Ceasefire Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 ...of 'pick up other peoples crap'. Seriously. I feel like I never make headway in any of my huge 'organizing the house' projects because every day, without fail, I will be cleaning up behind the rest of the family who see the dining table as a dumping ground, the living room as a second closet and the bathroom floor as a laundry hamper. Anyone else feel like they're stuck in a timeless loop of cleaning up after people? 1 Quote Pixie Ranger Drunk on Tea~ (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Link to comment
Jittersthe.Clown Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Yes. And it was going to be part of my challenges this go around, but I realized it's not a battle I can win. I did have a minor breakthrough with the kids this weekend. I asked if they'd like to have a garage sale this fall. My son is all about sales, so he was in. I told him that he and his sister have to fill a box with stuff they don't play with anymore before we can have the sale. I told my wife she needs to fill two and I would do two. We're half way there. Less stuff in the house = less to pick up. Or you could try bribery. I'm certainly not above that. We did chore charts with rewards on it. Worked for a while, then it's endless loop. Good luck with the battle. Quote Level 2 Warforged Druid STR: 2, DEX: 1, STA: 3, CON: 3, WIS: 2, CHA: 3 "If these people tell this story to their children as they sleep; then maybe someday they'll see a hero is just a man who knows he is free." Good night and joy be to you all ~Jitters The. Clown Current Challange: New Challenges Ahead! Battle Log: Clowning around daily Past Challenges: Leveling Up PvP Jump Rope Boss Continue? System Failure Systems Online Calling Rush Confirm Reset Select World Select Difficulty, Select Character, Repairs, Press Start, First Timer, Jump Rope PVP Challenge Link to comment
AnnleaArtsy Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Not really. I am constantly asking them to do it. Doesn't mean I am not met with huffs and puffs or eye rolls but it works Quote Link to comment
OwainTheBarbarian Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 ...of 'pick up other peoples crap'. Seriously. I feel like I never make headway in any of my huge 'organizing the house' projects because every day, without fail, I will be cleaning up behind the rest of the family who see the dining table as a dumping ground, the living room as a second closet and the bathroom floor as a laundry hamper. Anyone else feel like they're stuck in a timeless loop of cleaning up after people?I just try to accept that the mess is less important than the person who made it. 1 Quote "...and before you ask, no, I don't." Link to comment
AnnleaArtsy Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I just try to accept that the mess is less important than the person who made it.ooh I love this..so very true. Quote Link to comment
OwainTheBarbarian Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 ooh I love this..so very true.Easier said than done though, right? Results in the outward twitchy-eye calm of the serial tidier. In my house, also the cereal tidier. Quote "...and before you ask, no, I don't." Link to comment
Eleanorsbee Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 ok ... firstly sorry for bumping an old thread ...... but I made a discovery today regarding clearing up other peoples crap. Its makes a great workout Headphones onanything on the floor you have to squat to pick uponly carry one item at a time to increase the repsrun up the stairs,when looking under the bed .. plank do everthing at 3x speed .... I am freaking knackered now !!! 1 Quote Human | Ranger Level 3 | STR: 8 | DEX: 2 | STA: 8 | CON: 5 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 7 Current Challenge / Second Challenge, / My First Challenge Link to comment
RutgerS Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 ok ... firstly sorry for bumping an old thread ...... but I made a discovery today regarding clearing up other peoples crap. Its makes a great workout Headphones onanything on the floor you have to squat to pick uponly carry one item at a time to increase the repsrun up the stairs,when looking under the bed .. plank do everthing at 3x speed .... I am freaking knackered now !!!If you like some more workouts, I have some stuff laying around that needs picking up! 1 Quote Link to comment
Eleanorsbee Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 ha ha .. I see a business venture coming on ... domestic chores + keep fit at the same time I dont know if there will be much uptake though to hire a man to run up and down stairs with one pair of underpants at a time between the washing machine and the bedroom grunting as he squats for the 7th sock 1 Quote Human | Ranger Level 3 | STR: 8 | DEX: 2 | STA: 8 | CON: 5 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 7 Current Challenge / Second Challenge, / My First Challenge Link to comment
RutgerS Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 ha ha .. I see a business venture coming on ... domestic chores + keep fit at the same time I dont know if there will be much uptake though to hire a man to run up and down stairs with one pair of underpants at a time between the washing machine and the bedroom grunting as he squats for the 7th sockJust keep my socks in pair and you're hired! I will invest in noise-cancelling headphnoes. Quote Link to comment
Gobnait Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Have you tried holding things for ransom? The basic idea is that you take away anything that's their responsibility to put away and don't give it back unless they do a chore for it. Maybe start with just the table and make them pick up the living room as the ransom, eventually move to everything that's out-of-place and make them do the dusting and laundry. It makes things easier for them if you have designated spots for what's being dumped now, or at least give everyone a personal box to dump things in. I trained my husband to put everything he takes from his pockets into his hat. I think I started simply by putting the stuff from a pile on the table into the hat any time I needed to move it, and he picked up on the convenience of not loosing anything. 1 Quote I have conditions that affect my social awareness. If I am rude, tell me what I could do better. 5'8" & 220 260 pounds | Miles Walked: X 2019: | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pre 2017: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | * | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Link to comment
Ceasefire Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I think my 3 year old wouldn't understand, but my 7 year old would. It's difficult trying to explain whenever he says 'I hate cleaning!' that I don't exactly like doing it either, and it's because they don't pick up behind themselves that I have so much work to do to begin with! Training my husband, though...I think he needs a dumping box. Anything I find of his out of place goes in the box. Including all of the shirts he hangs in my living room after work instead of putting them in the washing basket...ew. 1 Quote Pixie Ranger Drunk on Tea~ (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Link to comment
LadyGrey Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I tried to hold my kiddo's stuff for ransom in a rubbermaid box if I found it on the floor after I have asked him to pick it up. The only way he could get it back is if he did something to earn it back, like an extra chore. It worked on his favorite toys but, needless to say, there are some toys that have been in that box for over a year. Donation or yard sale items now I suppose. Now for my husband, he likes to leave his shoes right in the doorway and I am always stumbling over them. I told him if he didn't push them to the side or put them on the shoe rack, I would hide his shoes. And i did the next day (guess he didn't take me seriously). He had to find them, I wouldn't help. Guess I need to get on that again because they are back in the doorway these days. 1 Quote Rising Heroes Faction: HAVIK Fitbit | Art Page | Instagram Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sounds to me like the box serves a secondary purpose of decluttering the house by getting rid of unwanted items. I like it. I like the second idea too, wifey does that sometimes, but its because her closet is right next to the doorway into the bedroom. 1 Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
TMedina Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 ...of 'pick up other peoples crap'. Seriously. I feel like I never make headway in any of my huge 'organizing the house' projects because every day, without fail, I will be cleaning up behind the rest of the family who see the dining table as a dumping ground, the living room as a second closet and the bathroom floor as a laundry hamper. Anyone else feel like they're stuck in a timeless loop of cleaning up after people? Every time I go to the gym. Quote Imaginary Human Male Dilettante Trainer, Level 1 Spoiler How to: Add the status bar to my signature How to: Spruce up your profile Where to start: General Fitness questions How to: Declutter your life, a minimalism thread How to: Slay your budgeting woes (or at least, start the quest) Link to comment
TMedina Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Have you tried holding things for ransom? The basic idea is that you take away anything that's their responsibility to put away and don't give it back unless they do a chore for it. Maybe start with just the table and make them pick up the living room as the ransom, eventually move to everything that's out-of-place and make them do the dusting and laundry. It makes things easier for them if you have designated spots for what's being dumped now, or at least give everyone a personal box to dump things in. I trained my husband to put everything he takes from his pockets into his hat. I think I started simply by putting the stuff from a pile on the table into the hat any time I needed to move it, and he picked up on the convenience of not loosing anything. Apologies for quoting an old post, but this is the only way I stay sane. I have a plastic little box I empty my pockets into when I get home - my wallet, handkerchief, keys, and everything else. Keeps it all together and out of the way. And it helps guarantee I've grabbed everything I need before I run out the door. Quote Imaginary Human Male Dilettante Trainer, Level 1 Spoiler How to: Add the status bar to my signature How to: Spruce up your profile Where to start: General Fitness questions How to: Declutter your life, a minimalism thread How to: Slay your budgeting woes (or at least, start the quest) Link to comment
MissoulaSquatch Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 This thread resonates with my day today..finally had enough of the clutter..all the things my brother bought, used once and then forgot about..out comes the trash can. I've picked up a few more square feet of counter space in my kitchen, tons of room in my closet (he moved out of the other closet and I moved all of my fitness stuff in)..and almost every single table and flat surface is spotless..compared to where I started my day this is awesome.My secret: 90's dance party..put on all of the songs I used to play basketball to as a kid, and literally danced as I cleaned..burned off some calories and managed to keep my spirits up while I did the one chore I hate: cleaning. You heard that right, I hate clutter..and I hate cleaning..damnit, lol*praying nobody died when I dropped that heavy trash bag down the chute* 2 Quote How to become Sasquatch Link to comment
Thrillho Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 A significant portion of my life at home is either preparing stuff FOR other people (I make everyone's meals and get everyone ready for school, work or bed) or cleaning up AFTER people (not one person seems to know where the closet is, or how those strange extra-thick open-front shirts go on the bendy metal things, which in turn go into the closet). Every flat surface in my home is covered in 'stuff'. Argh. 1 Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
LadyGrey Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Every flat surface in my home is covered in 'stuff'. Argh.That is an everyday,neverending battle for me. Can I not just keep my dining room table neat and pretty and clean? Nope. gotta have paper scraps, mail, toys, random condiments from restaurants that we will never use, usb and phone cords....it's like the grand central station for crap. I even set up baskets for each family member in that room to keep their stuff in but the table still ends up being cluttered. Along with every other surface in the house. Quote Rising Heroes Faction: HAVIK Fitbit | Art Page | Instagram Link to comment
Thrillho Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I made "Inboxes" for everyone. By day 3 they were FULL, and the mess just started appearing everywhere else again. So I explained I was going to throw out everything in the inboxes if they didn't sort them out. They told me they understood. Three days later, I threw everything out after giving them one final warning. Cue the predictable "HOW DARE YOU THROW OUT THE STUFF! YOU ONLY GAVE ME 72 HOURS OF WARNING!" Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
Machete Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Have you ever stood by a trash receptacle at work, waited for people to leave the immediate vicinity, and proceeded to "dumpster-dive" so you can take out the multiple empty cans and plastic bottles and toss them in the recycling bin? Dip spit is disgusting. Quote Valar Morghulis Halfling Monk, Chaotic Neutral Machete's Blog: Inside A Mad Mind Third World Warrior: The Eight-Year Training Log Link to comment
LadyGrey Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I made "Inboxes" for everyone. By day 3 they were FULL, and the mess just started appearing everywhere else again. So I explained I was going to throw out everything in the inboxes if they didn't sort them out. They told me they understood. Three days later, I threw everything out after giving them one final warning. Cue the predictable "HOW DARE YOU THROW OUT THE STUFF! YOU ONLY GAVE ME 72 HOURS OF WARNING!"Yeah I've been there too Quote Rising Heroes Faction: HAVIK Fitbit | Art Page | Instagram Link to comment
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