Hey all,
Sorry about this, I just feel the need to moan…. And ask questions. I graduated from University in September and am now working and sharing a 3 Bedroom house with 2 of my close friends from University.
Now personally I like the house to be clean and tidy, making sure the kitchen surfaces are wiped down, coats hung on hooks, pots washed up, and bits and bobs put away, not sat on chairs or the kitchen side.
But after nearly 8 months of trying to keep the house tidy, putting things away, washing up others pots (Although I was not asked admittedly) etc I have given up for a bit. I still make sure that the bathroom, kitchen and my own room are clean and tidy but I have written the living room off as a lost cause.
It is not that my housemates wont clean, its more the time it takes them to get around to it, if I ask them to help they will take a couple of days before they are ready, and pots and pans sit in the sink for a few days before cleaned (Unless specifically asked, then they will wash what I need) so it is not that they are lazy or wont contribute.
Having said that they do tell me I am to clean (Which I can believe), they state that living an en environment which is to clean is bad for you, and that a little mess makes the house feel more like a home. But after only one week of not cleaning the living room this is what it looks like:
So here comes the questions, instead of the moans:
1) Is this mess acceptable and normal for a house, and does it make it feel more homely?
2) Am I unrealistic in wanting to keep the house somewhat spotless?
Either way I feel happier in my room than I do sitting downstairs, even though that gets me seen as antisocial, my room is not perfect but it feels much nicer to me:
Sorry for the rant anyway I just felt the need to see what people think!
Thanks,
Jcb33.
Sorry about this, I just feel the need to moan…. And ask questions. I graduated from University in September and am now working and sharing a 3 Bedroom house with 2 of my close friends from University.
Now personally I like the house to be clean and tidy, making sure the kitchen surfaces are wiped down, coats hung on hooks, pots washed up, and bits and bobs put away, not sat on chairs or the kitchen side.
But after nearly 8 months of trying to keep the house tidy, putting things away, washing up others pots (Although I was not asked admittedly) etc I have given up for a bit. I still make sure that the bathroom, kitchen and my own room are clean and tidy but I have written the living room off as a lost cause.
It is not that my housemates wont clean, its more the time it takes them to get around to it, if I ask them to help they will take a couple of days before they are ready, and pots and pans sit in the sink for a few days before cleaned (Unless specifically asked, then they will wash what I need) so it is not that they are lazy or wont contribute.
Having said that they do tell me I am to clean (Which I can believe), they state that living an en environment which is to clean is bad for you, and that a little mess makes the house feel more like a home. But after only one week of not cleaning the living room this is what it looks like:
So here comes the questions, instead of the moans:
1) Is this mess acceptable and normal for a house, and does it make it feel more homely?
2) Am I unrealistic in wanting to keep the house somewhat spotless?
Either way I feel happier in my room than I do sitting downstairs, even though that gets me seen as antisocial, my room is not perfect but it feels much nicer to me:
Sorry for the rant anyway I just felt the need to see what people think!
Thanks,
Jcb33.
