Clever Mumsnetters, Why is it easier to keep everything organised in a holiday home?

[champagnesupernova]

just back from hols in a self catering cottage. Yes, I get that you have less stuff but why is it easier to keep on top of things, even in the kitchen. We were staying in a group of 12, it was a well equipped kitchen, had coffee machine, hand blender etc all the usual crap that I have in my kitchen yet was easier to keep tidy.
WHY IS THIS?
answers on a postcard, or better yet, on this thread

I wonder this sometimes. I think it is partly the novelty of being somewhere else, the fact you do have less stuff (in my case no children's school bags etc) and often when you're on holiday you are in the actual house less? Am interested to see what others think as well :)

Is it because it's more fun playing house than just the daily drudge at home?

I've thought this too. Think in part because there is no backlog for cleaning, washing etc Also your stuff is massively reduced and you're out a lot of the time so make less mess. Plus someone else does beds, towels etc and, in theory, does the big clean so you just have to clear up after yourselves and not the detritus that gradually builds up regardless of your cat-licks.

I think it's a combination of there just being so much less stuff (bills, junk mail, children's artwork and letters from school, photo albums, sports equipment etc.) and it being a novelty to clean up someone else's house ...

Because there's less stuff and everything already has a place.

Your off work and haven't got all your stuff with you.

300 toy cars anyone?

Bump?

I think it is because:
you don't get post
you don't get phonecalls (or so many anyway)
you don't have such a punishing schedule
you don't have all the dcs toys, your whole wardrobe, every pair of shoes, all the letters from school, guides, music, swimming etc to manage
you know you will have to sort it all by the end of the week/fortnight/weekend
you are responsible for less within the house (eg no windows, gardening, ironing, bed linen, towels, decluttering
you may eat out more or have less food in
you probably (hopefully) get more help
you are more interested because it is somewhere different
you are more relaxed