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What's your most dreaded household task?

102 replies

JorisBonson · 12/01/2022 17:47

I would rather streak down the high street than clean my kitchen blinds.

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TroysMammy · 12/01/2022 19:40

Housework, all of it.

MedusasBadHairDay · 12/01/2022 19:46

Laundry, though it's marginally improved by owning a tumble dryer.

RaraRachael · 12/01/2022 19:49

Hoovering - OH does it. Everything else is bearable, even ironing, as I can watch TV while I do it,

HairyScaryMonster · 12/01/2022 19:56

There's a lot I hate but I just don't do them, e.g. Dust and windows. The job I do but hate is washing up for some reason.

AllKindsOfWrong · 12/01/2022 20:02

Trying to marry up Tupperware boxes with their lids.
It makes me utter every expletive known to man.....and a fair few besides.

Maverick66 · 12/01/2022 20:05

Laundry .......first thing I do every morning .
Drives me nuts!

Aderyn21 · 12/01/2022 20:06

Dealing with the cat litter trays.

But also the endless laundry and washing up!

DoodleBelle · 12/01/2022 20:16

Cleaning the bathroom especially the shower

WinterCarlisle · 12/01/2022 20:17

Definitely putting the washing away and pairing socks
Cleaning the outside of the kitchen cupboards
Tidying bastard buggering bloody bastard Lego away Angry

Hemingwayzcatz · 12/01/2022 20:18

All of it tbh. Laundry is constant, if I dare have one day without doing a load then I have to do three the next day to catch up.

Dontgetyerknicksinatwist · 12/01/2022 20:19

Scrubbing poo marks from the loo. Cleaning the windows because of spiders.

Obsidiansphere · 12/01/2022 20:20

Cleaning the oven…hate it, pay someone to do it now 👍

Floraflower3 · 12/01/2022 20:21

I hate doing laundry so much and putting it away. I don’t understand how I accumulate so much when I only go to work and workout. I hate our crappy washer dryer which means unless you want to spend 6hrs on one load, you need to hang dry which we don’t have much space for and it’s never ending.

/rant.

MyQuietPlace · 12/01/2022 20:26

I don't like any of it but ironing must be my most hated job

StormyCornishSeas · 12/01/2022 21:00

Changing the bed linen. It's such a faff and I get hot and bothered as a result.

Closely followed by hoovering

LondonQueen · 12/01/2022 21:00

Washing up, if it can't go in the dishwasher DH has to do it. I can't stand being chained to a sink.

ureterr1blemuriel · 12/01/2022 21:03

Read the title and immediately thought blinds too - all mine need doing again (it’s been like a year 😳)

imjustanerd · 12/01/2022 21:07

Cleaning the inside of the fridge and the windows. Takes me bloody ages.

WakkaWakkaWakka · 12/01/2022 21:09

Putting away washing is probably number 1.

Emptying the dishwasher is number 2. No idea why, as I love stacking it!

longtompot · 12/01/2022 21:14

Cleaning the bathroom
Cleaning windows, though I quite like washing the outside of them
Cleaning the oven

longtompot · 12/01/2022 21:17

Oh, how could I forget cleaning the fridge! I try to do it before a big shop, but forget and then see something has been spilt so need to do it before putting said shop away. 4 hours later, it's all done, looks lovely, but I'm knackered and have zero will to cook dinner.

cobblers123 · 12/01/2022 21:17

Cleaning hair out of the bath plughole. It's only ever my hair but I still hate it. Bleugh!!

MrsDThomas · 12/01/2022 21:19

The deep fat fryer.

If I could, id buy a new one each time it needs cleaning

AffIt · 12/01/2022 21:27

@cobblers123

Cleaning hair out of the bath plughole. It's only ever my hair but I still hate it. Bleugh!!
Oh hell yes.

It is MY hair (OH has very short hair, whereas mine is halfway down my back and curly - it's pretty obvious), but this absolutely gives me the boak.

Fortunately, DH is pretty good at quietly clearing up behind me and plunging sinks/baths etc (which also makes me feel physically sick).

HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 12/01/2022 21:28

@JorisBonson

Oh I hate putting washing away too. Absolute ballache.
Yup. I tend to leave this until DH does it Blush