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?

This exactly!

Ish.
It’s mostly tidy, mostly clean.
There may be crumbs in the kitchen, there may be watermarks on the shower screen. There will almost certainly be shoes/jumpers/toys dotted around.

Nothing is filthy but it’s not spotless either. Maybe I’m rubbish at cleaning but I don’t think my house is spotless even immediately after cleaning!

I hope you didn't lose all of you r hobbies @Thefroglover

Agree with @Kanaloa Sensible advice about recycling the towels.

God no!! It's my aim to have a house that's guest ready but I clean and tidy one room while the DCs are ransacking another! 😫

Depends on the visitor! Ds, his gf, their flat mate.. I really don’t mind about the house. Casual visitors, I could be ready-ish with a 15 minute warning (although you can guarantee dcat heads to the little tray right before they arrive!) I did do some extra scrubbing before my mum visited, but that’s mostly about my own insecurity.

Only guest ready for about 24hrs after our cleaner has been....

Ba ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Yes, I know men who are 'house proud' and would be mortified if unannounced visitors dropped by & they hadn't tidied first.

I know women who don't care.

& the opposite.

can't you stop with this nonsense?

Downstairs yes. There might be a thing or two in the kitchen and some mail on the table but nothing embarressing.

Just don't step on the lego and you'll be fine.

@Thefroglover

Why can't you leave teenage children alone in the house?

No, but there’s always one nice empty chair with plumped cushions ready and wine in fridge. I clean the sodding loo daily because without fail droppers-in launch themselves into the bathroom.

Yes, constantly.

I'm autistic and find mess and disorder incredibly stressful.

@Topgub they are younger teens and both have SEN. It would be a safeguarding issue to leave them alone.

They have additional needs topgub.

Apologies froglover cross posted there x

No, never. I try to keep the lounge as a clean, uncluttered space for my own sanity but I have six children under ten living in my house. You get what you get when you walk in the front door!

My house is a mess, and I won't have visitors round because of it. I'm not sure if it's the reason or the excuse though.

My house is always ready for the guests I would welcome.

Always a bit untidy and cluttered but mainy clean, aired and "homely". We are the house bursting at the seams. 2 kids home from uni, (one room + small kitchen downstairs, 2 beds, bathroom and box room upstairs) ... 3 kids extra for pizza tonight. One or 2 will end up on a floor in sleeping bags tonight.

Wouldn't have it any other way. Guests here muck in. Don't have people who come round and perch on a chair drinking tea. I would never be ready for that type of guest to be honest.

@Thefroglover

Ah ok.

Doesn't sound like you have a fair split with your oh.

Usually when my house is clean no one will turn up.

but Sod's law when someone does it's a shithole.

I like my house to be pretty clean if people turn up though.

my mil just turns up sometimes and I can never win. If it's clean, I haven't spent enough time with the kids, if it's a mess, I've been lazy!! 🤦‍♀️

What does this have to do with men? 🙄

Kind of proving the point there @Canyouanswermyquestion

@Thefroglover local animal charities, PDSA etc will be desperate for towels.

My house is always kept clean enough and anything lying about is necessary, so if an unexpected person showed up, it's good enough.

Mine always is - I have issues relaxing and thinking clearly if it's not. I always put things away, always clean and clear kitchen before bed and pick up dog toys, children's stuff etc.

I'm not Mrs Whatsername but like to live in a clean, clutterfree and tidy home. It's cosy and inviting. I also work full time (from home so it helps) and manage to have a life so don't subscribe to the notion that just because you're busy living you can't have a clean and tidy home.