Do you ever have your whole house clean and tidy at one time?

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I’ve got a small house, only one dc at home and no work until September so I shouldn’t have any excuse but I can never get my whole house clean and tidy.

Today I have done a general tidy up, made the beds, cleaned around the kitchen, put the food shopping away, done one load of washing, put the dishwasher on and defrosted the freezer. That’s quite a lot for one day around the other things I’ve had to do but I haven’t hoovered or dusted or cleaned the kitchen or bathroom floor so it doesn’t look or feel clean as a whole. I haven’t been in the dc’s room either so that is probably a tip although I can turn a blind eye to that.

I feel like the whole house needs a good scrub and then a hoover and washed floors every day. Do some people do that? Do you enjoy it if you do? I would love to sit down In the evenings to a clean and tidy house but is that achievable?

Last time was 17 years ago. About 3 months before ds1 arrived. (Had rough 3rd trimester.) I fantasise about how great the house will look when all the kids have moved out.....

The day after the cleaner has been yes I do lol! 😂

Once, about 10 years ago. I remember the feeling, it was amazing. Never achieved it since, and now we also have 2 dc so it's twice as hard although actually dh is just as bad. I feel like I am fighting a losing battle but know that we really just need to have a massive cull of all the stuff.

My maximum is either the whole downstairs or the whole upstairs, but never at the same time

When my mum and dad come to stay. And it's even cleaner when they leave they always find something to improve

Yes, when the DC are at school & DH is in the office! I keep on top of things, so to get it perfect only needs a morning's blitz.

Since March - never!

Not in a million years. Too many of us living in too small a space, so there just isn't anywhere for stuff to be put away. So even when we clean everywhere, it is never ever going to be tidy.
It was only going to be temporary, but it has turned a bit longer-term now due to Covid and whatnot.

Yes, when the cleaner has been.

It’s the best day!

Our house is mostly tidy.
We keep it clean and tidy. A quick wipe and a hoover and it looks presentable.

This weekend we had a spring clean. Because Dh had been doing some repairs. He got the boys to wipe all the skirting boards, he hoovered, we all dusted. It was done in no time.

Yes it used to be every day, then I got a life!

It’s the most thankless, wasted time in life and only lasts a few hours or minutes until family get home so now I’m satisfied if I achieve it once every few weeks.

On a daily basis we just do basic hoovering downstairs which takes less than 5 minutes, kitchen is cleaned/dishwasher stacked as we go, spots wiped off floors as they occur and toilets wiped over at night. The rest as and when I see it and cbarsed to do something about it.

We recently hired a skip for the first time to clear out years of crap in the garage and got rid of a lot of stuff in the house too. Felt great and there’s a lot less ‘stuff’ in the house.

We’re now going to hire one once every few years. It’s well worth the cost for the benefit to MH.

I am constantly tidying but split cleaning over 2/3 days. On 1 day I clean halls, stairs, living room and bedrooms. On 2nd day its kitchen, utility and bathrooms. 3rd day I do a "Friday Focus" (from the Organised Mum Method).

Kitchen always gets a wipe down once a day and I usually vacuum high traffic areas once a day too. Loos get cleaned as an when they need it.

I have a cleaner for 4 hours a week. She cleans child's room and changes his bedding, his bathroom, kitchen, dining and living room, hall and landing and downstairs cloakroom. I clean our bedroom, ensuite and two spare bedrooms. Very rarely is it all completely spotless.

No, but I would like it to be.

Yes, it is always tidy but we don't have any children and both of us split the housework. I also work part time due to my disability so have a lot more time to do stuff

When I had a cleaner come around on a Monday the house would be clean and tidy till about Thursday... Mainly because we tidy up Sunday evening and then everyone is out of the house at work or school/wrap around care and out of school activities Monday through Wednesday...

These days no....

It’s only ever the upstairs or the downstairs tidy.
Never at the same time.

I’m lucky if one room is clean and tidy at any given moment tbh. Teen DD can destroy most environments by osmosis.

Never never never.

Yes - on Friday afternoons after the cleaner came.

Cleaner didn't come since lockdown (early March) so we did the cleaning. I am natually tidy/clean, no clutter in the house etc and I found it almost impossible to have teh entire house clean at the same time. There was always something that needed to be done. It is a relatively big house but still .... the biggest thing for me was the daily hoovering/washing floors. lost the will over those eventually ...

Yes the house is pretty much always clean and tidy throughout. Four bedroomed house, myself and two dc with autism live here. To help the dc I try and keep a low arousal environment and so clean, tidy and organised is my default.

Yes, although I'm not including adult DD and teen DS's rooms in that.
Following TOMM and getting a dishwasher and robot vacuum have helped massively, also getting rid of loads of stuff when we moved and creating good storage for the rest. I have boxes in cupboards and drawers for everything, and am religious about putting things back straight away once used.

Last week I was decorating so hadn't done my usual routine and it showed, however I got it sorted in under an hour.

Yes, I can’t relax in a messy house. If kept on top of it doesn’t take long daily at all.

I have a set day for laundry, schedule jobs like window cleaning, oven clean etc on my planner and have a place for everything.

I’m surprised at the number of people who can give a definitive yes!