Last night, the husband-type person said, "I'm picking up D (a friend) from the airport tomorrow night, and then we're going to hang out here. So, I'm going to clean."
I immediately replied, "No, I'll clean."
"I can do it," HTP insisted in that tone that says he wants to and implies that he might do a better job than I do.
This is where I air a bit of dirty laundry and say that the latter is not going to happen. I grew up with a mother who was obsessive-compulsive when it came to cleaning. She made sure that the ridges in the lamp shade were completely dust-free, for goodness' sake. I know how to clean, even if I don't do it to that degree.
Besides, HTP has this terrible habit of "cleaning" and then forgetting where he put things (or even more irritating, insisting that he didn't move something).
I have approximately five hours to get this house immaculate before out guest arrives. Can I do it? Pfft:
Living Room
Dust
- tables
- window sills
- bookshelves
"Brush" couches (we do have a cat, after all)
Clean windows
Sweep
Mop
Hallway
Put away extraneous shoes
Sweep
Mop
Kitchen
Wash dishes
Put away dishes
Clear table
Clean counter
Clean stove
Clean windows
Sweep
Mop
Washroom
Text HTP and tell him he does this ever-so-much better than I ever could, so I'm leaving this for him
Bedroom #1
Fix bed
Put away clothes
Sweep
Bedroom #2
Fix bed
Put away clothes
Organize laundry
Sweep