Fairislefandango · 08/07/2023 19:36

Mine is scrubbed daily. Full disclosure I'm a gypsy and we are known to be OTT with cleaning but I don't understand how a bathroom isn't a daily task.

Some people have full-time jobs. Tbh I wouldn't dream of scrubbing my bathroom every day even if I didn't go to work. What a tedious, unnecessary waste of time! And somehow I very much doubt I'll be lying on my deathbed thinking 'Oh I wish I'd spent more time scrubbing my bathroom!'.

Your ignorance is showing. You must think no gypsy women work?

Anyway, you do you. I love keeping my home clean.

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 19:44

YouOKHun · 08/07/2023 19:31

Okay so, yes I do know what actual OCD is but I don't want to make the thread all about that. I have seen a specialist for a related issue and she said labels aren't helpful so I'm none the wiser

Not sure I agree with your specialist @Wronwron. If something is a problem and getting in the way of your life or others close to you then why not label it and tackle it? Your question about your cleaning regime to gauge opinion could be seen as “reassurance seeking” which is often part of OCD. I know you don’t want to make the thread about OCD (sorry!) but I can’t work out what you want to know about your cleaning regime?

Oh dear, I hadn't thought it could be reassurance seeking behaviour.

To answer the other post, I'm not happy letting other people do the job and can get pretty upset if smelly cleaning agents have been used. Someone tried to help out recently and I caught them rinsing the toilet brush out in the sink. Had to lie down in a darkened room after that one.

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PonkyPonky · 08/07/2023 19:41

I clean mine to the same standard every week but takes about an hour. Shower gets cleaned after every use as we’re in a very hard water area. I just bloody love a clean bathroom. If I had the time, I’d do it twice a week

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Wronwron · 08/07/2023 19:39

RespectMacaroni · 08/07/2023 19:32

Just finished cleaning mine actually. (I know how to do Saturday nights)

My process is:

  1. Declare to all active members of household that I’m about to do the bathroom. (“If you need a poo, go now”)
  2. Spray bathroom cleaner around
  3. Lock door and open window
  4. Strip naked
  5. Discard all empty bottles etc. abandoned by family members who believe in Shampoo Bottle Fairy.
  6. Clean everything as quickly as possible. One cloth, working from sink to toilet. Toilet last for obvious reasons.
  7. Have a shower and rinse everything down while I do

This way I can clean the bathroom grime off me immediately. AND, I get to be the first to use clean bathroom - a privilege that is Bathroom Scrubber Fairies so often do not get.

Love that! I sometimes get naked cleaning too 😁

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