How Trashy Do You Let Your Room Get?

[Dsnygirl]

Wow, it seems like we have a bunch of neat-freaks here on I'cot!!

Count me in as one, too... I like my room like I like my house -- lived in, but everything is easy to find and where it "belongs".

We always put our clothes away on in the "closets" and dressers... just feels more like we're "home"... so our suitcases are empty for dirty clothes. As far as toiletries, I try to tidy up the sink, etc., after we're done getting ready and throw towels in one spot... probably the messiest thing we leave is our beds, as like another poster said, it feels so good to not have to make them while we're there! Oh, and our shoes are sometimes a bit all over the place... but that's just b/c I bring too many. (Plus, I LOVE how the mousekeeping staff always line them up so nice... they do a better job than we do! )

This year will be a bit different for us, as we're doing a "split stay", so some stuff may not get unpacked 'til we get to our second resort. I may even pack what I think we'll wear later in the trip into one suitcase, so I can just ignore it the first 5 days and it'll be ready to go when we are!

Sigh... now I want to go unpack, and our trip isn't 'til the fall!!

[iheartdisney]

The kids on the other hand................

Jay

Let me know when you find a solution for the kids!

[Granny Jill A]

in the future please refrain from looking in my room when you walk by ...our clutter needs it's privacy.

I know it's a weakness of mine - open door or window - I look.

I think Intercoters (intercotees?) are the neatest folks on the planet, judging by your responses.

[Giselle]

Medium mess. Part of the fun of vacay for me is not making the bed and wiping out the sink. I try to keep things picked up, but it gets cluttery in such small space.

[iheartdisney]

I think Intercoters (intercotees?) are the neatest folks on the planet, judging by your responses.

No...all the "messy" Intercoters/ees are whistling, avoiding eye contact with this thread and busy finding other threads to join so we won't find them out!

[rmsongs]

This question gave me a little chuckle. I think I'm neater in my hotel room than I am at home!! Other than leaving the towels next to the tub, everything gets straightened before we leave for the parks in the morning. Of course, I wash my hair before I get it cut, too.

[crltkcagle]

I try to maintain order as much as possible. But it is vacation I and love having someone else clean up after me for once.

[Catzle]

We always bring a ton of grocery bags from home so all trash and or dirty laundry gets picked up and put in their proper place. Nothing ever touches the floor. I won't even put our suitcases on the floor. I have a feeling the floor is very germ dirty even if it has been vaccummed.
I always clean up the bathroom so nothing accidentally gets thrown away.
Now the only place that is a mess is the dresser top where all of our days receipts and maps and camera's and phones etc. go. So usually we can't see the top of the dresser until we pack it all up to go home.

[kbean]

I like to have clean sheets and towels....so I try to keep it neat as possible. I figure the more work for the maids, the less they are gonna want to do little extra favors. It's just common courtesy.

[Aero]

Vacation is chance to start anew, away from all the mess at home, so I try to keep it clean. I don't get a lot of help on this from my daughters and wife, tho.

One thing I can't stand is to live out of suitcases, so I empty them and everything goes into the dressers.

- Aero

[Itchy]

I always try to straighten up the room before I leave for the parks. I will even pull up the bed spread.

I hate to tell on my kids but there room at resort looks like a hurricane has hit it twice. FEMA would not want to go in there.

I have asked them to pick things up and they say dont worry about it, " It will happen ".

I am still waiting for the magic wand to appear.

I dont want people to think that a dirty room is the way I live at home.

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