I do it once a week and sweep on other days. We don't have carpet in the house, but I vacum and mop once a week to keep it clean as we have dogs. Today I did it, and then it rained, and then the girls ran out in the rain and came back in with mud... then they let the dogs in. I just let it all dry and swept it up... then I put a wet rag over the muddy bits. I wasn't going to do the floors over just for one small muddy bit.
I do the living room once a day, sometimes twice but only cos it can get crunchy underfoot with hard boards.....and for my sanity. The vac lives in the living room usually.
The rest of the place once/twice a week and you can hardly tell compared to the general messiness.
I vacuum once a day also...have to - I cannot stand the bits of crap on your feet when you walk around (we have a lot of lino in the house and no rugs yet.)
So no, I dont think you are mad at all! Vacuuming is just part of my everyday routine now, so I hardly notice ...but I notice if I dont do it!
That has only been since we moved into this house with two kids though - we have tiles throughout and a big rug in the loungeroom. I cannot stand to leave crap all over the rug so usually vaccuum around lunch time and then later in the afternoon if needed. Generally only the loungeroom would get done twice though.
It doesn't really phase me but I've seriously been considering a hand held Dyson - I've seen them in action and they're amazing!
OMG, I thought I had OCD when it came to cleaning the house, but clearly not!! lol.
I actually do the vac once a week, but wait, I vac EVERYTHING. Couches, cushions, chairs, lamps, remote controls, phones, tables, computer, printer, my cat....lol. When the vac comes out I am ruthless.
I actually feel better now, I'll have to tell my friends I am not a clean freak like they think I am haha.
TD I used to be like you. But I was literally going insane. I still have my moments of insanity. My DS has gastro atm and lets just say my house smells like a combination of pine-o-clean, vinegar and lavender and bleach. My hands have had enough washing today to last me a lifetime. But am I a twice a day girl, alas not anymore. But ironically if I went to anyone's house I couldn't tell. I really couldn't. Unless you had like a lifetime of cereal and pet hair on the floor I really wouldn't know if you'd vacuumed two seconds before I arrived or last week... And its a ritual to me its not about other people's houses
I usually vacuum almost every day. If I clean, I gotta vac. If I don't clean its well & truly hidden, so can't be seen.
So if I clean, I vac & sweep, if I don't clean, I don't vac, lol.
I only do the lounge & family room everyday. Sweep every 2 or so days, but the bedrooms are only every week or 2 unless needed.
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