How Much Does a Messy House Affect You?
Does anyone else feel like they’re constantly cleaning?
38M, no wife, no kids. I live alone with a dog in a pretty small house, and somehow I am always behind on cleaning.
No matter how often I clean, the place seems to hover around a 6/10 most days. Occasionally I can get it to an 8/10 if I go absolutely commando on it for a few hours, but then a day or two later I’m right back where I started.
It actually takes a toll on my mindset. Clutter, dust, dog hair, dishes, laundry, wiping things down, baseboards, floors, whatever. There is always something.
I don’t consider myself a slob either. I straighten up constantly and probably spend at least some time cleaning every day. But I’m starting to feel like I could spend my entire life cleaning up after myself.
Does anyone else experience this? At what point do you just say fuck it and accept that your house is never going to be perfectly clean?
And yes, I know I could hire a cleaning service, but even then I feel like the place has to be reasonably picked up before they can actually clean it.