It's Time For Another Be-Loo-Tiful Discussion! How Often Do YOU Clean the Bathroom?

[seoulsearch]

Hey Everyone,

We've talked about doing the dishes. We've aired out all our dirty laundry (even when it howls.) And now it's time for the dirtiest of all cleaning tasks -- cleaning the bathroom! Isn't it funny that something called a "restroom" takes so much work and effort to maintain?!

Let's be honest -- going into any bathroom (sometimes even your own!) can really be a gamble. You might just walk into a Wild West situation that has you running for the hills (or at least, a large tree as an alternative.)

I think there's a stereotype (or is it TRUE?) that single people, especially guys, never bother to clean the bathroom. But I've also wondered what it's really like for families as well, especially if both parents are working. Does a designated parent clean the bathroom, or do you take turns?

For single parents, do any of your older children help with this chore?

Therefore, let's open all the doors and confess how we all keep the dirtiest space in the house clean!

* What are your favorite cleaning products? (I for one can't use anything with bleach -- it gives me migraine headaches that last for days.)

* What are your preferred tools? Sponges, rags, brushes, your ex's toothbrush, power washer, etc.?

* How often and how long does it take? (Do you just do one good cleaning a month and then touchups in between?) How often do you change out your bath and hand towels?

* Or, do you just wait to see how bad it gets -- and hope someone else in the house will notice, and do something about it -- if applicable?!

It's all led to this, the ultimate dirt on getting clean!

As usual, I'm going to include a ridiculous poll (after all, we'd hate to break tradition here,) with multiple and visible answers.

Please know that I have totally run out of creative steam, so all the jokes you're seeing in the poll this time have been shamelessly "scrubbed" (and slightly altered) from the interwebs!

 

[seoulsearch]

Lol...

Normally, I'm obviously the first one to vote... But every. single. one. of those options absolutely horrifies me, so I'm sitting here a little too shell-shocked to participate in my own poll!!!

 

[ATSTD]

Don’t even get me started…I’d just embarrass myself.

 

[MsMediator]

I do like a clean, organized, and colorful bathroom. As long as they look pretty clean that is fine by me. If I have a guest, I make sure the toilet is clean and remove any hair on the floor. I remember in my prior apartment, I could not get the tub clean which bothered me. Once, a cleaning lady told me that the cleaning agents she uses are proprietary. The owner gives her the agents and doesn't give her the ingredients, afraid she could start her own business. These agents cannot be bought in the store.

 

[ATSTD]

Hey Everyone,

We've talked about doing the dishes. We've aired out all our dirty laundry (even when it howls.) And now it's time for the dirtiest of all cleaning tasks -- cleaning the bathroom! Isn't it funny that something called a "restroom" takes so much work and effort to maintain?!

Let's be honest -- going into any bathroom (sometimes even your own!) can really be a gamble. You might just walk into a Wild West situation that has you running for the hills (or at least, a large tree as an alternative.)

I think there's a stereotype (or is it TRUE?) that single people, especially guys, never bother to clean the bathroom. But I've also wondered what it's really like for families as well, especially if both parents are working. Does a designated parent clean the bathroom, or do you take turns?

For single parents, do any of your older children help with this chore?

Therefore, let's open all the doors and confess how we all keep the dirtiest space in the house clean!

* What are your favorite cleaning products? (I for one can't use anything with bleach -- it gives me migraine headaches that last for days.)

* What are your preferred tools? Sponges, rags, brushes, your ex's toothbrush, power washer, etc.?

* How often and how long does it take? (Do you just do one good cleaning a month and then touchups in between?) How often do you change out your bath and hand towels?

* Or, do you just wait to see how bad it gets -- and hope someone else in the house will notice, and do something about it -- if applicable?!

It's all led to this, the ultimate dirt on getting clean!

As usual, I'm going to include a ridiculous poll (after all, we'd hate to break tradition here,) with multiple and visible answers.

Please know that I have totally run out of creative steam, so all the jokes you're seeing in the poll this time have been shamelessly "scrubbed" (and slightly altered) from the interwebs!

Surprisingly, I wasn’t able to check any of the options; but only because stuff (like a towel and hair buzzing kit) on top of the toilet and (possible trash?) behind the toilet wasn’t an option.

 

[seoulsearch]

Don’t even get me started…I’d just embarrass myself.

LOL!!!

I have to at least give you an award for honesty. 🥇

 

[seoulsearch]

Surprisingly, I wasn’t able to check any of the options; but only because stuff (like a towel and hair buzzing kit) on top of the toilet and (possible trash?) behind the toilet wasn’t an option.

Lol.

Since the poll function has only about 10 answers allowed, you're always welcome to add as many (and as creative) options as you see fit!

 

[RodB651]

I didn't see a safe answer up there. 😬

I clean the bathroom. I'll leave it at that! 😀

 

[ATSTD]

LOL!!!

I have to at least give you an award for honesty. 🥇

I think the only reason I said that, is cause I actually don’t scrub the bathroom down like my mother does. So I give her all the credit on who cleans the bathroom but I do make sure the trash is taken out of it every month or so, and I do pick up after myself and keep the sink and other stuff organized. When it comes to disinfecting, scrubbing and mopping, that’s all mom.

 

[seoulsearch]

I do like a clean, organized, and colorful bathroom. As long as they look pretty clean that is fine by me. If I have a guest, I make sure the toilet is clean and remove any hair on the floor. I remember in my prior apartment, I could not get the tub clean which bothered me. Once, a cleaning lady told me that the cleaning agents she uses are proprietary. The owner gives her the agents and doesn't give her the ingredients, afraid she could start her own business. These agents cannot be bought in the store.

This is really interesting.

I'm always interested in what's available to corporations and businesses vs. us everyday consumers.

For instance, I've read that home bakers can't achieve the same level of "chew" that store-bought brownies have because corporations have access to leaveners that home consumers can't buy.

Thanks very much for including this detail about the cleaning agents!

 

[seoulsearch]

I think the only reason I said that, is cause I actually don’t scrub the bathroom down like my mother does. So I give her all the credit on who cleans the bathroom but I do make sure the trash is taken out of it every month or so, and I do pick up after myself and keep the sink and other stuff organized. When it comes to disinfecting, scrubbing and mopping, that’s all mom.

I totally understand.

My mother cleans her toilets with rubber gloves -- and a wash cloth. For whatever reason, she doesn't think brushes or sponges are thorough enough to get things "really clean."

Me, I clean my toilet every couple of days with a Lysol-brand cleaner -- but I use a brush with a handle that's as long as I can find.

 

[ATSTD]

I totally understand.

My mother cleans her toilets with rubber gloves -- and a wash cloth. For whatever reason, she doesn't think brushes or sponges are thorough enough to get things "really clean."

Me, I clean my toilet every couple of days with a Lysol-brand cleaner -- but I use a brush with a handle that's as long as I can find.

Every couple days? Now that is pretty amazing.

i think we clean ours every weekend…with Lysol or sometimes that blue powder product that I can’t think of the name.

 

[seoulsearch]

Every couple days? Now that is pretty amazing.

i think we clean ours every weekend…with Lysol or sometimes that blue powder product that I can’t think of the name.

I don't know if it's the water or what, but the in the places where I've lived, you start to get that nasty toilet bowl ring if you don't keep up with it.

Even with as much as I try, sometimes it still starts to form, so then I scrub down the sides with one of those pumice stones thingies.

Lysol is my Tide of toilet bowl cleaners. Usually, I'll go with cheaper things, but the Lysol brand bowl cleaner has a good, clingy consistency (gets a better clean, in my opinion,) and has what I find to be the freshest scent, so I'm willing to pay more for it.

 

[ATSTD]

I don't know if it's the water or what, but the in the places where I've lived, you start to get that nasty toilet bowl ring if you don't keep up with it.

Even with as much as I try, sometimes it still starts to form, so then I scrub down the sides with one of those pumice stones thingies.

Lysol is my Tide of toilet bowl cleaners. Usually, I'll go with cheaper things, but the Lysol brand bowl cleaner has a good, clingy consistency (gets a better clean, in my opinion,) and has what I find to be the freshest scent, so I'm willing to pay more for it.

I think sometimes we use AJAX but 9/10, we usually use Lysol. I’m not sure if Lysol is the equivalent to Tide in our family but I believe Lysol has been used quite often in recent years.

 

[Kainos]

If the indoor air on the approach to my bathroom doesn't space me out, I know it needs a clean. I gotta be inhaling residual fumes from previously applied cleaning products to feel home free in that room of the house.

The trauma of my trade is to blame, because the bathroom is the no man's wasteland in many vacated rental properties.

 

[Lynx]

The trauma of my trade is to blame, because the bathroom is the no man's wasteland in many vacated rental properties.

Ooooooh... Yes that WOULD explain it!

 

[Kainos]

Ooooooh... Yes that WOULD explain it!

Some bathrooms are left in such foul condition, they want flamethrowing from existence.

Finding a vandalised toilet can provide a comedic interlude. The "number one" and "number two" expression for going to the bathroom is widely known, so it's only fair to speculate that someone went for a "number three" to account for damage like this:

 

[ATSTD]

Some bathrooms are left in such foul condition, they want flamethrowing from existence.

Finding a vandalised toilet can provide a comedic interlude. The "number one" and "number two" expression for going to the bathroom is widely known, so it's only fair to speculate that someone went for a "number three" to account for damage like this:

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is that a picture of my toilet?

 

[Kainos]

is that a picture of my toilet?

Ah, I didn't account for that! A bass riff from your Dubstep could punch a hole through porcelain. A toilet would be no match for those low Hz frequencies.

 

[Suze]

Once asee

Hey Everyone,

We've talked about doing the dishes. We've aired out all our dirty laundry (even when it howls.) And now it's time for the dirtiest of all cleaning tasks -- cleaning the bathroom! Isn't it funny that something called a "restroom" takes so much work and effort to maintain?!

Let's be honest -- going into any bathroom (sometimes even your own!) can really be a gamble. You might just walk into a Wild West situation that has you running for the hills (or at least, a large tree as an alternative.)

I think there's a stereotype (or is it TRUE?) that single people, especially guys, never bother to clean the bathroom. But I've also wondered what it's really like for families as well, especially if both parents are working. Does a designated parent clean the bathroom, or do you take turns?

For single parents, do any of your older children help with this chore?

Therefore, let's open all the doors and confess how we all keep the dirtiest space in the house clean!

* What are your favorite cleaning products? (I for one can't use anything with bleach -- it gives me migraine headaches that last for days.)

* What are your preferred tools? Sponges, rags, brushes, your ex's toothbrush, power washer, etc.?

* How often and how long does it take? (Do you just do one good cleaning a month and then touchups in between?) How often do you change out your bath and hand towels?

* Or, do you just wait to see how bad it gets -- and hope someone else in the house will notice, and do something about it -- if applicable?!

It's all led to this, the ultimate dirt on getting clean!

As usual, I'm going to include a ridiculous poll (after all, we'd hate to break tradition here,) with multiple and visible answers.

Please know that I have totally run out of creative steam, so all the jokes you're seeing in the poll this time have been shamelessly "scrubbed" (and slightly altered) from the interwebs!

Once a week every week without fail , there's just me , hubby and the cat in here 😻 .