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Post by tory on Jan 3, 2022 11:53:01 GMT
Domestic stuff? i.e cleaning, washing, hoovering, polishing, taking the trash out etc.
I'm about a 5 or a 6 at most. I never did any chores as a kid for some reason and sort of blundered into the adult world with little or no ability with that sort of thing, much to the chagrin of people I lived with.
I've been married for 10 years and am now starting to get to an acceptable level . For example, I just spent 3 hours prepping my clothes and shoes for the new term. That meant shit loads of ironing, a bit of sewing for a couple of buttons and then polishing my shoes. My clothes admin is now close to a good level - i.e I repair stuff rather than buy now stuff, I have lots of shoe bits to help clean and polish leather, and I have enough clothes to wear so that they don't wear out easily.
I'm ok with cleaning. It appears to me that proper cleaning requires the sort of eyesight or vision that I don't have. My wife can spot mess and dust a mile off, whilst I sort of blunder on regardless. Our new bathroom has white tiles, which means that dirt comes up much more easily. I'm in the habit of cleaning much more regularly than I was, but I don't think I'll ever have the sort of application that other people have. Dusting happens a bit, but not that much. I'm sort of waiting for us to get a cleaner once we've bought a new kitchen.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jan 3, 2022 15:06:48 GMT
Not good at cooking, great at all the rest. When I was married, I use to clean the house, do the laundry and the yardwork. My marriage lasted five years longer than it should because I could kill spiders.
The woman I was going out with was kind of intimidated when she saw how clean and tidy my house was. I also think because I'm a 60 year-old guy, most people think my kitchen sink is going to be a disaster of Coanesque proportions.
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Post by fearlessfreap on Jan 3, 2022 15:59:49 GMT
I can take the trash out like a boss, and follow a recipe. I'm as big a slob as you're likely to see, but I do pick up after myself.
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Post by souphound on Jan 3, 2022 16:12:17 GMT
I have been getting better and better over the last couple of years. For example, where I used to let my dirty dishes sit for a couple of days until I ran out of wat I needed, I now cannot go tto bed at night knowing that my kitchen counter isn't virgin fresh for the coming morning. I'm pretty good at re-using and recycling, not so good at reducing or repairing.
Some thigs can take me veritable eons still. A couple of months ago, I got a new small set of standalone shelving so that I could put a couple of houseplants and free up some space on my entertainment unit which looks too busy. I have assembled the unit and it sits there still bare because I have not yet used the one screw to attach it to the wall. I'll get to it eventually. Maybe today.
Maybe not.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jan 3, 2022 16:36:17 GMT
I have assembled the unit and it sits there still bare because I have not yet used the one screw to attach it to the wall. I'll get to it eventually. Maybe today. Maybe not. I will take the action that it doesn't get done today if anyone's willing.
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Post by oh oooh on Jan 3, 2022 16:40:07 GMT
"show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.”
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jan 3, 2022 16:44:04 GMT
"show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.” I don't know how one begets the other, but I can't argue. I guess I'll have to take down my shrine to the everlasting Coan godhead now. Which is fine, because I have to change the screen name every couple of weeks.
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Post by oh oooh on Jan 3, 2022 16:46:53 GMT
thank Buk
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Jan 3, 2022 17:30:15 GMT
I do most of the cleaning in our house. The missus could happily live like a complete slob, but she is getting better...somewhat. Like Souphound, I need to wake up to a clean kitchen. There's little I hate more than having to do any number of dishes in order to have breakfast.
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Post by tory on Jan 3, 2022 17:31:59 GMT
"show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.” He was a twat!
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Post by cousinlou on Jan 3, 2022 18:31:11 GMT
"show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.” Lol Says the man who’s aware everone on this board knows what his kitchen looks like.
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