My mums obsessed with buying new cleaning products , whenever she comes home from shopping she does a little dance and shows off her new cleaning things
I was more excited about these things as a child than I think I ever will be as an adult. I would make spreadsheets comparing things like stationery that I wanted to buy because I don't know I was insane I guess
I think I'm somewhere in between- I avoid doing dishes as long as I can but there's something satisfying about using carpet cleaner and when you get to buy your washing powder and fabric softener
My husband and I had to buy a new washer and dryer recently (we are 29) and I was THRILLED to put the new one in, to the point that when my husband said we should wait a few days..... I felt like a kid who's parents FINALLY agreed to buy them a game console, but tell them they gotta wait til the weekend to hook it up fir the first time.
Literally my day off and im making my list of all the projects im doing around the house. There is just some simple pleasure that comes from taking care of the things you worked for, and getting to see a house go from messy to clean. Its sooo much easier for my squirrel brain to exist in a clean house lol
I want to know what clicked in my brain to go from extreme mess everywhere with my mum telling me to tidy up and me saying “I’m an artist. This mess is me expressing myself” to now being so particular to where anything goes and that everything needs to have a home and the house needs to be SPOTLESS
I'm only 25 and I'm like the first one. I love cleaning, love having fresh bed sheets, a freshly hoovered carpet, a cleaned kitchen from ceiling to floor. I love it.
It 100% just happened to me almost overnight. Our apartment was disgusting with old food, dirty dishes and garbage everywhere for almost a decade. From the time I was 20-29. Then, out of nowhere, seemingly overnight, 7-8 months ago, I was just done. I deep-cleaned the entire apartment over a month's time, and now I clean every day. Take out the garbage, do dishes, clean floors. It was like a switch. Very peculiar. I'm about to turn 30 in a few months. Maybe that's why? Lol 😂
I tend to only wash my laundry when I only have one outfit or so left, but whenever I want to use the washing machine I realize that my roommate has forgotten to hang up her laundry. Sometimes it sits in there for a few days. All because she is convinced she doesn't need to use a timer, and almost always forgets about it.
@jess_hinz I still do this long after my ADHD diagnosis 😅 I'm on meds, yeah and they've done loads of positive things for me but the forgetfulness never went away and the denial over it got worse cos 'I'm on meds now and so much better'😂
I was not that messy in my 20s, but it felt more like a chore. Where I can absolutely relate to the 30s. now it is part of my weekend "activities". It is just so satisfying once everything is clean and can be crossed off of my to do list 😊
I’m 21 and always look forward to my cleaning schedule, I swear it’s like mindless therapy. And the best part is at the end when I like my candles and turn on my essential oil diffuser, it’s the best
Drinking from the saucepan got me so good. Last week I ate dinner with a metal ruler instead of a fork because I couldn't be bothered walking to the kitchen to get one. Who has the time!? :P
I booked a secret day of annual leave a few months ago where I still sent my son to his grandmothers and sent my husband to work and I had the best cleaning day I've had in years! It was the best :D This was when I realised I was a boring old woman
I remember telling my mom "You know you're an adult when you get excited about vaccum cleaners" and to prove my point, she said "Not just amy vacuum cleaner sweetheart!" "That's what I mean, mom."
I move to a new uni flat in September, I upgraded to a studio (so private kitchen and bathroom) after a bad experience in my first place and genuinely I am looking forward to cleaning the place top to bottom before I get settled in
Honestly in my 30’s and the only time I have gotten excited about cleaning was when I installed a hanging basket for clean clothes in my closet, so I wouldn’t have to put them on hangers anymore.
Im the opposite I used to clean and be so organized and be all about it.. And now I'm thoroughly comfortable not giving a f about it. I even leave dishes in the sink for days. I used to wash each dish as soon as i was done with them. I am so done with cleaning. 👀 I do quite love doing laundry tho, as i have a washing machine, and it just feels therapeutic to me 🤷♀️ I used to hate it, esp as i had to use public or resident ones.
For me it was the other way around 😅 As soon as I got my own place, I was like "Awesome!! I'm an adult now!!!! I'm going to be soo responsible! I'm going to iron all my clothes after I've washed them, make sure to always keep everything clean, make a big breakfast for myself every sundsmay morning...." I've managed to do this for quite a while, too! Now, after five years of living alone, I'm like "Ughhhhhhhhhhh my washed laundry is still on the drying rack. Ehhhh who cares, I'm just going to take the things I need off of it as I go"
Went to my local drugstore after a week of nightmares at work. Decided to treat myself and get some facemasks and relax at home. I passed by bath bombs, mask sheets, scrubs and body butters. By the time I reached check out my basket had one Chapstick, a mop and mop head refills, anti bac counter wipes, dust catchers, window wipes, trash bags, and a replacement filter. What happened LMAO. 5 years ago I had skincare routine, makeup routine and now I'm just happy with a new mop to play with 😂😂
This me in my early 20s verses my late 20s lmao. I forgot about the old bikini bottoms trick. Youre not out of underwear until your togs are all gone 😂
Im in a bit of an in between version I think? Live like the second one 80% of the time and then all of a sudden get the motivation and energy to take care of myself and my space and turn into the first one for a bit
I somehow became the 30s version at 24. What can I say, growing up as a woman and then living on your own from age 18 makes a big difference in these matters. Still saving my huge 3 layers 3 wicks soy candle for a special day!
its way more motivating to clean when you have a nice home, worst feeling when you put in loads of effort cleaning and ur apartment still looks bad even when its clean
