The Middle Distance

He cleaned in places I didn't know existed! Honestly, who gives a shit about the tops of window frames? Only someone who's paid to care.

Back when I was paid to do it, I did stuff like that, too. But in my own home, why bother?

I have the classical boy problem of "not seeing dirt" too.

They don't have that! The guys see dirt I don't recognise unless it's pointed out to me, but they just don't have the techniques to get rid of it down. (Which I, having been a girl in a strictly patriarchial household, was taught all right. I just hate doing it.)

it was never filthy exactly, certainly never unsanitary, but it was always cluttered, because both my parents had better things to do than scrub every frakkin' day. And that's fine to me! As long as it doesn't stink and there's no bugs, who cares?

Exactly! A little dust on the shelves never killed anybody. And because the dishes are the only thing I actually need to be clean, I mostly do them myself.

And yes, complainers get to fix it themselves. :D

It's the system we work by: whom it annoys fixes it. Which, yeah, suits me just fine. *ggg* Most other roomshares have weekly schedules or stuff like that, but here, even those who would profit from it disliked the idea.

I have to confess I did clean the bathroom this morning. Yesterday's comment made me realise what an asshole I am, so I had a little scrubbing guilt trip. Now my conscience is clear for another half year. ";-P