What do you think about "How Clean is Your House"?
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The cases on this show are extreme ones. Often these people that hoard are also suffering from extreme cases of OCD. Sometimes these people are actually suffering from a warped perfectionism. A fear of doing things wrong that they are completely paralyzed from doing ANYTHING. Sometimes it's a lack of organization. Hoarders often have emotional problems and what you see in the house is indicative of how they feel inside. You could clean the house spotless for them and inside of a week it will be back to the way it was unless the occupant cleans up what is going on in their "heads".  While gross it is a very sad condition. Think of the overwhelming helplessness of not knowing where to begin. Look for an old episode of dr.phil and oprah who both did lengthy shows and follow-ups on this phenomena.
1088189
its not wrong to be a stay-at-home housewife with domestic helpers if you can afford it and still be comfortable. i used to clean houses for a living and i had 1 that was that way, she had me come in on fridays to do the heavy cleaning, bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, mopping and sweeping. she would wash the dishes and do her own laundry. i just did the every week cleaning.
750520
IT IS NICE!!!!\n\nGOOD JOB!!!\n\nACTUALLY FOR ME IT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO ASK THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE IF IT IS OK.......\n\nAS LONG AS YOU ENJOY IT IS OK BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE!\n\nMORE POWERS!!!\n\nCONTINUE FULFILLING YOUR DREAMS!!!
417666
Totally agree.  Consider your house.  When it's a mess, you feel sluggish, depressed, totally devoid of energy.  You snap at people, and you are just generally unhappy.  When you walk into a clean, well-ordered house, you feel at peace, relaxed, rested.  \n\nCity vs. country?  My opinion is that people are very good at screwing up everything they come into contact with.  Nature is perfection itself.  Unspoiled by our imperfection.  Being constantly reminded of our imperfection by all the concrete, aluminum, and buzzing electricity only aggravates our anxiety.
168620
...how bout my place...\n\n...............you know...............LoL...
530304
dance- not that I don't do that in public, but I love to dance around my house when I'm cleaning, listening to my favorite songs- it's rejuvinating and it makes house cleaning far more fun.  Plus it's a good work out!
910992
Clean, Clean, Clean like there is no tomorrow!  Make sure at the very least the kitchen and bathrooms are spotless. And ensure that the home doesn't have an odor.  But if I were you I'd cancel the appointment and reschedule.  You will get better offers if your house is clean and tidy.  Otherwise buyers will have the impression you didn't take good care of the property.  And that results in lower offers or no offers.  You should also de clutter and remove any excess personal items so people can imagine what it would be like if this were there home.
584683
no. mostly because i don't feel like women should HAVE to be perfectly equal with men. or that my husband should do the same amount of chores around the house as I do. I feel empowered as a woman by knowing that I am taking perfect care of my household and recieving the appreciation from my husband and family. I consider myself old fashioned for sure and it's not usual for a girl my age (mid twenties) but that's the way I have always felt.
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Christ need not walk through my house. My mind and heart are much more filthy than my home will probably ever be. Good thing is, all he wants is for me to accept what he did for me, and that I humbly do.  The trash and clutter I unfortunatly still sometimes accumulate and sometimes keep (God forbid) doesn't escape him now, but it doesn't matter. That stuff doesn't do him any wrong... it only does me, and those I'd otherwise share his love with, wrong.\n\nHere's to cleaning daily to keep the path to the doorway clear.
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Listen, I am sorry I forgot to pick up the dry cleaning, but do you have to let the whole world know?\n\nI rub your feet when you get home, I run you a bubble bath, give you a massage, cook you dinner!  You just can't get over the dry cleaning!
513896
is it something dirty
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You know, you bring up an interesting point.\n\nWhen you are at home, you can just turn on the sink next to you and clean off your hand.\n\nHowever, this scenario is especially inconvenient when you are in a stall somewhere else. What do you do then? You can pseudo-clean up by getting most of it off with another sheet of toilet paper, but your hand still has crap and germs on it. Then you have to pull up your pants with your clean hand and try to button and zipper up. This is not easy, and most people probably give up and use both hands to get their pants up. So then you've gotten crap on your pants and shirt and have to go back to the office.\n\nIn this world of computers and fancy cars that give you directions, why are we still rolling toilet paper in a ball to wipe our @$$es, and we can't even see what we're doing?\nI don't get that. Don't the Japanese have robot toilets that scrub and clean your @$$? Why can't we get that here in the US?
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Yeah I do work.  I am a housewife/mom.  And I clean houses part time on my own.  Yes, I do enjoy both jobs.  The cleaning houses is a tough job, but I enjoy it.  Unfortunately I will have to find something a bit less physical due to a car accident.  I just can't clean as many houses as I used to.
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I love doing housework!  My house is spotless!  I like to cook, clean, do laundry...everything!  I like to feel like I'm taking care of everyone.
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i see it as (having never heard it before) after moving into a new house you never really want to find places for everything so you just kind of live out of a box, ie keep all your stuff in boxes all the time\n\ni could also see it as kind of the way i am,  when you think outside of the box you are thinking in different ways than normal,  my brain is kind of wired that way and it is a more constant thing for me so i guess i am living out side of the box, not just leaving every once and a while
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I am a housewife or whatever you want to call it. I don't really like the term 'stay at home mom' b/c I am a wife, too. I really like that I am a mom don't get me wrong, but I really feel like that term takes away from my identity- I am still a 20's something female who really wants to do things as one, too- not just a mom. I mean I LOVE my daughter (who is 7 and a 1/2) and I raise my 5 year old step son and I have since right when he turned 2, but he wasn't even bottle broke and only said dada and ba ba. His dad was raising him alone and totally babied (is that a word?) him. He still does, but when his dad isn't home, I have taken him light years... I also have a 13 yr old step daughter who comes over every tues. and Every weekend.\n       I agree that we don't get enough credit and when I have to say that to ppl I stay at home, I always feel like I should explain myself even though I don't really feel that way. My husband really figures that since I am home then the house should stay spotless, and always look clean, even though no one in the house closes the shower curtain when they are finished- if they use any products (which they do, all day and night) they stay right on the counter. My husband starts a pile of trash on the kitchen counter instead of putting it in the can --even if it isn't full- then he wonders why the house looks the way it does by the end of his day off and never remembers that when he came in the night before he said 'Wow, the house looks great honey'. The clothes just get thrown on the floor wherever and hangers get thrown on the bed... so no matter how hard I try, the house always looks cluttered, you know , like I never bothered, when it what I do everyday and then also at LEAST one night a week, when noone is home (wed. or every other FRI & SAT) I deep clean for hours with my ipod, and you really can't tell so much of the time. If the dishwasher is empty, ppl will still not put there dishes in it, and I didn't even mention the actual doing of the laundry or that my husband changes 10 times both of his days off AND where a 2x in everything, and always wears an undershirt. We have Big towels and then somehow we accumulated quite a feww smaller towels too, well, my husband will give his son a bath and use a beach towel for the floor instead of one of the small towels, which isn't a great big deal until you multiply 4 x 7 to make at least 28 big towels a week already, so washing more big towels instead of little towels makes no sense. They take up at least 3 times more room each.\n     My step son is enrolled in daycare (he goes from 9- 4:30 and pre school is from 1-4 on wen. and fri.) a cpl days a week and that and that started back in Feb. b/c I was at a breaking point, b/c I was raising him myself, while his mom did nothing for him, never came and got him and I was being fought against in trying to help 2 other ppls' son grow and do things that were appropiate for his age. I love him like he is my own, and have taught him everything, yet he the fact that he wasn't mine was being thrown in my face when I would try and do anything towards helping him become more independent. I left for a couple days and when I came back home, I let my husband keep him there 2 days a week so I could get some piece mind and that way his mom had to pick him up 2 times a week and keep him for a cpl hours til his dad got off work, and I was hoping that the school would tell my husband what was appropriate for his age instead of me. If those things weren't going on he would be home all the time.\n\nSorry, this is soo long, but that was a great Q! b/c I thought I was going crazy!!!!
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I am a mortgage loan officer and look at appraisals all the time, the good and the bad! Don't worry if the trash isn't taken out or there are dirty dishes in the sink, the house does not have to be spotless, it does have to be in order though. The appraiser isn't there to judge how you live, he/she is only there to make sure things are where they belong, ie the refrig is in the kitchen and not the dining room. They also look to see if any part of the house is undergoing renovation/demolition. They could possible adjust the appraisal if there is a major need for carpet/painting/etc. If the house is in order and everything makes common sense where it is, you should be fine.