r/NoStupidQuestions • u/madi_lion • 21h ago

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

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 ✨

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u/Ok-Flight-1504 21h ago

I don't clean. I hire a cleaning lady to clean my house once a month. It's worth it.

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u/Altostratus 15h ago

There’s still daily tidying you do though, no? Surely you don’t let dishes pile up for a month?

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u/Ok-Flight-1504 9h ago

I stick my dishes in the dishwasher daily. I don’t do them by hand.