you know you're nesting when...

[Dansta]

- you have the urge to mop the floors at 11:30pm
- you start doing dishes but end up trying to pull apart the extractor fan above the stove top and get angry it wont come apart
-your having a shower and realise you want to clean the fan above you AND THEN try to clean it. with a mop.
-your landry has more washing powder then anything else - and the women at the supermarket gives you 'the look' when you're buying it!
- you've found the strangest things to clean (light switches being one )
-thinking about what you can and freeze and cant freeze only to realize that the freezer is full.

...so how do you know you're nesting?

i've stopped short of dragging twigs into the house and building a nest it seems

[deletedit]

I did all our accumulated grotty baking trays yesterday that the other half was letting pile up in the oven.

I also decided (after years with the same bank) we pay too many bank fees and researched fee-free bank accounts and ended up doing a complete financial overhaul yesterday, between loads of trays.

Baby due in less than 2 weeks. Nesting? Me? Never

[MrsBump]

LOL

I have started getting all the spider webs down, and getting rid of excess dust...
I still have 7 weeks to go..

Your both more than welcome to come and help with my house if you like!!

[Cassius2]

i am definitely an early nester this time around...with DD1 i left it all too late and never totally recovered lol!

but for me, i know i am nesting when:

* i find myself at 10.30pm at night with a wet chux in my hand on all fours cleaning the skirting boards
* cleaning the light switches (*snap* Dansta!!)
* cleaning the walls and doors...you wouldnt believe the grime that accumulates around the handles....especially if they are at toddler height lol!
* waking up on the verge of tears in the middle of the night 'cause the linen cupboard is not how you like it and you know that it is too late/crazy to get up and fix it.

ok, so that's been my crazy nesting for the last 2 weeks...

[Roryrory]

waking up on the verge of tears in the middle of the night 'cause the linen cupboard is not how you like it and you know that it is too late/crazy to get up and fix it.

SNAP!

I know I am nesting when I throw stuff out - the op shop loves me in my last trimester....

[~Kim~]

when you have to clean the tops of the ceiling fan blades before turning them on.
when every piece of good crystal/glass that you own is sitting on towels in the laundry after you've had to clean it - even though it isn't going to be used for goodness knows how long

(FWIW I always clean my lightswitches and walls)

[Dansta]

i'm glad im not the only one whose "clucked it" in DH's words

he told me last night PIL where comming over and the house needed to be cleaned. ...so i did

- Dj's bed sheets
-all of our dirty clothes
- the dishes
( All of them are normal..ish)
then i went around with an Enjo thingy i found and cleaned
- The walls
-Skirting boards in the kitchen
-the kitchen cupboard doors
- the fridge doors
-re-stacked our chest freezer
-wiped down our Kettle and toaster (i never knew toasters got soo dirty!)
-and found more light switches and walls near them to clean as well.

[Dr. Tal]

I'll go you one more on the mopping.

Washing all the floors of my house on my hands and knees, because I coulnd't possibly use to mop as I'd be too far from the floor, not be able to see all the dirt properly, and might 'miss' a spot.

My fish tanks have never EVER been so clean. I've been cleaning them all (all for of them) about every other day, which includes at least a 1/4 - 1/2 water change......I might mention my tanks aren't particularly small. The theory is I might go into labour, and it could be a while (read this as more then 1 week) before I am able to clean them so I have to make sure they've been done recently so my fish don't live in squalor (no one said a pregnant woman's mind is logical)

I cleaned out all my cupboards washed down the shelves re-washed everything in them, then went to do it all again one week later (DH stopped me....as in rediverted my energy by mentioning there was some dust on the fans which might be more pressing then the no dirt on the perfectly clean dishes)

[Nikki87]

when you attack DHs wardrobe and throw out half of his clothes in an attempt to "clean up" hehe

[sassy123]

quiet simply for me i know i am nesting when i actually want to/need to clean something

[Cassius2]

quiet simply for me i know i am nesting when i actually want to/need to clean something

so so true!!

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I cant believe i missed this thread!!

I:

-While showering looked at my bathroom vanity and thought it looked dirty so straight after the shower in a towel mind you got on my hands and knees, pulled everything out.. the cupboards and the drawers pulled everything off the top and scrubbed it clean and put it all back but i organised every drawer.

-Dishes HAVE to be done as soon as everyone has finished eating

-I have got myself a bucket with cleaner in it and sat in my hallways and scrubbed the walls and skirting boards.

-Took everything out of my wardrobe (its a 4 door wardrobe) and threw out every item of clothing that i dont wear or doesnt fit and organised it all

-Did the same to Bubbas wardrobe, took everything that isnt hers out and put all her stuff in it. I organised her drawers, bibs, socks and accessories in the top draw. Jumpsuits in the second 0000 at the front and 000 at the back, tops and pants in the 3rd drawer same as above and blankets, towels and washers in the bottom drawer.

-I lay in bed thinking of what i can clean in the morning
.
And lastly i plan on spending the first night its just me and DP again scrubbing my house from top to bottom and im very excited about it.

i feel like a freak

[OceanPrincess]

When I make DH put together the new ikea furniture for DD's new room at 10pm... And it HAS to be done then!!!!

[Dansta]

...when you work out that the spunge mop you use fits nicely under the kick boards in the kitchen...so they got cleaned as well...
when you clean something only to re-clean it (namely windows) as it looks dirty from the other side...and repeat twice or more before you realise the glass is scratched

[Roryrory]

I spent 90 minutes yesterday cleaning our ensuite - it is about 2metres by 4 - and that didn't include cleaning out the drawers or cabinets.....

[krystals]

New curtains suddenly become an urgent matter- Hubby has just put up 5 windows worth!!!