To have no idea what normal people do to clean their houses?

[ItWasNeverASkirt]

I'm in my early thirties and realised recently that some of my friends do all sorts of civilised household chores that have never even occurred to me. Also, reading on here, you seem to clean your loos in much more sophisticated ways than I have ever done! I vacuum and dust, but that's pretty much it. I give the loo a quick brush and the sinks a desultory wipe when I remember. I have a guilty feeling that I should give the kitchen floor a wash every once in a while, but I usually don't.

I'm beginning to think I've missed some kind of important ' how to be a grown up' manual. Please help! We've recently moved to a new flat and it's immaculate and I'd like to keep it looking beautiful so am thinking of creating a 'to do' list to remind myself of what will need doing over the year.

What are the things you are meant to do around the house to keep it clean and in good repair? And how often? Any good tips and tricks?

I have a huge bathroom (it's two rooms knocked into one) and it doesn't take me an hour to clean it! Once a month is grim. I'd love an empty day too, I have to clean in and around the 2 year old and 10 month old and everything takes longer.

I used to have a clean and tidy house.

Then I met DH and we had DD

I comfort myself that they are more precious than a spotless house

and so I justify my not clean and not tidy home

.............and every once in a while I through an almighty paddy and they help with the cleaning after they've rushed to tidy up everything that might be swept into my black bag for the tip march.

I'm not sure I even clean our bathrooms as often as once a month, I do chuck bleach down the toilet most days and the basin gets the odd wipeover 🚾

The house I was brought up in would have you all heaving, we could never have friends over. I can have ours looking pretty respectable in an hour so that's good enough for me.

At the moment we're living in two tiny rooms at a relative's house, and we've never lived anywhere with more than two bedrooms. Assuming our house purchase goes through ok (please please please) we'll be moving to a four-bedroom property and I am slightly anxious about how my cleaning routine is going to have to expand to get it all done or I'll hire a cleaner

Hey- ime ours easier to keep a bigger place clean, easier to spread out and you can shut doors on messy rooms!

That's good news Dame! I'll designate one room the Mess Room I think