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Original poster

i would rather move than clean my house anymore

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booyhoo · 16/06/2010 19:05

i am sick of it. sick of cleaning to reveal more cleaning that needs done. sick of washing just to repeat it all agin, sick of cooking meals just to clean the pots. just sick to the back teeth. there is no end to it. my house was brand new 6 years ago. i am the only person ever to have lived here. it will never look the same. just fed up of the lot of it.

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bumbums · 16/06/2010 20:44

I feel your pain! I got out of the habbit of regular cleaning when my eldest (3) arrived. Every day I feel totally overwhelmed by the up hill battle. Its such a drudge isn't it. And so annoying that because I don't do paid work all the cleaning falls to me. Fair enough I hear you cry! But cleaning is the most boring soul destroying shitty job going. So how are we supposed to stay motivated?!

Any chance you could hire a cleaner? Its the only way i think.
Or you could get a professional cleaning team in to do a 6 monthly deep clean.
I would get a cleaner tomorrow but my house is so untidy and cluttered I wouldn't get value for money.
We are about to buy our first home and I am praying that I will stay on top of the tidying and cleaning in the next house.

Alouiseg · 16/06/2010 20:47

It's the family, they'll have to go.

Tyson86 · 16/06/2010 20:49

I want to buy a new microwave so i dont have to clean it

MaamRuby · 16/06/2010 20:50

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booyhoo · 16/06/2010 21:28

alouiseg, not the family, they can stay. i will go, be glad to, i could move back in with my mum, pretend i have regressed to my teenage years, look very confused when they tell me i am the mother of two dcs. tell them "you are strange" and shake my head in disbelief. i could do that no probs..

maamruby i have tried getting on top of it, i try and keep a routine, the house isn't that bad but it is just so bloody monotonous.

i am a sahm aswell so i have no excuse really, definitely couldn't justify a cleaner.

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MaamRuby · 16/06/2010 21:38

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bumbums · 16/06/2010 21:40

If you are miserable you can justify a cleaner. You being happy with life is critical to the happiness of your children and husband.

Mousey84 · 16/06/2010 21:43

Mines just full of clutter. I hate clutter. I find it v difficult to get rid of tho.

I dream of packing everything up and living in a very minimalist way. One day...once the garden and basic housework is sorted and im on schedule with study/ book group book/ crafts im doing for birthday pressies...etc etc.

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booyhoo · 16/06/2010 22:01

i do always have the radio on, if i am home teh radio is on. i cant work without it. it does help me to clean. it isn't the cleaning i find a problem, it is manageable, it is just the fact that i know i will always have to do it, tehre will always be washing, always be dishes, always be dusting, hoovering, bathrooms etc. it doesn't matter how on top of it i am, it will always be there the next day/week to be done. i am just grumbling. i know there is nothing that can be done, tis just a fact of life, it's just not one i am enjoying at the minute.

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MaamRuby · 16/06/2010 22:08

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booyhoo · 16/06/2010 22:12

any you would recommend?

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bibbitybobbityhat · 16/06/2010 22:14

Aaaargh, I feel your pain. I completely get what you are saying when you can't enjoy it or get any satisfaction from it cos you know you will be doing it all again tomorrow.

I posted a thread on here once asking if I was BU to suggest to dh we get a cleaner even though I am sahm with children at school.

You'd be amazed at the number of Mumsnetters who thought I shouldn't dare make such a request because I have "plenty of time for cleaning". They were mostly wohms, though, I have to say .

bitsnbobs · 16/06/2010 22:28

I fantasise about moving to a brand new house with everything already decorated (so no need to wait for Dp to do it ) and I could "start again" without all my clutter.

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booyhoo · 16/06/2010 22:45

i read lots of books set in the early 20th century. alot of the characters live in one room, like in tenement buildings. i would love that, just one room, i would have to keep clutter to a minimum, far less cleaning. ok i know it would be very uncomfortable with me, OH and 2 dcs but there would be so few surfaces to keep tidy.

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JimmyTarbuck · 16/06/2010 22:58

I'm with you on this one. It's like your whole week runs into one long day of cleaning. I'm also thinking about emptying all the laundry baskets into the wheelie bin and just ordering new clothes once a week online.

bran · 16/06/2010 23:02

I am moving house in a few months. It's the knowledge that I am leaving that's easing the pain of potty training.

TheBreastmilksOnMe · 16/06/2010 23:07

It's the dishes I hate, they just stack up and I work from home as a CMer so my home is always on show, I'd hate for anybody to see any mess. The upstairs is choas but the downstairs is presentable. I'm begging DH for a dishwasher for my birthday on monday as I just cannot keep up with the dishes, it really depresses me. Being a CMer means that there is a constant tip to clear up and I never get a minute to do it. Big minus really.

Mousey84 · 16/06/2010 23:15

Im a CM too, and exactly the same..well in the morning at least. Got dishwasher 2 months ago and its made a massive difference. Keep persuading him!

OnEdge · 16/06/2010 23:26

Yes dishwasher is the way. I only just gor mu 1st tumble dryer,. its changed mi life !!

petisa · 17/06/2010 16:52

You HAVE to get a dishwasher TheBreastmilksOnMe, it's fab! I heart mine.

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booyhoo · 17/06/2010 22:36

i am doing my CM pre reg sourse in oct, i dread to think how i will cope once i have a few more LO's running around. would love a dishwasher but we just cant afford one.

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 19/06/2010 16:15

I'm getting a dishwasher! I'm getting a dishwasher! DH has argeed to get me one and I said I will have it as my BD present if he wants to save money, he said no, I can choose another BD present too! Isn't he the best! Can't believe I'll never have to wash another plate again! I feel so free!

ThatVikRinA22 · 19/06/2010 16:21

i have discovered that mine is just too small and will never ever look remotely tidy while anyone lives in it.

next time i move (and there will be a next time for sure!) i am not moving anywhere that hasnt got a utility room. i am sick to the back teeth of a clothes horse in my lounge and a basket of ironing, which seem to be permanent fixtures.

Surprise · 19/06/2010 16:26

I have had a dishwasher for about 5 years now. For about the first 2, it was great. But then you reach the point of "oh no I've got to empty/reload the bloody dishwasher again" and it becomes as much of a boring chore as washing up. I kid you not! I too hate housework and as we have an old, rambling kind of house it's a complete nightmare because it never looks clean, even when it actually is. [sigh]

petisa · 19/06/2010 21:43

Don't rain on her parade Surprise! That's fab news TheBreastmilksOnMe. I've had mine for 2 years and I could still give it a kiss and a hug. I particularly love not having to scrub pots.

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