Unfuck Your Habitat

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Sunday Night Maintenance UnFucking
Husband and I spent Saturday and half of today at Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark WPA building (and the establishing exterior image for the Overlook Hotel in The Shining), at approx 6000’ elevation on Mt. Hood. It was pretty amazing! It’s an incredible structure with a really neat history, and the views are outstanding. We even did some (very) light hiking on the trails in close to the lodge. Very awesome spontaneous weekend getaway.
But that left little time for my now-habitual (and dare I say anticipated?) weekend unfucking. Luckily, all it takes is 20 minutes to effect positive change, right? So I used the vinegar-bowl method and unfucked my microwave. As you can see, clean as a whistle! Clean microwave + counters wiped down + dishwasher loaded & run = 20 minutes worth of work to keep my home environment as calming and inspiring as the outdoor environment we visited. Success!

Sunday Night Maintenance UnFucking

Husband and I spent Saturday and half of today at Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark WPA building (and the establishing exterior image for the Overlook Hotel in The Shining), at approx 6000’ elevation on Mt. Hood. It was pretty amazing! It’s an incredible structure with a really neat history, and the views are outstanding. We even did some (very) light hiking on the trails in close to the lodge. Very awesome spontaneous weekend getaway.

But that left little time for my now-habitual (and dare I say anticipated?) weekend unfucking. Luckily, all it takes is 20 minutes to effect positive change, right? So I used the vinegar-bowl method and unfucked my microwave. As you can see, clean as a whistle! Clean microwave + counters wiped down + dishwasher loaded & run = 20 minutes worth of work to keep my home environment as calming and inspiring as the outdoor environment we visited. Success!

immortalrites Asks:

Hello! My husband and I have just moved from a fairly urban one bedroom apartment into a rural three bedroom house. My question is twofold. First, how do I wrap my mind around cleaning a house that is over three times the size as my former apartment? Is there a schedule you recommend? Second, this home has been in my family for a hundred years, as has the electric stove. How do I clean off years of caked on dirt from the heating elements and the roof of the oven? Thanks!!!

unfuckyourhabitat Said:

First, don’t look at the whole house. Set up a rotation that allows you to only deal with a small chunk of home at a time. The kitchen, bathroom(s), and master bedroom should be dealt with at least a little (5-10 minutes each) every day, and the other rooms can be put on a one or two 20/10 rotation a week.

As for the oven? (Green cleaning fans, avert your eyes.) Get a can of Easy-Off. Make sure the area is well ventilated. Follow the instructions. Wipe away the crud.

tombraiderpodcast-deactivated20 Asks:

I've been doing once weekly epic (and exhausting!) unfuckings, but I wonder if there's a way to spread all these tasks out over the week. What 7-day unfucking schedule(s) would you recommend?

unfuckyourhabitat Said:

Start with two 20/10s a day. The kitchen and bedroom will almost always be worse than everywhere else. It’ll take probably a week or two to get on the same rhythm of cleaning as you are of making the mess, but once you reach that point, it’ll just be maintenance.