Silly house rules

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My husband has just emptied our kitchen bin. Apparently this means that I'm not allowed to put anything in it! Not sure what the time frame is until the bin is allowed to be used again... Does anyone else have any peculiar rules?

I wouldn't visit ANY of you more than once.

I don't think I have many

All house windows must be opened for some time durint the day - all day if it is nice weather, half an hour on a horrid day

After a bath the bathmat has to be hung up (on the bannisters) and the bathroom window must be opened, but the door closed.

I'm shocked by the people who have to do stealth-tumble drying.

Some of these are so funny, really Hyacinth Bucket! I can't believe that some people have to be so secretive about using the tumble dryer though. annabel doesn't leaving them in a pile to dry make them smell horrible and damp? We couldn't live without our dryer but the only other alternative is on the radiaters which takes forever and makes the flat damp.

Also sympathise with the ladies whose DH's have turd pride, mine does big time and has been known to take a photo because "it was a monster!"

I don't have any rules but I hate it when i've just cleaned the hob and DH cooks something the splatters and he doesn't wipe it down afterwards

I have 2 mops and if the kitchen mop goes in the bathroom I will buy a new pne

No one is actually allowed to use our kitchen bin for rubbish!!!
Its a large one and if food waste has been disposed of further down, it could be there a good few days before being full enough to empty and the smell used to make me gag!!
I was the only one to ever empty and clean it. Everyone else would see a full bin and rather than empty it get a carrier bag to hang on the door for thier rubbish. (or pile it on top)
So i would then have to take those bags out too.

I now use carrier bags on the door handle therefore ensuring they will get taken to the outdoor bin everyday. My kitchen bin is now used to house the carrier bags

We didn't used to care, but since Bairn has become aware, we've adopted the "eat at the table" rule.

We want to make meals for togetherness and learning table manners and conversation, so we're out of our comfort zones here, but it'll be worth it.

My God, my middle name should be Slattern....

takethatlady-im wondering if im your ex nanny

I do have fancy towels. We are on about the third set because every time DH uses them I get mad and buy new ones
it's wierd because I'm not really OCD about other stuff...

Actually I had to stop doing FLYlady because DH would find me crying in the morning if he'd used the sink after I shined it the night before...

auntie, i have four mop heads. two for the bathrooms and two for the rest of the house. each mop head does one room only and then gets washed at 95 in the machine.

PMSL charliecoco, not likely - I never had a nanny . I'm waving at 8rubberduckies from the Jue in June thread - glad we're both slatterns together!

annabel doesn't leaving them in a pile to dry make them smell horrible and damp?

Yes, pinkhyena yes it does.

And, on those days when I am away for work, or in hospital, or just tired for a few days, yes, they do come out mouldy.

Oh, and last bin night I insisted on taking the binsb out--- usually DH's job. But i had left the lint fluff in it, and KNEW DH would see it in the kitchen bin so had a very complicated dance where I had to insist DH sat down, and i would get a cup of tea and do the bins as i knew how hard he had been doing this and that and the LEAST I could do was sort the bings that day.

Bloody exhausting sometimes.

bins not bings. :)

OMG LeQueen, they really are mad.

I thought we had lots of rules, but reading this, I don't think we have many actually. They are:

1. take shoes off when you come in

2)hang coats on the hooks in the cupboard - with 4 kids, if you don't, there's a MESS!

3. take your lunchbox out of your bag, and put it by the sink - if you don't, yesterday's remains will remain in your bag until you get to lunchtime tomorrow....

4)we do that "anything left lying around will get put in the bin" (by Dad) too.

5. meals at the table, not the sofa...

There are 6 of us here, without those rules, life would be too messy.

My MIL hoovers her driveway!!! Beat that!!!!!!!

despicable

why?? it's outside? how often does she do it? why not just brush it?

Towels have to be hung in alternate colours (blue, white blue white) and in descending size on the heated rail.

The pillow shams have to be straight and neat on the bed.

Curtains have to be opened as soon as we are up.

Sofa blankets have to be hung over right end of sofas.

Kitchen floor has to be mopped everyday.

breakfast table has to be laid before bed (to be fair, I am a CM and have 5 children to feed first thing)

All kids coats have to be hung up and there belongings put in their own box.

All toys have to go back in the right box, (one of my mindees is even more anal about this and will tip a whole box out to sort if something is in it that shouldn't be)

Netbook, phone, kindle in that order on table beside my chair, DH ^moves'them to put coffee down

Sheets must be ironed and put away in the right drawers, according to colour.

Shoes must be put in your own shoe drawer in the hallway, God help you if you put yours in mine.

Nappy basket must be filled and ready for the morning.

DH must put everything away from his table before going to bed, no cups, laptops, pens etc, left till morning.

Oh God I could go on.

I am my Mother!

I think everyone is neurotic in some ways

is it bad that i am taking notes from this thread?