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Started 1 year ago by Zora
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Zora
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Told y'all about my roommate search, and the possible renter who looked at my house and said I was too clean.

Ended up with a pleasant college senior, just returned from Japan, who happily agreed to all my requests re cleaning up the kitchen and bathroom. She's trying, too. She cleans up after herself -- and leaves messes that she just doesn't SEE and I do.

Her room looks like a tornado hit it, so I just shut the door and pretend the room isn't there.

Sigh. I knew that I was cleaner than most folks. At least she's making an effort, she's friendly, and she adores my cats :)

Posted 1 year ago #
bandicoot
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i would bend a lot of rules for a genuine cat-lover.
i'm glad you got someone you can cope with.
it's easy enough to shut a door.
and happy cats are worth plenty.

Posted 1 year ago #
Rosa
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It sounds like it's working so far :)

If you get too tired of cleaning up her messes, a chore chart really does help.

Posted 1 year ago #
trillie
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Yay, you finally found a roommate! I also think that the fact she is trying/making an effort AND that she loves your cats is probably worth more than how she leaves her room :o) Just imagine... someone who is cleaner than you but hates your cats. No no no :o)

Posted 1 year ago #
Claycat
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Sounds good, Zora! Thumbs up to a cat lover! Maybe some of your clean ways will rub off on her.

Posted 1 year ago #
minneapolisite
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Sounds like your new roommate is a blessing! :)

I think it would be REALLY hard to find neat freaks who can handle indoor pets. I don't know if I could take someone seriously if she told me how much she values cleanliness...and then also told me that there would be a cat shedding hair and dander throughout the apartment. (I hope that doesn't sound negative--what I'm trying to say is you are fortunate to have found a roommate who fits so well with your lifestyle. Woot!)

Posted 1 year ago #
Zora
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I manage to be a neat freak and a cat owner, but it's difficult. Much of the daily cleaning is necessary because of the cats. Seems like I'm constantly sweeping up cat hair/litter/food bits/scraps of cardboard (from the scratching pad). Cleaning the cat boxes. Wiping cat hair off upholstery and pillows. Mopping up vomit. Brushing the cats in a vain attempt to get the hair before it ends up on the sofa.

Posted 1 year ago #
lottielot
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Zora, I too spend my life cleaning up after my cats, how do they manage to get so much hair all over every surface? My cats cause more mess than my kids most of the time, at least if my kid vomits on the floor they'd tell me before I trod in it! Your new room-mate sounds like a good compromise :)

Posted 1 year ago #
djk
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cats. amazing sources of fur. Our issue is that she loves to go under the bed and crawl around in the dark gaps between storage. And she manages to get INTO a box whose lid is a couple of inches below the bedframe. So when I vacuum I remove the mattress and vacuum enormous amounts of furry dustbunnies through the slats, or none of our allergic friends can come over.

Posted 1 year ago #
pkilmain
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I love my cats - but not their fur! When I was working, I didn't finish getting dressed until just before I was ready to walk out the door - otherwise I'd be 10 minutes with the lint roller! And I swear the fur in the dryer lint filter would cover another cat - each load!

Posted 1 year ago #
bandicoot
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we love our cats, and are resigned to fur on everything and scratched furniture for ever.
what else can one do?
*shrugs hopelessly*

Posted 1 year ago #

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