I would have been much more attentive in chemistry if we were scrubbing old sheet pans.
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Quotes tagged ‘cleaning’
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
Instead of focusing on what you want to let go of or how much you want to minimize, focus on what’s valuable to you and on what you want to keep in your life.
Instead of worrying about whether you might fit into those jeans again or if that pile of electrical cords could come in handy some day, just ask: Does this spark joy for me? If not, remove it from your life.
Perhaps my rekindled urge to purge has to do not only with the show being a delight on the senses, but also a commitment I’ve recently made to make my apartment more of a place I want to spend time in.
Esther: I don't even need to do laundry anymore. Dean: Yeah, I don't do laundry either. Esther: That's crazy, I don't do it either. Dean: I know, you said that, and then that's why I said what I said. Esther: Uh huh.
While women will forgive a lot in the way of décor (minus Scarface posters), they will not forgive a Mountain Dew bottle full of piss.
King Henry II: Why is this so difficult? Our clothes go away dirty and they come back clean. How do they do it? Queen Catherine: I don't know. They take them to the laundry and they dip them in... something!
— Drew Lindo, Queen Catherine de' Medici, Megan Follows, imdb.com
Morgan: Sabrina, we said that we were gonna spend tonight cleaning out the closets and getting rid of junk. And by that, I mean Roxie's clothes. Roxie: If we dumped half your makeup, we'd have room for an ice-skating rink.
Sometimes the feelings inside me get messy like dirt. And I like to clean things. Pretend the dirt is the feelings. This floor is my mind.
— Jenji Kohan, Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren, Uzo Aduba, imdb.com
I am the kind of person, unfortunately or otherwise, who tends to find motivation in the last straw.
I'm always afraid that I'll stumble on to a body.
I’m truly embarrassed at the idea of somebody cleaning up after me.
What’s the secret to a happy marriage? Find a woman who can cook and clean. A woman who’s an animal in bed. A woman with lots of money. Make sure these three women never meet.
My wife was cleaning the closet last week Wife: I have a bag full of used clothing, I think I should donate them Me: Just throw them in trash, that's much easier Wife: But there are poor starving people who can really use all these clothes Me: Honey, anyone who fits into your clothing is not starvin…
— MadGo, reddit.com
I decided to sell my vacuum cleaner, it was just collecting dust at home anyway.
I wish people understood that saying someone is OCD to describe someone who likes a clean house is insulting and hurtful. We aren’t just freaks who organize their sock drawers all day. We are real people living real lives who have a constant loop of unwanted thoughts in our heads. A loop we can only…
Tackle the clutter, and other distracting things in your boudoir.
It sounds crazy, but a (clean) salad spinner will make drying your delicates so much faster.
Wash bras in a pillowcase or lingerie bag to protect them from being crushed and caught on things in the washer.