Desperate Housewives of ILX

i had to put down some squirrels too who were nesting in my attic. i feel bad, but id rather not pay for an exterminator.

what do squirrels hate?

by the way - I gto my ne w eureka dust buster - on -steroids and the sucker worked great. Sucked up the floors reel nice and very lightweight.

i'm good at cleaning the bathroom and the kitchen because after so many years of my mom saying how necessary it is for staying healthy and bug-free, it actually sunk year a few years ago. also good at cleaning the cat litter because srsly you gotta clean the cat litter.

the problem that won't go away is how good i am at piling up books and how i'm even better at piling up clothes! and then it takes me forever to find things! or i don't find them at all! i feel like a terrible housewife even tho i have no husband. i did make myself dinner tonight but i haven't done the dishes yet. i have too much work and stuff to do!

i think i need a shelving unit for my clothes?

Okay I think I found the moth hellmouth. A ruthless cabinet cleaning is in order, because in addn to wherever the moths are spawning, I'm pretty sure that's sugar I found spilled all over.

ewwwwww

o no

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I'll do it / tomorrow....

robyn i hear you. you are not a bad housewive, you just don't have enough time! i am holding off on contacting the cleaning service in hopes of mustering up the energy to do a thorough bathroom and kitchen cleaning, but i don't think it's gonna happen.

verily moths eat the sugar grans and are happy - rob their bliss

i just swept and cleaned up a little bit. the apartment looks pretty good. besides the painting, i think the windows need to be cleaned, and the cupboards. i have a red kitchen so the only color that we could really paint the cupboards would be off white or gray. i think gray might be nice if it is just the right hue. would kill for wooden cupboards.

cleaned the fans today.

i hate cleaning u pfor an open house - every little nook seems FLITHLILY!

me? but I don't want to be cleaned

but I am filthy, yes

Turn stinkhole to drinkhole with clorox wipes!They clean even the bloodiest socks

ladies

i don't even know how to talk to you about the cleaning i did last night. it was 11pm, and Ryan happened to mention that he noticed a bunch of mold above the bathtub. and it sent me into a spiral of inspection. for a hot minute i just sat back and became very depressed about the disarray of the house (everything seemed to be in disorder - all of a sudden). then, i grabbed the scour brush. 2 and a half hours later, i ran out to the 24 hour deli, bought some cat litter as the final touch, came back home and lit some incense, happy.

ok so can someone please settle a debate:

in our bathroom, on the ceiling/higher parts of the walls, is a rusty colored substance that i believe to be mold/growth. bf believes it is just condensation droplets that have accumulated dirt/dust from the air and become rust colored. who is right? i sprayed some of it with a bleachy cleaner and it disappeared/turned white (not sure because it's on the ceiling). tbh i would need a step ladder to clean it and i just haven't gotten there yet, but i am very worried that we are breathing toxicity. my bathroom has terrible/no ventilation :(

like could this possibly be the result of smoke from a blown-out candle drifting up into the water droplets of condensation? or is it nastiness that needs to go, now.

that is exactly what i just took care of. it is really not that hard to remove. i think it is a combination of mold and condensation -- either way, when ryan pointed it out, i just couldn't. i was like i cannot shower in that bathroom tonight.

the smoke thing DOES happen - but i typically notice it only right above where the candle is.

yeah it is seriously grossing me out. i am not tall enough to wipe it clean. argh.

ohhh -- well you know what might help? i bought a separate toilet brush that i use for all things shower. it is actually really helpful. just a thought.

I think its mold or mildew - its rusty right? I get that too but its easy to destroy with bleach

soo, my boyfriend is not the best at housework. he's in charge of getting the laundry done and food shopping, which he does (even tho he lets the laundry pile up and sometimes we have no food) -- but sometimes i feel like i want to encourage him to do more. but there is no good way to do it! he just doesn't think that way, and we end up arguing about it. but he is very generous in other ways so ... i think i just need to let it go.

just promise "rewards"

i have huge issues w/ a similar situation and i still haven't figured out the solution :(

10% bleach works

For Surmounter's boyfriend problem? Seems a bit harsh, but, hey, whatever works....

the colon can never be clean enough you know

Anything that's not yours, out and messy, put on the bed and tell the slob: 'I do not know where these things go, could you put them away?'

yeah - put your enema kit away!

then they just end up on the bedroom floor
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honestly the things i do to make sure the house doesn't fall apart . . . . sometimes i clean when i get home from going out on the weekends at like 4am, and listen to lady gaga. ryan will be like passed out, and i'm delinting the couch.

i love you, surm.

:) right back atcha

I need love too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEUX-HYRtUA

For the rust-colored stuff, a spray-bottle of water and vinegar should kill it if it's mildew or mold? Safer and more friendly than bleach or w/e but hey, bleach if you wanna.

Sometimes I think also that cheap paint and humidity just don't mix, because I've scrubbed that orange-y stain off of walls that've never seen a drop of water in their life (like in the living room or something) and it just appears out of nowhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF42K2OuOqs

I get the same moldy stuff in my bathroom, and I'll go at it with a bucket of water with 1 part bleach & 1 part laundry detergent. Ladder & Scrubbing brush is necessary, but it'll keep the mold away for a good 9-12 months usually.

that is why you must scrub everyday

fuck that noise

i do love to do things in small installments like that. like dishes. always doing a dish.

I can't belive how goo dmy new vacuum works - INTO THE MUD OLD SHITTERVAC!

amazing!

i have a problem with bleach stains.

you can get them out with ink