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Post by spindrift on Feb 12, 2009 18:34:14 GMT
Yes, it DOES sound intriguing...tell us more... pics please.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 18:36:46 GMT
I have only met the Countess twice, in Zürich, when she was working in the Russian investment bank with one of my friends. But really, she's just a (relatively) normal fun person -- perhaps I will have photos in 10 days or so, because it is not this weekend but next.
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Post by happytraveller on Feb 13, 2009 6:17:04 GMT
Happy - I know that Swiss people have the reputation for keeping their houses spotlessly clean! They are always cleaning their windows and polishing the sinks after every use. Ha ha... Well I must be the big exception ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2009 7:42:23 GMT
Well, over the next two days, I have to overhaul the kitchen and the bathroom for sure and do vacuuming and dusting in the other rooms (picking up papers and clothes lying around goes without saying). Then I have to remember all during the coming week that people are arriving Friday night. Are we having fun yet?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2009 21:14:26 GMT
Oh, that was so long ago. Lots of new dust since then.
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Post by spindrift on Aug 3, 2009 22:27:35 GMT
The sheer hell of endlessly having to clean our houses! So many stairs to carry up the vacuum cleaner then down the stairs to the washing machine in the basement.....ad infinitum
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Post by Kimby on Aug 4, 2009 0:05:44 GMT
The job of a housewife is an endless round of repetive tasks, for sure. You cook a nice meal and it gets eaten, leaving a pile of dirty dishes and pans. You wash the dishes and before you know it, there's another sink full of em. You sweep or vaccuum and the dust and dirt comes right back. Toilets don't stay clean, nor do mirrors. And don't get me started on windows!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2009 5:29:57 GMT
I was exemplary until my houseguest left yesterday. Now I fear that my old habits will return.
I need a permanent imaginary houseguest.
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Post by lola on Nov 1, 2009 5:41:27 GMT
Just keep imagining that bixa, casimira and I will show up any minute. I will continue to imagine that I have this sweet, beamed Parisian garret at my disposal.
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 1, 2009 11:11:55 GMT
I was brought up in a flat (no fleet of stairs to deal with) kept really clean. not spotlessly clean, but really tidy, and used to keep my flat tidy - or as tidy as I could when I was living in Switzerland.
Then I moved to the UK, got shocked out of the habit of keeping the place tidy and now I thoroughly adhere to the saying " people with a spotlessly clean house are boring." . Still have pangs of cleaning angst from time to time, usually alleviated by meeting friends in real life or a time on here.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2009 12:00:19 GMT
And the work multiplies when you have kids and pets around. Yep, housework is a neverending chore.
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Post by spindrift on Nov 1, 2009 20:11:04 GMT
My cat leaves a lot of dirt around the house. I don't mind though. I just clean it up. He jumps onto my bed most nights and if it's raining he leaves his footprints on my white covers, he also walks mud up the stairs and he's a messy eater. But all is forgiven, I love him so much.
My house is a never-ending source of angst with me never catching up with the cleaning. As I sit here and type I know my front steps need brushing and scrubbing, the brass 'furniture' on my front door needs to be polished, the windows need cleaning (£35 per time) and what about the vaccuuming and dusting...it's never ending. It's so boring.
*washing/ironing/washing up*
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Post by bazfaz on Nov 1, 2009 22:14:02 GMT
Mrs Faz has high standards. I am the beneficiary.
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Post by rikita on Nov 7, 2009 16:15:57 GMT
i don#t like house work. my apartment is always messy. though i cleaned it up for my last birthday party. it actually almost kind of looked good then.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2009 17:35:51 GMT
I bought a whole new bunch of cleaning products yesterday. Who wants to come and demonstrate how they are used?
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Post by lola on Nov 8, 2009 22:07:32 GMT
Delighted, kerouac. Be there any minute.
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Post by spindrift on Nov 8, 2009 22:21:57 GMT
One doesn't need a lot of cleaning products. I only use:
Ecover washing-up liquid Cif cleaning cream Viakel - a product for removing limscale BarKeepers Friend - powder for removing stubborn stains on worktops and sink Green Fairy soap for dealing with stains on carpets Persil tablets for the washing machine
Sponge mop-ups non-scratch pads for washing up wire scourer (good for burned food in casseroles) bleach spray wax for polishing/dusters/dishclothes/kitchen towels
that's about it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2009 15:41:58 GMT
Delighted, kerouac. Be there any minute. Yeah me too, just say the word.
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Post by rikita on Nov 10, 2009 1:26:53 GMT
wow, that is a lot writeon. i use a cloth for washing up, and a cloth to wipe the floor, that's it i think.
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Post by imec on Nov 10, 2009 1:32:47 GMT
wow, that is a lot writeon. i use a cloth for washing up, and a cloth to wipe the floor, that's it i think. ;D please say it's not the same cloth... (one side for the dishes, the other side for the floor ;D)
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Post by lagatta on Nov 10, 2009 23:06:53 GMT
And a corner for the loo...
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Post by rikita on Nov 10, 2009 23:40:24 GMT
did you spy on me? or did my brother put up that secret webcam to my house again?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2009 15:34:04 GMT
I finally weaned myself off Palmolive dishwashing liquid and use the Monoprix house brand now.
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Post by spindrift on Nov 12, 2009 15:37:02 GMT
don't use any coloured products....they're full of dreadful additives.
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Post by cristina on Nov 12, 2009 15:45:38 GMT
Since my little surgery last week, I am not allowed to do any housework, for at least another week. Not that I am complaining, of course.
However the dust is a bit more visible than I care for at the moment and the kitchen floor is looking less sanitary than I would like.
College girl is coming home today for the weekend, which is nice because she will help take care of the basic cleaning of the stuff that's making me nuts. However her roommate is coming with her which is setting off the "house guest alarm" in my head. I'm trying to ignore it.
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Post by rikita on Nov 12, 2009 17:19:59 GMT
i fled from my own mess to bf's place now, which is a little bit less messy. he actually insists on cleaning before i come over.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2009 4:15:17 GMT
Have been home sick last couple days and have been purging all this accumulated amount of paper that seems to be everywhere. Piles of magazines...it's hard to throw stuff away. sweet of bf rikita to clean for you.
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Post by spindrift on Nov 15, 2009 17:37:13 GMT
Sorry to hear you're unwell Casimira. Please let me know how you are.
Today was loo cleaning day for me. I have sprayed Viakel around the pans to get rid of any limescale that's accumulated. I live in a hard water area. I've yet to scrub it off.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 16, 2009 19:13:54 GMT
I genuinely loathe housework and only do it because the alternative is being found dead in filth. <snip> With dozens of cats roaming around the house, mewling piteously to be fed. ;D
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 16, 2009 19:30:44 GMT
Fortunately, the floors in our house are all tiled, in a pattern that doesn't show dirt. The bathroom floor tiles, however, are a lighter color and a simpler pattern that needs more frequent attention. (I've been looking for a photo to illustrate, but so far haven't found one.) EDIT: I found a picture of our tiled floor that doesn't show dirt!!! But it does show bugs.
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