Is your home always 'guest ready'?

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If someone drops by unexpectedly would you be happy to let them in or would you feel embarrassed about the state of it? My house is always a bit of a mess and I feel conscious of unexpected visitors more often not. Things like the bin needs emptying, crumbs on the floor, dishwasher needs loading, clothes strewn around randomly. I feel like I spend half my life tidying so it's not laziness, it just gets messy again straight away. I also have one spare room that is a dumping ground and such a mess at all times that I would be mortified if anyone entered it.I have 2 kids under 4 so that's my excuse! YABU My house is always visitor ready YANBU My house is rarely visitor readyAnd if your house is a bit of a mess, do you care what people think?

I only have one child but I would say it's pretty tidy. We clean everything once a week (although we have been trying to up hoovering because we have pets and they are dropping so much hair atm). Bed is always made, dirty clothes in the laundry hamper, towels hung up, dishwasher done first thing.

I do find it hard some days though when my daughter just wants to tip everything out everywhere but also wants to be held if I try to do anything.

Our house is only small so it looks messy quite quickly and then I feel anxious

Depends on one's standards. I would be happy to have people in but washing up needs doing, crumbs on the floor etc but no dirty pants downstairs!

As I temporarily lie down,covered in sweat, dust, and exhausted, no. It's not guest ready.

Op with two DC under 4
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Anything goes!! Relax!

No, it's not usually guest ready even when I know guests are coming.
I can't really be bothered. Work full time and have a toddler who will create a mess as soon as its tidy.
I try to keep the kitchen and bathroom clean but can't remember the last time I dusted.

Really? My dh has no shame then. He honestly does not see any mess😵‍💫 He has let guests in when it's been a real mess! He just doesn't care!

It depends.

With 5 minutes warning, yes on most days. At least if I can shut the door to the bedroom.

If it's a laundry day, laundry will be hanging in the bathroom (no utility room). I'm going away for a a couple of days this week so mid-packing which creates more stuff out than otherwise. I usually do the washing up on the same night, but not always.

I do a weekend big clean and keep on top of things to a greater or lesser extent during the week. The bathroom is going to less shiny and more 'lived in' on a Friday evening than it was on a Monday morning.

It's just me so easy to keep on top of around work as well. When my ExH was here, he added to the day-to-day mess but would always join me in a pre-guest panic blitz (just as anxiously as me as me as well).

Most definitely not. I blame it on a combination of depression, laziness and two children under 3. It's a tip most days.

Yes, DD keeps her toys and mess fairly contained to the playroom so it's never a mess from her. Other than temporary messes like dishes after dinner we keep it tidy and clean

Like you I seem to spent all my time picking stuff up/moving it round but without seemingly making a dent in it, but I try not to worry about it, life's too short. I usually give it the once over before people come round, but I usually get a bit of warning, to sort out the bathroom, clear a few surfaces etc, but it they're friends they won't usually care ( or they haven't said anything to me anyway). We did have a cleaner at one point but now my DH is adamant we don't one, we can do it all ourselves, but I'm telling you the house was much better then (but mainly because we tidied up before the cleaner came)

If people choose to just drop in then they’ll have to take me as they find me 😊
The house will probably be clean and reasonably tidy so it wouldn’t worry me at all.

Anyone brave enough to post a picture of their living room?

This. If it was a planned visit. I would make sure stuff was tidy but if anyone pops round and I let them in, they take me as they find me or bog off

By "we can do it" does he mean "you" can do it?

I've always been guest ready even when ds's small. Never spotless, always lived in, never embarrassing.

Why isn't the dishwasher on, the clothes put away? I can put away a few bits, quick hoover, wipe downstairs toilet. Be ready in 15 minutes.

No. In fact having visitors is usually the cue to dust, vacuum and bleach the loo. Fortunately it doesn't happen very often 😁

But did you honestly think until I posted that all men without exception couldn’t give a toss about their home?

because I see women on this very thread not giving a damn - and that’s fair enough
But to be surprised that some men (in fact every partner I have ever had) has been clean and tidy and wanted a nice home for guests to visit - is baffling to me

Agreed.

I'd love to find a thread like this on some male-dominated forum somewhere. Hint, I won't find one.

No to give him credit I do think he does mean "we" at the time, but in practice...

We've lived here for 22 years and have never had a guest, but if the gasman or whatever knocks unexpectedly to read the meter we're usually ok.

If we were to have guests I couldn't see me being that arsed as to how tidy the place was anyway. It's always clean and fairly neat but if they were familiar enough to drop in unannounced, I'm sure they'd be familiar enough to not mind a few books lying around or a couple of dishes in the sink!

Exactly the same here

It’s the idea of only wanting your home clean and tidy and welcoming for guests that is surely a bit odd.

I keep my home clean and tidy for my children and i because we…. Live there!

Guests or mum ready?
There's a difference.

😆 this!