LOL, okay I can definately relate to that. My kids, who are now in their mid 20's and no longer live at home still talk about when I would get mad at them if they walked on my freshly vacuumed living room or dining room carpet. I use to make everyone stay out of those rooms just so the carpet was never tracked up with footprints. What a waste. I think I'm a little more relaxed now.

I also now have all hardwoods except in the 3 guest bedrooms (which are blocked off to the dogs). It does make it so much easier to keep clean. I hope that you will be able to get hardwood floors also.

I can relate to you as well... I am a cleaning fanatic but not by choice. I have always been a regular cleaner but when my daughter had a transplant, I had no choice but to clean everything in site from top to bottom. I vacuum every day for her health and disinfect everything that I can with Clorox wipes just to keep her healthy and not to have dog germs around. We are so fortunate we were even allowed to have a dog in our house ... but I think deep down the doctors knew that because I was a cleaner, they knew our house would be spotless and thus allowed us the opportunity to enjoy Kiki being with us.

Nothing wrong with being clean, I just wish it didn't have to be our entire life right now.


Anna

Welcome to my world! I too, am a clean freak!! I breed yorkies too and the people that come to look at puppies usually say they wouldn't even know I have dogs in the house!!! One woman commented... "that air purifier you have running really works... I can't smell any dogs!!"" .... I don't have an air purifier.... it was a HEATER she was actually talking about!!! :D

You live only two hours away from me... maybe we can start a "CLEAN FREAK CLUB"! ;)

I am very much a clean freak!. I do laundry every 2 days, clean my kitchen with bleach every night. bathroom gets cleaned every other day. I vacuum ALL the time. I am always picking up doggie toys (currently training them to do so themselves). I clean their paws as soon as the get in the house from pottying and the list goes on....:rolleyes: . I am trying to cut back and calm down, because i do not want to end up "crazy" over a spoon in the sink. I get so frustarted when my other half doesn't put away clothing or wash a plate after using it:thumbdown

I should look to you as my idol. That's awesome. You're more thorough than me!

You dont want to take after me . I am INSANE (my family says that:( ). I was caught cleaning the refrigerator last night at 2 am..felt a little embarassed but it need to be done:eek: . I need INTERVENTION!

Cleaning the ref. sound like a great idea to me lol. Im so bad about cleaning and washing hands, my hands bleed, and hurt so bad sometimes I cant sleep at night (great time to get up and clean lol). I have been on medication before for the OCD, I am much better now, but I do love a clean house.:D

I LOVE a clean house, clean dogs, clean everything. I have not been diagnosed with OCD, dont know if i want to be:) but i wouldn't mind taking it down a notch.

My dear Mother who is now passed, was a major clean freak(she got it from her mother who is still a clean freak at 87). She was always so stressed out over the house, and you know it is said that stress can cause a lot, I often think that is one of the causes of her Cancer. We lived in a huge house, my Mothers dream house, 3 levels and about 4,000 sq. ft. so it worked her to death to keep it to her standards. No walking on carpet after vacummed(which was everyday), wipe the sink after washing hands, do laundry at least 3-4 times a day, no food anywhere but kitchen, no laying in bed with bedspread I could go on and on. We loved her dearly, but it was very hard dealing with her addiction as we called it. To this day my brother, Dad and I remember her for that the most. We had a hard time bringing friends over because we didn't want to mess something up. I always swore I would not make it that way on my kids, and when we first built our house I could see myself becoming that, so I now make a huge effort to not be that way and life is so much more relaxed. Don't get me wrong I like a clean house and organized like no dirty dishes in sink or laundry on the floor and beds made, I just don't make it my main concern. Although I do sweep every day, I think it is relaxing, but I clean the rest once a week. Life is too short and my kids are only young once and I want to remember my time with them not driving myself or them crazy over cleanliness like my Mother did. This was a huge part of my growing up so sorry story is so long, it is a pretty emotional subject for me. I don't want anyone to take it the wrong way, this is just how I feel about it for me and my family. If you can be a clean freak without it stressing you or anyone in your house out, I am all for it.

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I am not a clean freak...my home is clean and lived in. Ya'll can come deep clean my home. I have an in home preschool and 3 dogs and my parents always ask me how do I keep my home up with all the activity in our home. Everyone has something to do here....not just me that keeps the house up.

Do you have kids? If you dont have kids yet it will got worse, thats when mine began 8.5 years ago. I mean in between posting Im changing bed sheets, mopping, cooking lunch and cleaning commodes :D Im sorry I love it. My kids know the first thing they do is walk through the door is wash hands. When my kids were really little we carried a potty chair in the car we NEVER used a public bathroom.:rolleyes:

I am definately a clean freak. Having dogs doesn't mean you can't have a clean house, just means you have to do more work to keep it that way. All of ours combined don't make the mess my hubby or kiddo do.:rolleyes:

Great post!!:thumbup: You made some great points.

You said it the best of any poster so I won't add anything else

You said what I was trying to say , our stories are so similar I am just not good with words. Thank you.