Q4M: How often do you do the following chores?

Friedrich_Friedson · 2024-07-21T15:48:44+00:00

-vacuum probably once per 2 weeks

-mop same as vaccum

-dust same as vaccum

--clean the toilet whenever is dirty

-windows,mirrors,sink and bathtub probably monthly

-clean the fridge whenver is dirty

-dishes daily,same with sink

-counters weekly

-do laundry and put away clothes twice per week

-change the bedsheets monthly

-change the towels monthly

--wash the windows monthly probably

TheSplashFather · 2024-07-21T15:55:45+00:00

Someone asked a similar question about chores in the daily and I’m just going to quote my answer here:

“Cook: Everyday, I’m usually in charge of dinner while breakfast and lunch is case by case (usually my fiancée and I take care of our own smaller meals)

Clean the toilet: Once a week

Vacuum: None, fiancée takes care of that

Clean your fridge: Once every other week, we’re trying to be better about that

Clean your stove: I do it every night just to take care of surface stains, deeper clean on the stove once every other week

Grocery shopping: I go about twice a week for groceries. To be fair, my fiancée takes care of other household items like detergent or paper towels or whatever once a week

Wash and dry/hang laundry: Once a week, we each do our own laundry

Dust: Like once a month tbh, I just wipe things when they look visibly dusty”

We’ve been dating since college so we’re used to each other’s cleanliness standards. In general, we prioritize cleanliness in the kitchens and bathrooms for the most part. The bedrooms are a little more relaxed in that regard. To add a couple more answers relevant to your post:

Change sheets and towels: Once a week

Wash dishes: dishwasher takes care of it every 1-2 days

Mirrors: Once a week

Windows: honesty pretty rarely tbh, once every quarter maybe?

squiddy_s550gt · 2024-07-21T16:06:16+00:00

About every other week.. and somehow since my ex moved out my place magically doesn't get that messy in between cleanings.

Although the kitchen area gets cleaned more often since I actually use it

ColbyXXXX · 2024-07-21T15:35:54+00:00

I do everything but dust and wash the windows weekly. I never dated a woman that cleaned more than me. My ex was dirty as fuck and still is. Went over her house the other day and the sink was ungodly as well as the bathroom. Bathroom was like a closet for wet clothes lol. Every time I shared bathroom space with women I felt like they were disgusting. I would never complain about this out loud though because I would catch hell for it.

STRMfrmXMN · 2024-07-21T16:17:34+00:00

I've got roommates, so these do get split among the three of us in a single family home. I grew up doing all of those, however, and do them myself when needed, or if someone asks. Only one I don't do is the shower because the guy I share it with cleans that part of the bathroom while I clean the rest.

I will say: most men I've met do have different standards for cleanliness. I like to do routine cleaning while a lot of men let it get apocalyptically bad before addressing it.

Tywinlol2 · 2024-07-21T16:36:11+00:00

Vacuum. mop, dust, clean bathroom, toilet, shower, counter, laundry, bed sheets, towels once a month.

Clean dishes after every meal. Counter if I spill something immediately, if I don't once a month together with everything else.

Wash windows once every six months.

Edit: Also forgot to mention clean my pc once month together with everything else.

DarayRaven · 2024-07-21T16:27:39+00:00

-clean the mirrors

I can confidently say never

krackedy · 2024-07-21T15:34:28+00:00

Hard to keep track of each chore.

Some things like mirrors or dusting I'll rarely do and only if I notice something is dirty.

The kids help a lot with floors, one bathroom, dishes, laundry etc.

I usually clean the basement bathroom weekly and wife handles our bathroom.

I don't often think to change sheets. We all tend to handle our own laundry.

Dishes are done daily, either my wife, me or a kid.

Overall between my wife and I, not counting kids chores, I'd say it's a 60/40 split with her doing a bit more.

She's a perfectionist and I'm fine with the house looking lived in.

Innocent_boi_77 · 2024-07-21T16:30:26+00:00

Jeez just hire a maid

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fundamentally_comfy · 2024-07-21T15:42:14+00:00

I do most of this 1-2x a week, sometimes more depending on necessity. If there are stains in the toilet i clean them right away. Change the bedsheets every 2-3 weeks. The one thing i dont do that often is cleaning the windows, i do that maybe twice a year because i Just dont see a big necessity. Im a clean freak though to the point people i used to live with would call me "the Mom" because i was cleaning so much. I enjoy doing Chores, its one of my coping Mechanisms.

Electric_Death_1349 · 2024-07-21T15:42:52+00:00

I deep clean my apartment once a week, which covers most of those, and I do three loads of laundry a week; dishes are washed after they’ve been used, and I regularly wipe down surfaces.

2024-07-21T15:49:11+00:00

All of it and fairly often, because I live alone?

Environmental_Day558 · 2024-07-21T15:50:55+00:00

I do laundry every week to every other week, my fiance folds the clothes and towels up. My fiance handles the dishes and cleaning the kitchen since I am the one always cooking. That's every other day. We both change the sheets together, biweekly usually. The rest neither of us really do, we get a maid to come do it every month unless there's a spill that can't sit there needs to get cleaned asap.

I do think taking out the trash should be on here though.

TallFoundation7635 · 2024-07-21T16:27:04+00:00

I have cleaners that do it for me around 3 to 4 times a week.

Unable_Evidence_4028 · 2024-07-21T17:04:06+00:00

I do one of those on average for 40min a day, and 2hours or so on each day of the weekend.

-vacuum = weekly
-mop = weekly
-dust = weekly
-wash the windows = every 2 weeks
-clean the toilet = weekly
-clean the mirrors = every 2 weeks
-clean the bathroom sink = daily
-clean the shower/bathtub = every 2 weeks
-clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves) = every 2 weeks
-wash dishes = every 8hours ish
-clean the kitchen sink = every 8hours ish
-clean the kitchen counters = every month
-do laundry and put away clothes = weekly
-change the bedsheets = weekly
-change the towels = weekly

AreOut · 2024-07-21T17:08:11+00:00

I earn more per hour than a maid therefore it's not economically viable to waste my time on that.

Particular_Trade6308 · 2024-07-21T17:10:19+00:00

vacuum - monthly cleaning lady does it
mop - ditto
dust - ditto
wash the windows - ditto
clean the toilet - ditto but I’ll wipe stuff down weekly
clean the mirrors - cleaning lady
clean the bathroom sink - cleaning lady
clean the shower/bathtub - cleaning lady
clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves) - weekly I’ll toss stuff
wash dishes - I do this daily
clean the kitchen sink - I do this daily
clean the kitchen counters - I do this daily
laundry and put away clothes - I do laundry weekly, I don’t put clothes away (wear them straight from clean basket)
change the bedsheets - I change them every 2 weeks but cleaning lady changes as well. Also I change pillowcases every couple of days.
change the towels - I use a diff towel every couple of days

I’m a 34yo living alone. Before having the cleaning lady I did all of her stuff myself at a similar cadence

meisterkraus · 2024-07-21T17:20:50+00:00

I don't vacuum , clean out the fridge, or wash windows. Everything else is a minimum of twice a week.

Independent-Mail-227 · 2024-07-21T17:23:45+00:00

-vacuum-- never.

-mop-- when there's an accident and something spill on the ground.

-dust-- once a year

-wash the windows-- once a year

-clean the toilet-- when my dick decides to mimic a double barrel.

-clean the mirrors-- I don't have one.

-clean the bathroom sink-- only if I shave.

-clean the shower/bathtub-- only when I trimm my body hair

-clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves)-- never, I don't buy what I won't use nor I stock any food.

-wash dishes-- once a day.

-clean the kitchen sink-- never

-clean the kitchen counters-- never

-do laundry and put away clothes-- once a day.

-change the bedsheets-- I don't use one.

-change the towels-- never.

KayRay1994 · 2024-07-21T18:33:47+00:00

Nearly all of those weekly, but I mop every other week. I also always forget to clean my windows. Dishes around every other day, and I clean my towels every 10-12 days, pretty much when I do my laundry run.

kvakerok_v2 · 2024-07-21T18:54:19+00:00

-vacuum - Weekly/bi-weekly depending on weather and my kid tracking in the dirt

-mop - same

-dust - same

-wash the windows - Every couple months on the inside, twice a year on the outside

-clean the toilet - biweekly

-clean the mirrors - biweekly

-clean the bathroom sink - biweekly

-clean the shower/bathtub - biweekly

-clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves) - weekly

-wash dishes - multiple times a day.

-clean the kitchen sink - daily.

-clean the kitchen counters - daily.

-do laundry and put away clothes - every couple days.

-change the bedsheets - weekly.

-change the towels - every couple days.

-Ironing - weekly.

-House & furniture maintenance - weekly.

Hi-Road · 2024-07-21T19:47:35+00:00

-vacuum - Monthly

-mop - Monthly

-dust - Monthly

-wash the windows - Yearly

-clean the toilet - Weekly

-clean the mirrors - Weekly

-clean the bathroom sink - Weekly

-clean the shower/bathtub - Weekly

-clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves) - When food expires / monthly

-wash dishes - Daily

-clean the kitchen sink - Daily

-clean the kitchen counters - Daily

-do laundry and put away clothes - Weekly

-change the bedsheets - Biweekly

-change the towels - Daily

shadowrangerfs · 2024-07-21T21:49:18+00:00

Wow. I am a total slob.

purplish_possum · 2024-07-21T22:12:13+00:00

Whenever they need to be done.

MikeArrow · 2024-07-21T22:45:30+00:00

The answer to all of these is "irregularly" or "when I get around to it".

I don't have the kind of mentality where I can do those things on a schedule, at least not without dragging my feet and hating life the whole time. So I do them when I have the mental and physical energy and when I'm in the mood to do it. Then I speed through as quickly as possible and get a bunch of stuff done all at once before my energy gives out. I have a bad back so I have to take frequent breaks as well.

Edit: As an example. I can only really do the dishes when I cook. I can't bring myself to just go to the kitchen and wash them apropos of nothing. So I'll buy something like pork chops that needs to be cooked in the pan but doesn't need to be constantly monitored while doing so, and while I'm waiting for them to cook I'll wash some dishes.

KentuckyCriedFlickin · 2024-07-22T02:53:50+00:00

Typically, when I get around to it or when it gets done for me, whichever comes first:

-vacuum (rarely; wooden floors)

-mop (two weeks to a month, whichever I feel like)

-dust (whenever there is too much and depends what it is. My computer gets cleared every two months to prevent

overheating, other things can take many more)

-wash the windows (huh?)

-clean the toilet (whenever it smells or looks awful)

-clean the mirrors (weeks?)

-clean the shower/bathtub (after every use out of habit)

-clean the fridge (never since I eat it all)

-wash the dishes (per meal or end of day)

-clean the kitchen sink (huh?)

-clean the kitchen counters (whenever I make a mess)

-do laundry and put away clothes (every other day)

-change the bedsheets (at most; 2 weeks)

-change the towels (huh?)

kongeriket · 2024-07-22T23:15:29+00:00

vacuum

Basically never. My missus cares about this a lot more than I do.

mop

Idk. I don't count. When I spill something, I clean it up. 🤷🏻‍♂️

dust

Basically never. For the same reason. I don't get to even if I wanted to.

wash the windows

Always. My height and physical mobility help a lot.

clean the toilet

Always me. Usually about twice a month,... I think (?!). Idk, I ain't counting. If it's dirty, I clean it up. If it's not, then I don't 🤷🏻‍♂️

clean the mirrors

Never. Don't care at all. Don't use them either.

clean the bathroom sink

clean the shower/bathtub

Always me. We have a large bathtub and my height helps a lot. Again, I don't count. I do it whenever it needs to be done.

clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves)

Usually me. I also never "just wipe the shelves" - but unplug it and clean it up properly, so it can be usable without maintenance for much longer.

I come from a background of extreme scarcity so such thing as "bad food" basically never happens. I regard throwing away food as a straight up crime. So it never happens in my house. Everything is eaten on time.

wash dishes
clean the kitchen sink

Idk. When it's needed. 🤷🏻‍♂️

clean the kitchen counters

do laundry and put away clothes

Basically never. Except when it's some sensitive clothes that aren't particularly friendly with the washing machine. I do those manually.

change the bedsheets

Always me. for the same reason - height. And our bed is huge so we can have room to enjoy being adults.

change the towels

Is that even a chore?! Whatever, m8. If the towel is dirty, just bring along another one. 🤷🏻‍♂️

What a weird post. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The whole whining about household chores is such a brainrot at this point. It may have made sense in 1924 - when washing clothes was an 8-10hr task. And when just keeping the cleanliness was a huge burden. But in the current year, this "dispute" stems more often from people refusing to be adults rather than from any serious logistical issue. Ideological brainrot doesn't help either.

Comfortable-Dare-307 · 2024-07-23T17:58:59+00:00

I do all of them since I live alone. Some once a week, some once a month.

cantwifeahoe · 2024-07-23T19:32:27+00:00

Kitchen gets wiped down daily, clean dishes as they’re used, fridge is emptied twice a week, floors are Swiffered every few days, towels and sheets are swapped weekly, laundry ever two weeks, toilet is too sporadic to pinpoint

Lift_and_Lurk · 2024-07-21T15:25:43+00:00

Besides the dishes and laundry, we have house cleaners that come every other week and do those things.

Involved_Currently · 2024-07-21T15:52:57+00:00

-vacuum: Once a week

-mop: Once a month

-dust: Like never (some times, some surfaces randomly)

-wash the windows: Never

-clean the toilet: Once a month

-clean the mirrors: Once a month (part of cleaning the bathroom)

-clean the bathroom sink: ""

-clean the shower/bathtub: ""

-clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves): Like twice a year I guess

-wash dishes: Daily or bidaily; sometimes after "a week" if im lazy and alone.

-clean the kitchen sink: "" (part of dishes)

-clean the kitchen counters: Sometimes as part of the dishes or before cooking, but depends, at least once a month

-do laundry and put away clothes: Once a week

-change the bedsheets: Like 4 times a year if im being honest

-change the towels: ""

Btw you forgot to add "take out the trash" edit: also you forgot take out the hairs out of the shower drain (big one)

When I was still living with my ex, she would definitely do more tiding up (and maybe dusting idk, dont have asthma, dont care) but literally never do the dishes. In all my shared flats there has been somewhat of a cleaning agreement. Like once a month you clean the apartment, that includes vacuuming, mopping, including kitchen and bathroom. It doesnt have to exactly be every 4 weeks, but after roughly 4 weeks its time and you just get it done.

Barely-moral · 2024-07-21T16:29:55+00:00

I don't do any of those. All those tasks are asigned to Miss Moral in the agreement that rules over our relationship. She can do those herself or pay someone to get those done. Or don't do them at all. It is her territory I have no say in it.

Before I was with miss moral I only did any of those the moment I considered the state of the home as something that would get me sick in 24 hours.

untamed-italian · 2024-07-21T16:57:48+00:00

-vacuum

-mop

-dust

-wash the windows

-clean the toilet

-clean the mirrors

-clean the bathroom sink

-clean the shower/bathtub

-clean the fridge (throwing out bad food and at least wiping the shelves)

-wash dishes

-clean the kitchen sink

-clean the kitchen counters

-do laundry and put away clothes

-change the bedsheets

-change the towels

Every Sunday at minimum. About to get started when I get home.

Some of those, like dishes or vacuuming, I basically do some of every day.

Never much of an issue to me, I like coming home to a place that feels like a home more than a garbage dump.

Honestly I've seen a lot more women with terrible maintenance skills than men. The men get worse when they go bad, from what I have seen anyway, but the unclean ladies are more common these days. Most women seem to believe any expectation they clean up after themselves is misogyny.

Dry-Ad3452 · 2024-07-21T15:35:40+00:00

100% of the time because I haven't been in and likely never will be in a relationship.

stats135 · 2024-07-21T16:21:34+00:00

I don't have standards of cleanliness, I have standards of hygiene.

Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.

I clean for the sake of health, I don't clean just for cleanliness sake.

Food has a significant impact on health. So, anything that can potentially touch my food is cleaned immediately. I'm 100% sure I'd get a pass if food safety came round to inspect my kitchen.

Things that touch my body like clothes and bedsheets, comes second in important to health. So I regularly clean the bedsheets, and do laundry.

Then there are the things that have no impact on health. Like, clean the mirror? I'll think about cleaning it when I can't see anything through it anymore. I don't think I've lived in one place long enough for that to happen, so the real answer is basically never.

boom-wham-slam · 2024-07-21T16:12:39+00:00

Never. I have a woman do it.

Title	Q4M: How often do you do the following chores?
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