Scrub Baby Scrub
I am so tired of scrubbing the toilet! I have to do it at least 3 times a week! If you have boys in your house you will know what I am talking about. It doesn't matter if they are 9 or 33 (those are the ages of the boys in my house) they make a mess! I don't understand why it is so hard to aim into the toilet. It's not like it takes hours to pee--it's also not rocket science. Hold and aim guys! Please--for the sake of the women in your home--HOLD AND AIM!! I can't wait until my kids are old enough to take over bathroom duty! I also wish my hubby would take a turn--then he would know why I gag and scream and gag and scream every time I clean the toilet! Uuuugggghhhh! They joys of being a wife and mother! *I just finished cleaning the toilet--thus explaining my rant!
I am so tired of scrubbing the toilet! I have to do it at least 3 times a week! If you have boys in your house you will know what I am talking about. It doesn't matter if they are 9 or 33 (those are the ages of the boys in my house) they make a mess! I don't understand why it is so hard to aim into the toilet. It's not like it takes hours to pee--it's also not rocket science. Hold and aim guys! Please--for the sake of the women in your home--HOLD AND AIM!! I can't wait until my kids are old enough to take over bathroom duty! I also wish my hubby would take a turn--then he would know why I gag and scream and gag and scream every time I clean the toilet! Uuuugggghhhh! They joys of being a wife and mother! *I just finished cleaning the toilet--thus explaining my rant!
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Again, big advocate of making the man of the house clean the bathroom. Actually, I'm OK with the toilet, as it's easy, but I hate cleaning the bathtub.
I would LOVE to make him but he refers to it as my "job". Since I am the stay at home mom I have to cook, clean, do laundry, take care of the kids (blah, blah, blah) and all the other crap that goes along with being home all day. Lucky me!
I do however make him take care of the garbage and the yard--needless to say that is why my yard looks like complete and utter CRAP and my son always ends up taking out the garbage--so basically he gets off scott free (not really I am a shrew and I make him help me all the time--but the yard really does look like crap--great job honey)!
I am with you there! Not my favorite job either.
JILLENE,, I must tell you that I laughed so hard when I read this.. I was ranting about this same thing last month and I MADE jim clean it for once. He gagged,, so I know that he does understand what I am talking about.
I grew up with all sisters, no brothers, and my dad is a very private man, so I was in shock the first time I cleaned the toilet. Jim is pretty good about wiping, but zach has not mastered this yet.. I also look forward to the time when zach can take over the duty...
Ever heard of a toilet mustache?
Toilet cleaning is pretty quick, but always yucky.
Good thing you do clean it so often, imagine 2 or 3 weeks of build up.
Nope--what is a toilet mustache?
Toilet cleaning is quick but when you add the rest of the bathroom and the floor--not so much!
A 2-3 week build up around here would be catastrophic! We would have to call "We're #1 in #2" and have the sucker ripped from the wall and taken to the landfill!
In a dream house, I would totally have a tiled bathroom wall to wall - so I could just stand back and hose it down.
In the real world I have literally climbed in the tub to relax....and... gag! Is that pee I smell???? Thanks to "Fly Lady" I now wipe down the toilet and surrounding tile every morning with Windex and a paper towel.Then I do a quick swish with the brush... Only takes a minute- and REALLY helps. Minimzes the scrubbing and when the rim needs a scour it is not nearly as bad. This has saved me. Seriously.
Ariana-
LOVE the artwork idea!
Ramona-
Thanks for the great advise! I am SO going to try it! Windex doesn't burn you butt? (I know--I worry about the strangest things but I would hate to sit on the pot and get Windex all over my butt and have it irritated all day)
When my 6 yr olds get pee on the floor or seat, they get to wipe it up. Not me. Never me. Ever.(They have their own bathroom) And my husband taught them how to sit down and pee. That way there is no wild firehose effect going on.
"If you sprinkle
when you tinkle,
be a sweetie
and wipe the seatie."
I honestly saw this above the toilet at some old person's house. It seems to me that it was carefully cross stitched into that plastic canvas stuff.
Nice. Really nice.
Actually, the Windex doesn't burn you at all- and of course, you are wiping it off.
But I love the clean scents of Windex (don't buy cheap brands- they stain things blue). I wait until I am done (I get ready last) and then it is a spray on the mirror, sink and toilet seat/rim/base. Wipe in that order... toss it and you are done. I swish quick (if it looks gross I spray Windex right there or squirt in some soap) and flush.
Mmmmmm smells much better now.
Wow. A lot of information in one little comment. Hope it helps!
PS- I use a toilet brush to swish the bowl.... NOT a paper towel. You could really hate me if you misunderstood that!
Ramona-
Thanks for the great advise! I will be trying this from this day forward! I always use a toilet brush when dealing with the bowl....eeeewwww....I would never stick my had in there (unless I absoulutley had to)!
Michelle-
LOVE the potty poem! That is hilarious that it was cross stitched and hung above a toilet--sounds like something my Grandma would have done! (0:
this is why I never let my husband go to the bathroom, NEVER!
Mary-
What a great idea! Matter of fact--I think I will have them both cateherized then they can empty their bags outside in the backyard!
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