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DH is the household tornado, for sure. I swear he walks in the door from work and the trail of dirty clothes just sprouts up behind him.

Trash, food, clothes, toys... everything. He's probably worse than C AND he doesn't clean up... at all.

Unfortunately, both DH and I are that way. DH is that way with food/drinks, i'm that way with just random stuff. So our living room now is full of half drunk sodas, random pieces of mail, wrappers to string cheese, and 10 pairs of shoes. I go to yell at him to clean up his stupid drinks but then notice all of my opened junk mail laying next to it and have to bite my tongue

I am definitely the one leaving the trail of destruction in our relationship, although I don't think it is to the extent your husband does. I used to be REALLY bad when I lived alone. Like, clothes all over the floor, always. No tabletop uncovered by papers. Dishes in the sink (I didn't have a dishwasher).

I'm much better now because I know it drives my husband nuts and I try to respect the fact that he is much tidier than me-- and also I appreciate that now our house is at least OKAY if someone drops by. So, clothes in the bin, dishes in the dishwasher, and I make an effort to at least make piles of mail and other stuff rather than leaving them strewn. But one thing I really struggle with is my "projects." I'm always doing something. Like right now I'm writing thank you cards for my shower, which I started doing Sunday, and all my supplies (list of gifts, envelopes, cards, pens, return address stamp, etc) have been strewn around my seat in the living room since that time. I just hate tidying everything up every night when I'm going to be working on it the next night! Or sometimes if I'm doing crafty projects I tend to leave out all of the supplies because I figure if I'm going to need them again in the next day or two, why waste the time to clean everything up? It annoys my husband but he doesn't say much because he knows I'm only like 10% as messy as I used to be haha.

DH is kinda like that too, I always pick up after him. He is especially messy when cooking, but I can't complain b/c he's cooking lol. And I try not to let him do dishes b/c he flings water around like there's no tomorrow!

Yes, the other day, I discovered a banana peel on the sofa armrest.

We are both guilty of this in different ways.
He is too lazy to hang up his suits, and loves to throw dirty laundry on the floor instead of in a hamper. He also loves putting trash (like boxes) on the floor NEXT to the trashcan instead of in it - drives. me. crazy!!!

I make much bigger messes in the kitchen or leave dishes in the living room. I can also blink and all of a sudden 4 pairs of my shoes have collected by the front door! I used to be much dirtier in the car, but have really worked on that since we got a new vehicle. I'm also better than DH at picking up all the baby stuff at the end of each day.

@Cherrybee: It's like our DH's are the same person. Mine does a lot of cleaning/dishes/laundry which is awesome. But he is also the tornado the second he walks in the house. Keys, clothes, wrappers, hats, dishes - where ever. It drive me nuts. I feel defeated because I am constantly picking up after everyone and I feel like I don't have time to do actual cleaning. It is very frustrating.

Oh hell to the no - this would not fly in my house. I am not the maid. I'd put my foot down if I were you! You don't exist solely to clean!

@Cherrybee: Kitchen Island sounds like it might be somewhere near Kiribati, right?

But seriously, this is how I want my kitchen island to look and how it actually looks at the end of every day. You'd probably DIE. haha (neither of these is my actual house!)

@avivoca: +1. I am this way with certain items (coats in the winter, for example) but DH is this way with EVERYTHING.

@Cherrybee: EVERY DAY I put my husband's toiletries back into the bathroom cabinet. GAH!!!

We both do this to some extent.

He's the worst, shoes, glasses, bowls, ect. I get on him about it all the time but he just can't break the bad habit! so frustrating at times!

I am a neat freak and my husband is a mess. I feel like he does some of it on purpose to mess with me though. We don't normally allow food outside if the kitchen, so at least I don't find food remnants all over the apartment. But I do spend at least 20 minutes tidying up the apartment every morning after DH and DS are gone. I just can't be here all day with a mussed up place.

Yes! Oh my goodness everything you just described is my husband - esp his products in the bathroom! Love him to bits but it drives me nuts!

The worst is just after I have cleaned the kitchen he will make a snack & leave a knife covered in peanut butter on the bench!

My husband is exactly the same way. He helps a lot around the house, but his method is to let things pile up and then do a lot at once, instead of picking up after himself as he goes. I am not super clean and tidy, so I really shouldn't complain, but sometimes it does drive me crazy when I feel like I'm constantly picking up after him - putting the wine opener back or throwing a wrapper away.

Omg, I am neat freak and my husband is a mess
1- he does not understand how to put toiletries back in the cabinet
2- he does not know how to close drawers (seriously?!)
3- he takes off his work clothes and lays them on the bed. It creates a huge pile. Actually he doesn't know how to use clothing hangers. At least that's what I'm convinced of since he drapes clothes over every piece of furniture in our bedroom and never hangs anything up.
4- he leaves glasses everywhere.
5- he leaves his shoes at the bottom of the stairs (tripping hazard!)

I could go on and on....drives me nutso!

It's definitely DH & I do 100% of the household chores & about 90% of the parenting so his "trail of destruction" has pushed me to screaming many many times. I'm working on letting go/controlling myself.

I am definitely the destroyer. Poor DH, he is always scolding me. I can't be tamed!

@Cherrybee: Lmao my husband is awful with socks. He also hides them in the couch cushions for whatever reason. He is so much more tidy than me though so I just pick them up. I gotta get better about this house cleaning stuff!

@mfa_lady: I have intentional piles and specific places I put them. DH just leaves crap everywhere and disregards my system (I keep the bills in a specific spot and he just throws them wherever). It drives me up the wall.

Also, what is so hard about putting the garbage bag IN the trash can? So many Mondays, I open up the can and find garbage in it, but no bag. WHYYYYYYY?