Eww! how can people let themselves and their houses sooo dirty!! they have to be really lazy! it dont take long to whiz the hover round wash up clean the toilet n sink n dust here and there! If they dont do that then they got it easssyy what you all think!?

If my house was as dirty as some of them shown on TV, there is no way I would let the cameras in.

Hear hear pp

neither would I....i wouldnt even let the cat in!!!If you have a clean house and you keep up with the housework it dont take long to kepp it that way..as you say it dont take long to run the hoover round and was up plus abit of dusting here and there.....

I find it hard sometimes cleaning because I have two small children one of them being a baby who are very demanding litrelly I cant wash 3 dishes without the baby screaming but my house certainly dont look like them on the tele and half of them people aint even got no kids what is with them eh

i have 4 kids ,all with a 21/2 year gap between them ,but never had a dirty home.
id get the kids washed ,dressed and fed ,stick a video(didnt have dvds when they was younger)on and set about doing me housework,if they cried id see what was wrong ,if nothing wrong then id tell them to stop crying and being silly .

Its all about organisation ladies.
Having a cleaning system works well i find. I you can get the kids to take onboard that the house needs to be kept clean and tidy asap its so much easier.
My husband is a real slob im afraid to say, his mother did everything for him and made a real rod for my back but from a young age i've taught my children about the value's of having a clean home. And we all do it together, they think its a game. I make believe we're all acting in 'Mary Poppins' and they love it. Im not sure how long they'll continue to think of cleaning as a game but for now at least.
Try it, its great fun.

Buffin Betty, that is a great idea. And the things is if you start your kids out cleaning, as a game or a chore, at least they know how to clean. And when they do decide it isn't a game anymore at least they will know to pitch in and help makes the work much quicker so they can get to what they want to do. My kids (2) when they were small didn't left a finger to help and most of it was because they were told by their father they didn't have to, especially our son. He was told by dad that dishes was woman's work and he wouldn't let him help me with them at all. His room was always a mess and mom ended up cleaning it, 99% of the time. It's my own fault for letting it happen but don't (mom's of young kids) let it happen to you. You will live to regret it.

BB, you sound like a great mam! Your kids will be grateful when they have their own homes. How old are they? They sound still quite young, you're so lucky!
Ashby, no offence but your hubby sounds like a real MCP, who would do the dishes etc if you weren't around for a few days?