Do you do housework on Christmas Day?

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Prepared to accept that I’m a weirdo, but I’ll definitely do a washing (and hang it up to dry) and hoover. Once the day is done and the kid’s in bed, I’ll maybe do the ironing if there’s any sitting.

Am I a lunatic for doing housework that day? Do you do any?

What part of what I said is upsetting you, exactly?

None of it is upsetting me, but it’s deliberately goading in nature towards anyone reading this thread.

Your wording suggests you find the working and/or lower middle classes fascinating, like they’re animals in a zoo you’d go and observe the behaviour of. You’re alluding that you’re above all of this, to give the impression you’re wealthy, privileged and just cannot possibly understand normal daily things like cleaning and doing washing.

Of course, this is the internet, so for all we know, you’re writing your messages from a couch you bought on a Capital One credit card in a council flat that you get housing benefit for. We’ll never know. 😏

You certainly sound upset. And your assumption that ‘working class’ is an insult, as opposed to a demographic identifier really doesn’t have anything to do with me.

Everyone cleans and does laundry. Doing so obsessively, multiple times a day and on Christmas, being unable to deal with ‘falling behind’ because you’ve skipped a day, needing to ‘run the hoover round’ because a few crumbs have been spilled, and so on…that’s a pretty specific demographic. If identifying with that demographic is somehow beneath you, then that’s your issue, not mine.

Only washing up and keeping floor clear.
Possibly quick fling of the dyson before bed but that's it

If it's my turn to host, I'll usually run the vacuum round before guests arrive to make sure there's no stray dog hairs lying around. Tidy up any obvious mess and load the dishwasher when we've finished eating, but otherwise the rest can wait until the next day.

I do some sort of house work, everyday of my life, even on holiday 😢🤦‍♀️

So why do you relate the “obsessive” cleaning/laundry behaviour with the working class? Where’s the connection between the two that fascinates you?

It’s laughable that you’re back pedalling now and suggesting that I have the issue because I think someone being working class is an insult. Your initial comment was read exactly as it was intended.

Of course, just another day for us mum's isn't it?

Too busy cooking/ drinking! In the nicest possible way, you are a lunatic! I get all the washing etc out of the way before Christmas

I have no idea what the connection is. It says so in my very first comment. Perhaps you were too busy rage typing to see it. It’s a working class/lower middle class thing, I wonder why that is and I find it fascinating.

I’m not back pedalling at all. I meant what I said, and I’ve repeated it. You’re the one with the issue.

@Arrwedancers , not at mine I do none of the cooking or kitchen clearing and I've never ironed a thing in my life. We have dogs, we have a routine it's just how we do our home life.
I used to go for a ride on Christmas day and really miss that.
We do what works for us .

Haha rage typing. I definitely wasn’t, I don’t even fall into the working class bracket you mentioned so have no dog in that particular fight.

I have no issue at all, you’re just some anonymous person online, but I would bet money that other people reading this thread think you’re sanctimonious and patronising.

Have a lovely Christmas with not a hoover, SpeedMop or laundry pod in sight. 😊

If you say so. And I’ll certainly do my best.

Why??

I'm gobsmacked!

Can you really not take a day off?

Does your DP do housework on Christmas Day?

This would get the Nobel Prize for martyrdom.

I mean if you want to do it, I don't see the issue

I'm single and will be doing some cleaning and also exercise on Christmas Day because I find both stress relieving and enjoyable mostly, you can keep the ironing
It'll keep me occupied as I'm home alone and then my house will be ready for visitors on Boxing Day

I'll turn the robot vacuum on. Load the dishwasher. Remove any wrapping paper/boxes etc after present opening. That's about the extent of it.

Bare minimum of housework on Xmas day

I'm at it all year round!

Not for me.

No. Definitely not (other than the essentials, tidying up wrap, clearing and washing up dinner etc). Don't any Boxing Day either which is a glorious day of lolling about eating crap, watching films and doing very little.

Just do it all beforehand so basket is empty then start again the day after Boxing Day. There can't be that much accrued in two days.

There’s always laundry to do everyday, a load of clothes, then another which may be towels, sheets, gym gear, pet bedding, cushion covers, mats. There is always s.

I will definitely vacuum on Christmas Day. I vacuum every day and there's lots of 'bits' on Christmas Day.

Washing up also, because I have a small kitchen and no dishwasher.

But I don't do most other jobs every day, so I certainly wouldn't be doing them on Christmas Day.

Mostly all done on Christmas Eve but the dishes will be done, kitchen will have a wipe around and the bathroom a wipe over just before family come. It’s our only bathroom and will need it after showers and hair washes, teeth etc on Christmas Day. It’s a very quick freshen up though.

I’m very House proud and spend a lot of time most days pottering and cleaning but god not on Christmas! I do like to go to bed with the house allll sorted (ie washing up done, sides washed down, relatively fresh for Boxing Day) but absolutely no hoovering unless someone drops something very messy, no clothes washing and definitely not cleaning a bathroom?! I find it really sad people can’t have one day off!