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Do you struggle to keep your house tidy? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Lateralking to c/[email protected]

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I feel like my house is constantly a fucking mess. My wife and I work 80 hours between us and we have a 2 year old and I feel like it's constantly a mess.

We do what we can and often spend a couple hours on a weekend tidying but it's a losing battle.

How do you cope/keep on top of things?

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[–] ribboo 80 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My robot vacuum really helped with this. It runs every day while at work, which forces me to pick stuff up and make sure it won’t get stuck somewhere.

Got me into the habit and by now it’s second nature. Before I leave the house I do a quick check/clean, which takes a minute or two at most.

And then you have the obvious benefits in getting the apartment vacuumed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A minute or two each day gos a long way.

[–] Polydextrous 8 points 1 year ago

It sure dos

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My dogs would shit themselves if a robot started vacuuming. I mean, they shit themselves when I do it, so I can only imagine…

[–] Osprey 3 points 1 year ago

My cat is less scared of the robot vacuum than regular vacuums. Possibly because it is small and moves in a predictable pattern?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can certainly see there being a habit aspect to it, and once it's tidy as you say it's a minute or two to keep it that way.

Do you have different floors to your house?

I could see it helping with the ground floor but still neglecting the bedroom level, etc

[–] ribboo 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Live in an apartment, so that definitely helps. It tidied the floor in every room. But honestly, it’s not so much the vacuum, more so the habit of cleaning a minute or two when I leave the home.

As well as picking stuff up when I’m done with them obviously.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Damn I thought I was the only one haha. My robot vacuum also forces me to keep my place relatively tidy so it doesn’t get stuck.