kitchen cleaning obsession

[joycenalex]

We still help out wiff "warshin" da Plates and Tools;

alex and peanut are theunofficial stretch-in-the-dishwasher-and-get-as-many-licks-as-can-champs of central ohio.

[Barbara]

Joycenalex and Slick- you are always welcome here- and don't think you have to sit on your hands just to be polite

[Glacier]

I am the exact opposite. I could truly care less about how my house looks inside! It's not horribly dirty, no nasty smells, but it's cluttered. I like to see my stuff! I have been known to leave dishes for days! I keep the counters fairly clear, but only because Onyx likes to pee on the them and he's worse about it if there is stuff left out, also slows down the huskies' counter surfing!

I intentionally leave the picture window dirty when my Mom is coming to visit. Drives her nuts! She cleans the dog nose prints off almost every day! It's become a running joke between us. She'd probably be offended if I cleaned if for her!

I clean the dog yards and litterboxes way more often than I clean the house! Stuart does much of the indoor housework, but he's never home so it gets done less often lately!

Stuart is amused to no end by my glass workbench--I clean it after every session, glass rods all sorted(although in a system only I understand!), little bits swept away, tools put back in their spots. It's the most organized, clean spot in my world!

[Killearn Kitties]

I've always thought it would be nice to be obsessive about cleaning, but sadly, I'm not.

[lizbud]

I do like a clean kitchen, but I have to admit I forget about the microwave
half the time. Noticed it just today, wow is it cruddy in there.

I'm not as good about cleaning in general as my Mom.There were 6
kids in my family & she cleaned all day long, god love her.

[Cincy'sMom]

Joycenalex and Slick- you are always welcome here- and don't think you have to sit on your hands just to be polite

Same here!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

the unofficial stretch-in-the-dishwasher-and-get-as-many-licks-as-can-champs

My little Pomeranian/mix Mutt (during High School) used to "help" Mom with the dishes ...
An assistance that Mom couldn't STAND to observe or allow.

Now if MOM loaded the dishwasher, Lady din't even bother to check ... she KNEW that
Mom was a compulsive "dish rinser" and that not a smidgen of food would be left
clinging to a plate, dish, or tool when it was loaded in the dishwasher - by MOM.
She didn't really need the dishwasher ... her pre-rinse was as good as a wash!

But if my Sis or I was in charge of the pre-wash "rinse" in the sink and loading
of the d-washer ... then Lady had an extra meal commin up.
And of course WE knew that Lady could do a 100% Complete "pre-wash rinse"
that could pass Mom's dishwasher pre-run inspection.
The only trick was to buy enough TIME that Lady could get everything Lick-Rinsed
BEFORE Mom came in the kitchen and busted us!

WOE be unto us if Inspector Mom interrupted the dog-assisted rinse & load operation!
Gettin caught resulted in UN-loading everything and RE-rinsing - with HOT water.

[wombat2u2004]

I've always seen the both ends of the stick as far as kitchens are concerned, being a builder, I access a lot of peoples homes, and some kitchens I see are like as if they are straight out of a magazine they are that clean. But others are so filthy, that one wouldn't want to touch anything.
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