Cleaning Poll

mandysmear · October 2010

Best cleaning products?
Chore you like?
Chore you hate?
How often do you change your sheets?
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?

danieliza1127 · October 2010

Best cleaning products? I love Clorox Wipes. I use them in the kitchen and for a lot of stuff.

Chore you like? I don't mind cleaning the kitchen and doing dishes

Chore you hate? Cleaning bathrooms!

How often do you change your sheets? I try for once a week but many times it ends up being once every two weeks

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? Not often enough

laurenclaire1386 · October 2010

Best cleaning products? Scrubbing bubbles. Plus the little bubble characters are cute.
Chore you like? Cleaning the kitchen. I don't mind doing dishes and wiping down the countertops and cleaning the oven and stove.
Chore you hate? Folding clothes
How often do you change your sheets? Once a week usually. It might be less than that for the next little while because my washer bit the dust last week.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? Once every couple of weeks.

ohwhynot · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_cleaning-poll-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:f5dc9965-aa38-43d2-9677-9086185fd345Post:129085fb-184f-4e32-b4a4-5a8ad221c036">Cleaning Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]Best cleaning products? I'm a sucker for anything lemon scented. OH, and I love using Murphy Oil Soap on the hardwood floors.

Chore you like? We have a little vacuum cleaner that's really more like a dustbuster with a long handle - I use that almost every day and I like it. I also like making the bed because it looks so nice and is pretty easy to do.

Chore you hate? Laundry; anything involving the toilet. Ugh, and cleaning the refrigerator. Yuk. 
How often do you change your sheets? Once a month <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-embarassed.gif" border="0" alt="Embarassed" title="Embarassed" />

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? It gets done every two weeks - we pay someone to come in every other week and do basic maintenance chores. I'm a little embarassed by that, but we sacrifice in other areas and it is an AWESOME luxury for us- so worth it.
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Wrkn925 · October 2010

Best cleaning products?
Mr Clean Magic Erasers
Chore you like?
Cleaning and organizing bedroom
Chore you hate?
Taking out trash
How often do you change your sheets?
Every couple of weeks
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?
When I have company, I'm bad. I'll randomly spray it with cleaner, and the shower head is detacable, so I'll spray it down, just not enough deep cleaning.

I'm expecting my mom to come out of the corner and slap me on the head for admitting this.

angiebear11 · October 2010

Best cleaning products?
I love Clorox wipes. I don't know what I'd do without them
Chore you like?
None.
Chore you hate?
All of them, but I hate doing the dishes the most.
How often do you change your sheets?
I never really change them. I just wash the sheets, pillow cases, etc. and put them back on after I've cleaned them. I usually do this about once/week.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?
Once/week.

mandysmear · October 2010

Best cleaning products? I love bleach. But, I like to use environmentally friendly cleaners too. So I've gotten into melaluca.
Chore you like? I like most everything. I love cleaning out the fridge and organizing it as well as the pantry.
Chore you hate? I hate putting anything away. Dishes, clothes, etc. When I get back from trips I live out of my suitcase until almost everything has been used/worn. Drives my husband crazy.
How often do you change your sheets? Weekly.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? Not enough. I realized this the other day. Gross. I think I am going to add it to my saturday morning list, that way it's always done.

Wrkn925 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_cleaning-poll-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:f5dc9965-aa38-43d2-9677-9086185fd345Post:70080296-d87f-40d6-8b29-7a79f78a0ea4">Re: Cleaning Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]Best cleaning products? Scrubbing bubbles. Plus the little bubble characters are cute. Chore you like? Cleaning the kitchen. I don't mind doing dishes and wiping down the countertops and cleaning the oven and stove. Chore you hate? Folding clothes How often do you change your sheets? Once a week usually. It might be less than that for the next little while because my washer bit the dust last week. How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? Once every couple of weeks.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

I loved the commercial for the hands-free toilet brush attachment thinga-ma-bobs, where the little bubble guys did the collecitve "ewwWWWW"

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · October 2010

In Response to Cleaning Poll:
Best cleaning products? - chlorox wipes, magic eraser, windex
Chore you like? - cooking! I also don't mind wiping down the tables or sweeping and mopping/wet swiffering the floors.
Chore you hate? - everything else. Haha, H does dishes cause I cook. I hate cleaning the litter box, but I did it this morning because H hates doing it too.
How often do you change your sheets? - every 2 weeks.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? - every two weeks. Cleaning service is doing it today!

FutureMrsTR · October 2010

Best cleaning products? Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They save my life.

Chore you like? cleaning the mirrors with Windex...that's about the only thing

Chore you hate? everything else

How often do you change your sheets? Umm...not often enough. We only have one set at the moment so it's a pain. I do wash our pillowcases more often though.

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? More often now that I found the Mr Clean Magic Eraser thing for the tub. I just do a once over while I'm in there once a week or so.

[Deleted User] · October 2010

Best cleaning products? Clorox wipes, regular Clorox and Lysol

Chore you like? don't mind doing laundry

Chore you hate? going to the grocery store and cleaning

How often do you change your sheets? every week

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? not as often as I should, but try to at least once every other week and wipe things down as needed

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · October 2010

OWN, my husband has said he will give up cable before he gives up the maid service. We'd do it every week if we could afford it, but we do it every other. That's why I don't clean the bathtub - I wait for them to do it. ;-)

FutureMrsFezz · October 2010

Best cleaning products? 409, Magic Eraser, Bleach, Clorox wipes.
Chore you like? I like mostly all of the cleaning. Except the toilet and shower.
Chore you hate? Laundry. Thank goodness my H does all the laundry.
How often do you change your sheets? Once a week.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?Every other weekend I scrub it. But I keep a magic eraser thingy in there always and use it in-between if I need to.

AliGirl11 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_cleaning-poll-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:f5dc9965-aa38-43d2-9677-9086185fd345Post:129085fb-184f-4e32-b4a4-5a8ad221c036">Cleaning Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]Best cleaning products? Lysol wipes. I know they're terrible for the environment. But I like them.
Chore you like?
Dusting
Chore you hate?
Dishes. Mopping.
How often do you change your sheets?
Once every week and a half to 2 weeks.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?
I try to once a week. I try.
Posted by mandysmear[/QUOTE]

tenofcups4me · October 2010

Best cleaning products? No strong feeling about most products, but I LOVE Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. They're amazing.

Chore you like? Um...none. But I do get satisfaction in seeing how great the rugs look after we vacuum. I don't mind laundry. And I can unload the dishwasher while my bagel is toasting so I don't mind that either.

Chore you hate? Mopping floors. That's almost always Dh's job.

How often do you change your sheets? usually once a week

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? "As needed" for my bathtub, which varies. Dh does his shower far less often. (He uses the bathroom in our master bedroom; I use the hall bathroom.)

Snippylynn · October 2010

Best cleaning products? Oh, I love all Method products. They're not easy to get here.
Chore you like? General tidying and dusting.
Chore you hate? DISHES.
How often do you change your sheets? Every week.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? Once a week.

mandysmear · October 2010

I want a cleaning lady. Even to come in ever 2 or 3 weeks.

mandapanda78 · October 2010

In Response to Cleaning Poll:
Best cleaning products?

Carmina (the cleaning lady)

Chore you like?

Laundry, emptying the dishwasher

Chore you hate?

Cleaning toilets

How often do you change your sheets?

Every week

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?

Every week

ohwhynot · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_cleaning-poll-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:f5dc9965-aa38-43d2-9677-9086185fd345Post:dd3228ec-74ca-4d42-9609-b0c82f261de0">Re: Cleaning Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]OWN, my husband has said he will give up cable before he gives up the maid service. We'd do it every week if we could afford it, but we do it every other. That's why I don't clean the bathtub - I wait for them to do it. ;-)
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

Funny - the cable is exactly what we did give up to keep her. We make otehr budget adjustment, too, but that was the main thing we actually cut out completely in order to make room for her. It's worth it.

Dani - you're so nice. It still feels rather uncomfortable for me, but that's kind of silly, like "What? It would be better NOT to employ her? You'd feel better if this woman wasn't earning a decent wage doing this work?"

ETA: We recently gave our cleaning person a raise to $100/session. She comes every other week and I have no idea how long she stays. I am guessing 3-4 hours? We have a small house, but she does a very thorough job, I think.

For those of you considering getting someone to help clean, this may be more or less expensive than you thought.

georgia_bride09 · October 2010

If we can afford it, I'm going to spring for a weekly cleaning lady; otherwise, she'll be bi-weekly.

kd.joseph · October 2010

Best cleaning products? Mr Clean Pads.
Chore you like? Dusting.
Chore you hate? Ironing, and cleaning my shower.
How often do you change your sheets? every 2 weeks.
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? every 2 weeks.

I will probably have no problem once we redo our bath, but our shower is a PITA. You can barely turn around let alone, scrub and rinse.

mandapanda78 · October 2010

kd!! I wasn't going to page you just to say this but I drove past the building in your sig pic on Saturday and totally thought of you! :-)

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_cleaning-poll-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:f5dc9965-aa38-43d2-9677-9086185fd345Post:2332185f-977b-4114-90f4-4fa781795e1f">Re: Cleaning Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Cleaning Poll : Funny - the cable is exactly what we did give up to keep her. We make otehr budget adjustment, too, but that was the main thing we actually cut out completely in order to make room for her. It's worth it. Dani - you're so nice. It still feels rather uncomfortable for me, but that's kind of silly, like "What? It would be better NOT to employ her? You'd feel better if this woman wasn't earning a decent wage doing this work?" ETA: We recently gave our cleaning person a raise to $100/session. She comes every other week and I have no idea how long she stays. I am guessing 3-4 hours? We have a small house, but she does a very thorough job, I think. For those of you considering getting someone to help clean, this may be more or less expensive than you thought.
Posted by ohwhynot[/QUOTE]

Totally. If one of us got laid off, you'd figure we'd be home enough to clean, but no, H would honestly rather have to eat ramen and keep the cleaner.

Ours is $90 every other week. We also tip $20 (two of them come). It's through a service that's bonded and insured. If we did it every week, it would be less each time, but even if it was $70 or $80, that's just too much to spend every week.

salt78 · October 2010

Best cleaning products?

Windex. You can use Windex for ANYTHING.

Chore you like?

Making the bed. I make the bed up really nice every day as long as my husband isn't asleep in it when I leave for work.

Chore you hate?

Cleaning the bathroom.

How often do you change your sheets?

We both shower before bed, so every other week.

How often do you clean your bathtub/shower?

Like once a month for a full on clean.

mandysmear · October 2010

Salt, we both shower before bed too. I never thought of that before. Mind you we let the cats and the dog up on the bed, so it's probably good we do it weekly.

mandapanda78 · October 2010

I wish I could still let the cats on the bed, I miss snuggling with them. Keeping them out of the bedroom totally helps with Mr. P's allergies, though.

kd.joseph · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_cleaning-poll-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:f5dc9965-aa38-43d2-9677-9086185fd345Post:f7588263-71af-40c7-8f8d-2513debabf4a">Re: Cleaning Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]kd!! I wasn't going to page you just to say this but I drove past the building in your sig pic on Saturday and totally thought of you! :-)
Posted by mandapanda78[/QUOTE]

AW! I want to go back so bad. We were just talking about it yesterday. DH's sister and her family just went there for the first time, and they fell in love. How could you not?

jessienjeremy · October 2010

Best cleaning products? Scrubbing bubbles
Chore you like? sweeping the floors.. its takes teh least amount of time
Chore you hate? dishes.. i will leave them for FI to do
How often do you change your sheets? dont change we only have 1 pair.. but wash once a week
How often do you clean your bathtub/shower? once a week

Snippylynn · October 2010

I had someone in Italy who was begging to clean our flat for 20 euros. I just couldn't do it. Our place was 40sqm, and I was home all day. I felt terrible though, because I know she really needed it.

mandysmear · October 2010

I know someone with steam mop and she swears by it. I don't know if it's shark though. She loves the damn thing so much. I am thinking about it.

georgia_bride09 · October 2010

I need a steam mop. I can't justify it right now, but when I poop out a baby, I'm registering for one (I just decided).

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