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How often do you find yourself cleaning in your house? I'm talking about intentionally spending time going through rooms cleaning top-to-bottom, not just spot cleaning messes.



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My household gets a general overall cleaning once a week, usually on the weekend when I am not at my worky job during the day. Dog hair requires spot checks throughout the week but nothing extreme.
 
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Constantly.  Of course, our fireplace produces a significant amount of our heat ….and dust.  My wife and I have declared war on the clutter.  On Thursday I hauled out 29 bags for recycling, Salvation Army, garbage.  This Thursday I expect another 30 bags to go out.  I hope to continue the push until the end of the year.
 
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Does doing the dishes count?
Otherwise I'd have to say twice a year I find time.
 
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Eight in the home. Five pets. We clean every day, something or the other and I try to declutter/ pare down an area every weekend or the evening if I power through!
 
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Doing some little chores everyday makes the work much easier.
 
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We deep clean (what we call deep clean) when  company's coming for a few days of overnight visiting....so maybe 3-4 times a year?
Otherwise we are pretty neat and tidy....just the two of us now, no indoor pets so not a lot to keep up with.

Maybe I should ask what you mean by 'clean from top to bottom'?

Did I ever tell about milking our goats in the cabin and raising an orphaned lamb  in the kitchen?  ...all in the past but I think house cleaning is relative to life style maybe?
 
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