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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

OP posts:
yellowsmileyface · 08/07/2023 18:32

I do about the same but once a month.

I clean the toilet and sink weekly, but only do a big clean (shower, floor, etc) monthly.

CornishTiger · 08/07/2023 18:32

Hoovered the floor. Is it carpeted? Blergh

VyeBrator · 08/07/2023 18:28

I think hell would freeze over before a bloke started an internet thread like this.

What's going through your mind OP, that you decided to list out every little detail of how you clean a room?

You sound a bit like my friend's mum who was raised to think cleaning and also talking about her cleaning, somehow made her a more 'worthy' person or something.

You do you.

Whatthediddlyfeck · 08/07/2023 18:27

I’m just trying to balance “no harsh chemicals” and disposable gloves…

Mischance · 08/07/2023 18:27

Ah .... thinks ..... when did I last clean the bathroom......? Can't remember.

MaryJean87 · 08/07/2023 18:25

I clean the toilet and sink once a day and clean the bath about twice a week. It only takes a few minutes. We have one bathroom between 2 adults and 4 kids so it gets minging. Once a week I'll spend about half an hour cleaning it properly.

Ginmonkeyagain · 08/07/2023 18:25

There's just two of us and we are out a lot so I give the bathroom a proper clean once a week and every day I spay the shower screen, bath and sink with shower spray and give the floor a quick mop.

We have a rim block for the toilet that seems to keep it fresh. But both adults are good at ensuring the toilet is left clean for the other. I imagine it might be different with children and teens.

Bert2e · 08/07/2023 18:24

You'd never get a job in hotel housekeeping! Are you so obsessive in other areas of cleaning? Life's too short for me but whatever makes you happy and if it doesn't it's time for a chat with a professional.

viques · 08/07/2023 18:24

I would remove ornaments for a start, no need in a bathroom! Dust and germ catchers, smells are particulate so every poo in the toilet is a few more poo particles on your ornaments.

BCBird · 08/07/2023 18:23

Stopped reading after 90m.of life spent on cleaning a bathroom. 😬not for me

NoIfsOrButsOrCoconuts · 08/07/2023 18:23

I do a proper clean twice a week -floors, toilets, shower, basin, window sills, mirrors.
I draw the line at washing shampoo bottles.
I don’t have ornaments for the very reason that they are dust catchers & would need cleaning.
No skirting boards though & no way am I doing the windows that often.

HippeePrincess · 08/07/2023 18:23

That’s way over the top every week!

BiscuitsandPuffin · 08/07/2023 18:22

IDK what you find to do that builds up that much in a week and takes that long. Mine's done in 20 minutes. Do you have an enormous bathroom?

WonderfulUsername · 08/07/2023 18:22

Who gives a shit apart from you OP? Genuine question Confused

People do things differently.

Blossomandbee · 08/07/2023 18:22

Yanbu, you do what suits your needs. I do small daily cleans then a deeper clean once a week. I also have more than one bathroom so it probably adds up to more than that time wise.

araiwa · 08/07/2023 18:20

As long as you don't complain about how long it takes you, then do what you like

Xrays · 08/07/2023 18:18

It takes me about 20/30 mins to do ours and I pretty much do all of that. I just work fast!

Floralnomad · 08/07/2023 18:18

I clean my bathrooms most days , I can’t imagine how bad they’d look if I left them a week .

Spirallingdownwards · 08/07/2023 18:18

I didn't vote. I spend less time on mine but it is okay to do what you want.

Summerishere123 · 08/07/2023 18:17

I wish I could be bothered to do ours to that standard every week!

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