What are your unwritten house rules ?

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Need to go to the shops but the washing machine is on. I don't want to pause it and one of the unwritten house rules is "Don't go out when the washing machine is on"

So I've had to wait until it's finished. Luckily it's a short wash so not too long.

What are your unwritten house rules?

Our only "rules" are shoes off at the door, and check for cats upstairs before you go out and shut the door.

Actually, that's reminded me of another of mine.

Do not let my fucking cat out when you leave. No exceptions.

If you do, you can chase him round the village and bring him back.

Bloody hell.. so glad I live on my own after reading this thread.

Switch everything off when we leave and bed time, doors locked even when inside, no eating in bed, no shoes in the bathroom as it's where we wash, always clean the bath after a bath or shower and always clean the toilet too. X

Put the toilet lid down when you've used it.
Don't go out and leave the dryer on.
And for some absolutely bonkers reason, put the tv back to BBC1 and the volume down to 8 before turning off!!! I do it but I have no no idea why!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Use the microwave plastic lid when cooking/heating up in the microwave.
No tv on during the daytime unless it’s a royal wedding/funeral.
Bedroom slippers are for the bedroom and bathroom, nowhere else.
Hand towel in the kitchen to dry hands. Tea towel for crockery etc. Drying hands with a tea towel, ugh.

Are your family allowed to walk between the bedroom and bathroom in slippers?

If there is washing drying outside on the washing line and it begins to rain, the first person who notices the rain, will loudly shout “Rain rain rain” and all family members will run outside to collect the washing, regardless of what they are doing.

• Loo lid down;
• Shoes off;

l think that’s about it, it’s a relaxed house. And l go out with both the washing machine and dishwasher on.

Ours are
No food upstairs. Drinks are fine. Tea or coffee whilst working/studying helps.
Shoes off in the house
Must have an old fashioned pudding on Sunday evenings in cold weather

I don't care about going out and leaving things on. I go out and leave the oven on too (if it's a slow cook casserole on a low heat)

Oh and we make sure we clean the dryer filter out every time we take the drying out and the housing it sits in gets vacced every month. You'd be surprised how much fluff gets in there!

Dont eat yellow snow

Only plastic on the patio - no wine glasses.
I always get breakfast in bed
Don’t go to bed or go out when tumble dryer, washing machine or dishwasher are on (we had a washing machine stay on all night)
Hang up coats

Most of our house rules are dog related:

• Anyone with a dog sitting/resting on them cannot be expected to move until said dog has voluntarily moved. A person with a dog on them can ask anyone else in the household to pass them any items that are not within reach and/or bring them food and drinks.
• If watching TV and one person has a dog on them, anyone else leaving the room must ensure that the TV remote is in reach of that person.
• Anyone feeding dogs must announce this. If you feed the dog and then go out before others are home, you must leave a note to let others know that the dogs have been fed. (Rule brought in to avoid a repeat of the time the dogs were fed 4 times)

The only non dog related rule is that if you want there to be biscuits/ketchup/bread/cereal etc available you need to either buy it when you notice it is running low or tell the person likely to be doing the shopping.

Why are we not leaving things to charge overnight? I not only have things charging at all hours but lots of chargers plugged in sadly waiting for a connection in their lives...

I have preferences, not rules.
Rules would imply an intent to control and dictate how others behave and I firmly believe that a lot of women are inadvertently a lot more controlling than they realise, because they have so many of these rules that they expect others who haven't signed up to them to abide by.

I prefer to have washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher on overnight because we are on a tariff that is cheaper.

Ask if anyone needs a wee before you go for a poo - we only have 1 toilet and 4 people....

but then you have to announce to everyone you need a poo?

I'm not one of those people who believes you have to hide your bodily habits, but I don't advertise them either...

I don't understand this one.

We don't really have any rules. Just use your common sense. I hate the idea of being in the service of my own possessions.

Cat is always shut in the kitchen (she has a cat flap) unless we are in the room with her. She is senile and liable to go to the toilet wherever she feels like it.
Cat is never allowed upstairs (once had a cat which got shut in the airing cupboard.....)
Shoes off inside
Loos always flushed at night regardless of whether it is poo or wee
Tumble dryer off at night or if we go out
Front door locked but key left in always if we are in (easy egress in case of fire)

There are more... but I can't think what they are right now.

Thought of another very important one ...
No plastic or wood in the dishwasher ever

I am autistic and I'm very sensitive to smell/taste. I can smell/taste the dishwasher tablet on plastic or wood that has been in the dishwasher. Don't get me started on lemon scented dishwasher tablets! Banned from the house.

Check the cat isn't in the room before you shut any internal doors.

Cat not allowed upstiars at night

If cat is howling next to empty bowl, check with other members of the household to make sure that no one already fed him 5 minutes earlier.

Me too.

we have a ‘no electronic upstairs’ rule. So phones, TV, computers, consoles etc.

I'm ashamed to say I don't think I have a single rule?

And I have teens , pets and a husband