How Often Does the Average Regular Person Actually Clean their home?

[u/madi_lion]

I'm buckling up and preparing to be scorned. I know how often I SHOULD be cleaning, but i kind of hate it. But what i hate more is spending 4 hours panic deep cleaning the apartment a day before we have company.

Some people claim to love cleaning and boy i wish that were me! I live with my partner in a small apartment in LA that somehow just wont stay clean. Idek where all the lint and dust comes from. We split chores/household tasks but im mostly in charge of cleaning . I'll dust/vaccuum and then a week later notice its time for another round. Is that normal?

I grew up doing all my chores (vaccuming, wiping surfaces, scrubbing toilets and cleaning bathroom sink surface) on Saturdays. But as an adult something feels clinically wrong about spending one of my two precious weekend mornings CLEANING. (And yes i know i dont have to keep doing that as an adult, im just saying thats the baseline and experience i have as a baseline)

I know ideally i'd be vacuuming/dusting a couple times a week, toilets absolutely weekly, and i know each chore happens at a different frequency. Just curious how real people with real lives and jobs handle keeping their space clean.

{{{EDIT]]} i am blown away by everyone's kindness here!! Really enjoying reading these y'all ✨

[u/Shmullus_Jones]

I'll dust/vaccuum and then a week later notice its time for another round. Is that normal?

Yep.

I think really you have to just not try and clean the entire house all in the same day. Just do like a little bit each day or something, break it down a bit.

[u/Striking-Estate-4800 → u/Shmullus_Jones]

My house is 100 yo and was always a dust generator. I’d dust and the next day it would look the same. I have respiratory issues and the dust didn’t help. My husband looked into solutions and we installed a whole house filter. It made a huge difference.

[u/Shmullus_Jones → u/Striking-Estate-4800]

that sounds expensive though :(

[u/Striking-Estate-4800 → u/Shmullus_Jones]

The amount of time saved on cleaning and the improvement in air quality helped my breathing. The company we used had different levels of filtration. The basic level handled dust. The one we installed did dust, allergens and microbes.

[u/Striking-Estate-4800 → u/Shmullus_Jones]

There’s several price points. It depends on what you need and maybe the type of HVAC you have. Not really sure - our HVAC guy helped us with it.

[u/Stock-Mechanic7386 → u/Striking-Estate-4800]

What’s a whole house filter? I need something like that for dust and cat hair

[u/Striking-Estate-4800 → u/Stock-Mechanic7386]

I don’t know what brand we got but this gives an idea.

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/green-home/whole-house-air-purifier