To ask if you grew up in a clean and tidy home?

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Apparently your more likely to be clean and tidy if you were.

I don't think it's as simple as that. I grew up in a very clean & tidy house and I in turn keep a very clean and tidy house. However one of my siblings definitely doesn't! And I know my DH grew up in a messy house but some of his siblings are messy and some have OCD so I think it largely depends on the individual.

Mine was tidy on the whole (except my room) but no not very clean. Main areas of kitchen and bathroom were ok but thick dust and sticky nicotine in most areas including my room. My house now is a bit untidy but very clean, can’t stand more than a week of dust and nothing has “build up” on it like when I was a kid

I go through stages when it's untidy as I'm either reorganising rooms/repainting, or I'm on strike from cleaning up everyone else's mess.

My dh is untidy and whilst our dc grew up with chores, so know what to do, they're naturally more like my dh, who will put something down and leave it there for the fairies to put away.

It's exasperating, tbh.

Overall our house is generally between a 1 and a 2 (closer to 1) on that bottom scale from the link a pp put up.

I'm reorganising and having a clear out of my office room, so the hallway looks like a 3 or 4 atm as that's where I'm storing it all, but as I sort it into piles for bin, charity and putting things back, it will go back to its usual 1.

Ex SIL grew up in a spotlessly clean house. Her mum spent a lot of time cleaning but not much time entertaining her. I wouldn't say their house was ever dirty she does the basics. But she's incredibly messy. Never had to do anything around the house so could be why.

I grew up in a half finished house,no flooring, no wallpaper or paint on the walls, very messy, but very environmentally friendly before its time as we had nothing new either.

My house is much better now - but I'm still messy in a overwhelemed full time working single parent with 2 teenagers who think doing anything around the house is a crime against humanity & 100% my job kind of way. This is despite me being very clear all ther lives I consider the home a "everyone helps according to their ability" situation.

18yo DD decided I was usless and SHE would heroically clean out the "tupperware" cupboard on Saturday. She gave up with exhaustion halfway through, there is plastic crap everywhere and she is angry with me for holding back my "magic grown up vagina housework skills" or something. I can't quite figure it out.

My sister who grew up in the same house as I did is OCD tidy, though she no longer has conniptions if all the tassles on her living room rug aren't perfectly aligned so she has improved.

I grew up in a clean and tidy but lived on house.

I really struggle to keep on top. A lot of it is depression and other health issues.

I was definitely a bit of a hoarder but when I fell pregnant 3 years ago I did a really good declutter. Bought more storage for what we have. Definitely helped.

Right now though I’m in the midst of having a 3 year old that destroys one room while I clean another or won’t leave me alone to do anything. We are redoing her room to add an en suite, so her toys are everywhere and we don’t have enough space. Once it’s done and her toys moved into her room I’m hoping I can back on track.

I never seem to get chance to deep clean but my house is clean enough. Just messy.

Same. My house is clean but organised chaos

Yes, and I live in a clean and tidy home now. Mess and clutter really stress me out and I don't feel able to relax.

Yanbu to ask.

Yes I did and yes I do

Growing up my Dad kept my Mum's inner hoarder at bay and since he's died, she's got a fair bit of clutter. I feel myself going the same way so I am now making a conscious effort to donate or pass on via FB Marketplace anything I don't use or wear

No my house was always a mess grown up, disorganised and messy.

My home now Is always clean tidy and very organised

Grew up in a dirty, cluttered, falling apart house. I was embarrassed to bring friends over.

I swung too far the other way and have previously been overly obsessed with cleanliness and minimalism. I’m now working on developing a healthy balance, to try to provide a happy medium for my children. Aiming for a clean, uncluttered but welcoming home.

Oh goodness. My mother was incredibly clean and tidy. I am not! It might have been better had she made me pull my weight around the house but she didn't, or if I did help with something she'd just redo it!

Yes I did, and yes I do.

Yes my parents house was immaculate and I cannot stand mess downstairs. Upstairs I'm more relaxed about but it would still be tidy.

Generally clean but definitely lived in. I'm not going to reach my death bed and wish I'd got the hoover out a bit more. Life is for living and I'd rather spend spare time on hobbies and activities than housework. As long as my living room is tidy by the time the evening draws in so I can relax, I'm happy

Not really, and I have reacted against that to an extent. My childhood/ teenage bedroom was always immaculate and as an adult I can’t relax if things are dirty/cluttered. I am not a minimalist or obsessive about cleaning though.

No I didn’t, and it has taken me many years to learn how to organise myself to keep a clean and tidy home. It was never taught or modelled. But it’s important to me now. Definitely not spotless but I like to keep on top of things and I think dc would say they grew up in a fairly tidy home. I should ask them!!

Yes it was. Mine is not - was always tidy and clean when my DH was alive and he was very tidy and we had a cleaner too. Now on my own (youngest away at uni) and my standards have slipped! I need to get a cleaner- just caught sight of the windowsills behind my bed (the headboard is against the window) and they are gross!
I definitely need an hour warning before anyone drops by.

Nope my house I grew up in was neither clean or tidy .
My house is always very clean , tidyish , like bookshelf a bit all over the place , I don’t go crazy if the lads hang their jacket on back of chair , I don’t insist they hang them up , or leave their books on kitchen / coffee table or whatever .
I suppose I’d describe my house as lived in , clean though .
I really like my home , nice candles & lights hanging here & there , I’ve a cheery cosy home 😊

Yes I did. My parents did not have much money so it was important to them that things were looked after. My mum would say there is no excuse for being dirty and she was right. I am the same.

Yes I did, and yes, I’m still tidy and clean. 👍

Clean? Absolutely. Tidy? Not untidy but sort of in the middle of the „spectrum“, I believe.

Our home is definitely clean but I am not a tidy person… I am fairly chaotic and untidy, unfortunately. But I am still working on it!

Clean yes, tidy not often.

Kids and animals and humans adults lived there. It would be tidied to clean daily and then stuff would come out again. It would usually al go away on an evening but if it couldn't, no one worried.

It's how I live now. As long as it's clean under the mess, don't worry about the mess. Kids are messy. We work. Free time is prescious.