Keeping a "Clean House"

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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0:43.9	and then you write 10 pages, I don't even read it. Some people have actually done that.
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0:55.8	quickie this is a statement email so let me read it i just heard you this is yes actually this is
1:04.0	earlier today i just heard you on the radio tell listener who called about how to help her friend
1:09.0	with quote dirty house. And I loved your
1:12.5	response, which was first to help the friend. I wish somebody would offer to help me.
1:20.9	You see, my house is not dirty. We have house cleaners that come twice a week to clean the home.
1:26.8	They mop, clean the bathrooms, etc.
1:29.2	But clean is subjective.
1:32.2	My husband comes from a family that believes that clean is when everything is put away.
1:38.1	But they only deep clean the house once a year.
1:44.0	I come from a family where clean means you can eat off the floor. Spotless.
1:54.5	Well, now, with two little kids and running around and me being the primary parent, my house often looks like a mess.
2:03.5	I have laundry on the sofa to fold. I have dishes to wash and I have toys to put away.
2:09.0	No, the kids put the toys away.
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