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Be honest: How much time do you spend on cleaning?

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HappyLittleAGR · 20/08/2025 23:28

I’m really fascinated by the time people report. I spent 2-3 hours this morning on just one of the living rooms and the kitchen (course, there was a lot of dishes backed up. Gross, I know), and I could do that everyday and probably still not have a sparkling clean home, what with the dogs and the tornado of a child I’ve created. I’ve heard people say they only spend like 20 minutes a week on cleaning tasks and I just feel like they’re lying or trolling! Surely even if you lived in a studio flat, it would take longer than that to clean it ? And maybe people don’t count all of the little things people do habitually, like making the bed and changing the sheets, or cleaning up after dinner, or wiping the sink when you’re done in the bathroom in the morning… And maybe some people don’t have to mop so much if their house is mostly carpeted ?

What do you think?

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NavyTurtle · 27/08/2025 11:49

HappyLittleAGR · 21/08/2025 00:54

I dunno. I spray down each section, moving from the top of the tank down to the floor, and wipe until the dust and dirt are all off, and then hit the inside of the bowl with some bleach and a good scrub to get all the stains out.

Whoever lives in your house needs to be taught, you clean the toilet as you go. Never have any stains in our toilets as they are cleaned after each use.

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