to ask you how clean your house is?

[NaomiCharles]

Long time lurker here and only just plucked up the courage to create my own account... I see a lot of threads where people post regarding their standards of cleanliness/tidiness and there is more often than not, a disputed regarding 'the norm', which has prompted me to join and ask:

• how clean is your house?
• how clean is your car?
• do you clean it yourself?
• do you hire a cleaner?
• what do you do to make cleaning more enjoyable? (I bloody hate it!)

My house is fairly clean but I can see dust building up in corners and my windows need washing. My car is horrid. It's disgusting and I'm getting it valeted on Monday! I'm dreading the looks on their faces when they see it. I can't afford a cleaner, so clean myself, and have yet to find a routine or way to make cleaning fun/easy/more enjoyable...

We're down to only two in the house at moment and no pets, and that makes a massive difference. I wouldn't say it's spotless, but if I found I had visitors in an hour, there's no need to rush around cleaning. Now if you asked me being tidy, there's always something that needs tidying - if I'm inspired.

When

I'd say both house and car are 7/10 on the cleanness scales.
I do most of the cleaning (SAHM) and DH helps too. DS 'helps'
I don't mind tidying but I hate cleaning.
If/when I go back to work we are getting a cleaner.