https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:31:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy/page/2#post-2407191 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 12:02:37 +0000 Miss Sarah 2407191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unfortunately, I am the messy one... And it's worse now that DD is here. Not gross messy, just a bit disheveled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy/page/2#post-2406380 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:32:05 +0000 SweetiePie 2406380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said 7. He's not gross messy, just very cluttered messy. He doesn't know how to put clothes away after he wears them. They just end up in a pile in the corner. He is just the kind of person who doesn't put anything away. He uses a cup and it stays on the table where he finished drinking it. His socks will sit wherever he took them off for days if I don't pick them up. He piles his mail and laptop and phone and headphones and magazines all on top of each other on his nightstand and it'll stay that way until I organize. Stuff like that. I blame it on my mother in law (as I blame most things on her, lol). She never made him lift a finger at home and that has carried over tremendously to our marriage. He just doesn't have any feeling of responsibility to pick up after himself. It bothered me more when I WOH. Now that I SAH it makes me roll my eyes but I don't feel the rage I used to feel. </p> <p>But he's very CLEAN. Which is weird.. Like if he drips coffee on th counter or floor he will definitely wipe it up and maybe even end up doing all the counters. But it's all reactive. He would never just wipe down the counters as part of daily routine. He has to actively make a mess and then he will clean it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy/page/2#post-2406340 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:32:04 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2406340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0.</p> <p>Absolute neat freak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy/page/2#post-2406318 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:51:54 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2406318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, he's not messy- I am! I have worked so hard to improve since we got married and moved in together but I still have messy tendencies at times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406315 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:46:22 +0000 Purpledaisy 2406315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted an 8. But I'm super messy too :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406244 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:16:04 +0000 littlejoy 2406244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I are both between 5-7. If there's a clean surface, we always find a way to clutter it up. I do clean once per week (with a little pickup through the week), which helps. We're both super sentimental too, which means we get rid of nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406234 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:07:14 +0000 Crystal 2406234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's definitely more neat than I am! I'd place him about a 4 and me a 6. I'm better at deep cleaning, whereas he's more likely to wipe down the counters just because. I tend to leave my shoes out and jackets on the couch, he hates clutter and puts it away immediately. However, he will eat crackers or candy and leave open bags out on the table, which drives me crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406184 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:51:09 +0000 Cherrybee 2406184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went for other because he's messier than me and tidier than me at the same time.... I like things to look pristine, so I'm always picking things up and ramming them in cupboards. As long as I can shut the door, I dont care where or how they are stuffed in. My husband likes things to be functional, so he frequently leaves things within easy reach and gets so mad with me for "playing cupboard jenga" as he calls it. He is forever getting hit on the head by tumbling tupperware! I get mad at him for dropping his dirty clothes on the floor, but he gets equally mad at me for stuffing laundry into the basket, where he cant see it needs doing and thus runs out of underpants (he does almost all the laundry - if I can fit it in the basket, I wont bother). He likes to leave paperwork lying about until such a time as he gets round to sorting and filing it, wheras I stuff everything in random drawers and then nobody can find anything. So while I would say he is messy, he would certainly say its me who is messier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406136 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:49:21 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2406136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose 5 - he's pretty average. He does a decent job of picking up after himself. He has a couple chores he's kind of "claimed" as his that he does a good job keeping up with. Anything outside that realm though, he fails to see the mess. But I can't really complain too much. He also helps out as long as I ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406129 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:42:10 +0000 Ree723 2406129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's a 2 - pretty good about cleaning up after himself, although he can be a bit lazy when he's tired (eg leaves his dinner dishes on the counter instead of putting them in the dishwasher). In general though, he loves a clean house and is very good about doing his fair share to keep it that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406120 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:29:27 +0000 NovBaby1112 2406120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's probably a 8 or 9...he doesn't clean, he has random piles of paper and stuff all around the house, and he just doesn't see messes. I'm a 1 or 2 though so I keep the house fairly clean and in order </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406117 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:27:19 +0000 LilSprinkles 2406117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I consider DH extremely messy, but I'm also a neat freak. What I consider messy, no one else does. In my book, he's a 10, but I think others would probably say around a 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406046 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:02:49 +0000 sleepybear 2406046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: this is exactly how my husband is. It's like he's oblivious to clutter and prefers to let the dishes pile up all day and do them all at once. I guess since he rarely goes into super clean mode at home I do a decent job keeping up with the cleaning.</p> <p>He will clean up if I ask him to though, and when he's focused on cleaning he does a really good job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406044 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:58:29 +0000 babynumber1 2406044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A 3- we are both super tidy people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406034 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:53:01 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2406034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both want to be neater, but we each are messy in different ways. I think he's generally more bothered by clutter, yet he doesn't often initiate picking things up, either. I'm bothered by dirty, but can't stay on top of the clutter to clean as often/thoroughly as I'd like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2406011 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:35:00 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2406011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a solid 7 and he knows it. He doesn't mind clutter at all so things pile up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405981 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:02:31 +0000 Finfan 2405981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both pretty messy in terms of clutter tolerance and lack of deep cleaning. Spills get wiped up right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405965 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:44:56 +0000 jhd 2405965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 3. He is constantly picking up and keeps things organized. He just doesn't do deep cleaning. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405889 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:52:11 +0000 youboots 2405889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted a 3. He's awesome. I'm more like a 6, but have been better now that I SAH and am home more than I was pre baby. We also have a monthly Housecleaner so that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405880 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:45:48 +0000 Rocker2014 2405880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 7, but my husband is both a 2 and a 10 at the same time! There are some things he is absolutely fastidious about, and other things that he could go years and never clean. Examples: He is absolutely fastidious about floors and toilet bowls being clean, and will full on mop/clean weekly or sometimes daily. BUT, he will never ever notice a toilet seat mess, or a countertop or sink mess. I cannot fathom how his brain works on this: the kitchen floors will be spotless but there are piles of dishes with moldy food on them in the sink. The toilet bowl is sparkly clean, but the bottom of the toilet seat is a spattered mess.</p> <p>UGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405852 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:24:06 +0000 jape14 2405852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 2. He's pretty neat - clutter bothers him more and dirt/mess (like, dust) bothers me more, so it works out pretty well because we notice and clean opposite things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405845 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:19:49 +0000 LuLu Mom 2405845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He doesn't pick up after himself, he will clean when I ask him but it's always with prompting. dishes always on counter or in sink, bread untied on counter, knife from butter on counter, uses ketchup leaves it out instead of putting it back, never shuts his dresser drawer. little things that drive me nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405836 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:15:32 +0000 PurplePeony 2405836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm messier than average, and he's messier than I am! I'd put myself at a 6 and him at an 8. No wonder our house is always a disaster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405801 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:51:05 +0000 yellowbird 2405801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Dh is a 7 or 8. He piles stuff up and keeps clutter around and it drives me insane!! I cannot keep our house tidy between two kids and him so I just give up. It's a huge source of anxiety for me </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405793 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:45:38 +0000 renee0106 2405793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 8, he's pretty messy. Recently he told me that I'm that one that made him messy. Before meeting me when he was single and living alone he said he always cleaned up after himself because he knew no one else would do it.... Let's just say that statement did not go over well with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405787 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:43:12 +0000 MrsSCB 2405787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're both messy :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405779 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:34:57 +0000 littlebug 2405779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is super neat, bordering sometimes on obsessive. I'm definitely the messy one in the relationship. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405776 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:33:31 +0000 travellingbee 2405776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is blind to messes and they just don't bother him. Drives me crazy. He'll clean up when I ask him to but never initiates. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405760 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:25:32 +0000 DesertDreams88 2405760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He leaves his stuff on half of the dining room table and puts his dishes in the sink instead of the dishwasher, half of the time. But, he does all of the laundry, vaccuuming, yardwork, and poolwork, so I can't complain :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-your-so-messy#post-2405753 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:22:51 +0000 Alivoo01 2405753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is pretty messy so I voted 8. You should see his car! Eek! However, when it comes to cleaning up, he's one mean cleaner. He does a better job than I do! It's impressive. </p>