ratracemsd5d ago
Eniko Fox
in terms of tidiness, how ready is your home generally to receive unexpected visitors?
it's always ready
11.8%
i can get it presentable in a couple hours
46.7%
not ready at all
38.4%
other (comment) & results
3%
Poll ended at .
Mar 20 at 6:45pmWeb
Show threadNazo5d ago

@eniko I have to vote "other" because my house is so spectacularly bad that I will not allow anyone in under any circumstances.

Look, I have extenuating circumstances...  

Show threadJonathan5d ago
@nazokiyoubinbou 👋🏼
Show threadxXgarland5d ago
@eniko every five months a deep cleaning until its messed up again.
Show threadDanny Garside5d ago
@eniko other - give me a (very chaotic) 5 minutes
Show threadein kleines z5d ago
@eniko
It depends very much on the visitors. I'd let my friends in right away. But people with high expectations would probably not find my place presentable
Show threadTom Forsyth5d ago
@eniko Oh it's always ready. But it's also never tidy.
Show threadLuna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️‍⚧️🐱5d ago
@eniko our (me and mom) apartment is rather messy. I wouldn't mind inviting visitors, but mom is strictly against it until we have tidied it up completely.
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar5d ago
@eniko Always ready. The trick is not to feel obligated to tidy up for other people. When we tidy up it's for ourselves :)
Show threadclew5d ago

I've been happier when it's always fairly ready. not "photoshoot for a magazine" ready but "everything is clean enough that I wouldn't mind a boss or first date seeing it without notice". Turns out I don't want to look at that stuff either.

@eniko

Show threadd.rift5d ago
@eniko other - I don't consider my home a presentation, they can take me as I am or not at all. Now if you mean a landlord inspection, then give me 15-30 minutes.
Show threadAlex Celeste, Princess Consort of Burnout5d ago

@feonixrift the mere thought of a landlord inspection gives me panic attacks

luckily our guy never bothers

@eniko

Show threadRams Horn Studios5d ago
@eniko Hosting a tabletop game every two weeks has done wonders for keeping my house presentable. 😅
Show threadWillow (she/her)5d ago
@RamsHornStudios @eniko Yeah we have been regularly hosting friends for dinners and craft nights and it's definitely made a difference. These days someone could nearly always pop round for a visit with no notice.
Show thread Passoca Witch  5d ago
@eniko like... for my standards it is alleaws ready, because apart for some minor dust, the house is not messy.
but some people in my country would say that the house is like really dirty, because I don't know, some people here think a little dust on top of the crt television make the house a "pig's nest" as they say
Show threadMachine Lord Zero5d ago
@eniko Unexpected visitors? Y'mean invaders?
Gimme a mo', I should be able to get something ready >:(
Show threadMitsunee5d ago
@eniko depends on whether the visitor is staying in my room or wants to go upstairs too
Show threadleberschnitzel5d ago
@eniko it's between "not ready at all" and "presentable in a couple of hours", depending on how the chaotic phases of my partner are going
Show threadFay 🏳️‍🌈5d ago

@eniko

- I'm too ill to keep up with cleaning

- I know zero people that give a shit about not spreading covid, so I have been alone 24/7 for 6y, no visitors

Show threadEniko Fox5d ago
@obfusk oh yeah virtually all our visitors are not by choice 🙃
Show threadAlex5d ago
@eniko depends in the visitors as well.
Show threadOblomov5d ago

@eniko

other (comment):

LOL
LMAO even
ROTFLASTC

(did I mention I have kids?)

Show threadmcSlibinas5d ago

@eniko between first and second. There always couple things doing whatever they want; can be fixed in 15 mins.

Also i really do not afraid ("do not care" not really fit, yet it almost it 😉 ) no visitor.

Show threadAbie5d ago
@eniko number two, but my standards are very low. There will be good food, though!
Show threadDaniel Gibson5d ago
@eniko "presentable in a couple of hours if you leave certain doors closed"
Show threadRichard Hendricks5d ago

@eniko me: It's always ready
My wife: Argh, we need a day to clean!!

I try to convince her to clean *after* guests leave, but it never works.

Show threadWillow (she/her)5d ago

@eniko I definitely vary between always ready and can get it ready, but at this point in my life it is probably closer to 30 min to get ready not a few hours.

It's take a LOT of work to get to this point.

Show threadjiub   5d ago
@eniko i could get it presentatable in a few hours, but depending on how it goes one or two rooms might become designated dumping zones and remain off limits ​​
Show threadMarta5d ago
@eniko
There are "visible" rooms, and there are "fun" rooms.
Show threadferunando5d ago
@eniko can get it presentable in a couple hours if they don't need to visit my cav.. i mean, office.
Show threadYvan5d ago
@eniko it's a shitty chaotic mess, but I don't really give a crap so if someone wanted to visit that's fine... so I voted that it is always ready.
Show threadD. Moonfire5d ago
@eniko There is a reason our welcome mat says "There are... like a lot of boys here." It's right next to the "Did you bring a shrubbery?" (or something like that, too lazy to look.)
Show threadOnigiri5d ago
@eniko Here in South Korea, culturally, people drop by without giving much notice. So you have to keep it presentable whether you want to or not. 😅
Show threadAutumn Meadow5d ago
@eniko
My home is literally falling apart. Guests are not permitted.
Show thread4censord  :now: at kubecon!5d ago
@eniko its generally acceptable, but i usually spent 15min collecting dirty laundry / dishes and emptying bins beforehand
Show threadfabiosantoscode5d ago
@eniko other - my house reflects my mental state so, if I'm depressed it's not ready ever
Show thread🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)5d ago
@eniko like, I could get it cleaned up nice in an hour, but anyone who'd care if I didn't isn't worth having as a visitor.
Show threadAprazeth5d ago

@alice @eniko
This!

Plus folks that know me do not show up unannounced, unless there is an issue of a personal nature. And in that scenario they are *always* welcome any time of day.

Show threadBrian Jeffears5d ago
@eniko I voted how I voted, but advent of pandemic means Not A Single One save for paths cleared for service techs unbothered by anything because they've seen far worse. All others relegated to front porch no matter what they may think~
Show threadエラン履恵 • Elán Rie 💉x95d ago
@eniko Used to be "presentable in a couple (or more) hours" in the Before Times
Now.... it very much is not...
Show threadLaura5d ago
@eniko I can get it presentable in a couple of *MINUTES*
Show threadpJoske (Jørgen Asmussen)5d ago
@eniko
define unexpected visitors... A few people do know the chaos we live in, so it's more of a matter of those needing utilities access or something where I need to clear or rearrange things for access, like moving boxes out of the bedroom to access the utility hatch for water
Show threadMalthea5d ago
@eniko it's not at all ready, but I decided a long time ago that anyone visiting can just deal with it. I've got too much going on to make my house a pretend level of neatness
Show threadcrabbypup5d ago

@eniko

It depends on who you ask in the household.

On most days, it's not terrible, and could be ready for most of our friends or family in about 20-40 minutes.

For anyone else though, it would be closer to 2 or 3 hours.

Show threadJonathan5d ago
@eniko how long does it take to replace a roof? 😅
Show threadEvelyn Estelle5d ago

@eniko "Always", but I voted "other". If someone comes to my home, they should know that a child and at least one person with executive dysfunction lives here and they should adjust their expectations accordingly.

I can always push the clutter aside and brew some tea. 🍵

Show threadGeorge B5d ago

@eniko

A big part of the reason we like to host friends weekly is that it forces us to make sure our home is in reasonable shape. Like there are massive amounts of toys on the floor but they are in one contained area

Show threadMicke5d ago
@eniko I'd like to say I keep it tidy for my own sake, but truth is, other people coming over is a nice kick in the butt to do what I should do anyway.
Show threadandyc5d ago
@eniko This is a standard, long running joke in our house after our son once memorably remarked 'You only ever hoover when someone's coming round'.
Show threadandyc5d ago
@eniko He's not laughing now though. He's the one being summoned from his XBox and pushing the Hoover round. And we have people coming round three times a week.
Show threadIvor Hewitt5d ago
@eniko "it's always ready"... Because I just don't care. 😁
Show threadHalla Rempt5d ago

@eniko It's always ready because if people visit unexpectedly, why should I pander to their needs?

If you need to sleep, well, did you bring a mat and sleeping bag?

And if you don't like the state of cleanliness, or dresses I can wear one more time over piled chairs or things like that, well, there are quite a few hotels in the neighbourhood.

I might clear some tablets e-readers and computers from the sofa, though, so you can sit.

Show threadm_eiman5d ago
@eniko depends on if you ask me or my wife, we have very different standards
Show threadWaffel5d ago
@eniko Oh, I misread. You ask "In terms of tidiness"... so then, I don't care. But in general terms, I'm just not ready.
Show threadnAble Media (Jesse)5d ago
@eniko It probably needs a good 4-6 hours of cleaning, but I can only manage at most 5 minutes a day, and not every day. And of course the mess accumulates over time.
Show threadreu5d ago
@eniko perfectly ready. i never clean anything before someone shows up
Show threadDom 🦻5d ago
@eniko My home is always ready cause I live how I live. I'm not hiding how my house is on a daily basis. Don't like it, don't come over.
Show threadMrCopilot4d ago
@eniko "yes, but it is not my house" </inspector Clouseau voice>
Show threadRavindra Kanodia4d ago
@eniko I sometimes have to gently remind my wife that at the part where we say "Oh, we have company coming over, we really should tidy up the house", our house is already more presentable than literally anyone else we know makes their house after they *finish* cleaning