If cleaning the bathroom is actually one of your chores already, then substitute some other necessary, but mildly tedious one. Anyway, just clean it and don’t tell her** ahead of time that you’re cleaning it. That includes cleaning the shower/bathtub and washing the mirror, by the way. All of this will take you half an hour, tops. Do it when she’s doing something else, then let her notice on her own.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Moe Lane
*It also works as a Christmas present.
**I have no idea if this would work in a male-male SSR. If it does, rock on. If it does not… well, at least the bathroom is clean, huh?
You will either get a very happy SO or…”Bout time I got some help around here”.
but bear in mind universal rule #17, “no good deed goes unpunished.”. another option might be taking the kids to a bouncy house and letting them wear themselves out. the SO is almost sure to enjoy the peace and quiet.
And if she says, “you didn’t do it right.” Give her a swirling. She deserves it.
This would be really nice. One word of cation. Don’t talk about it forever after it is done. Trust me, we know it’s not fun work. Wearing out the kids to give us peace and quiet is nice too, but not if you bring them home hungry and cranky and go to the man cave. Many time a guy does something or doesn’t do something for a holiday and he thinks he is somehow gotten away with it, but the same woman who can see through your kids can see through you too. She may not say anything, but she knows. So put on effort if you feel inclined, but don’t short cut and think you fooled her. It’s not hard. Just put in the effort in a kind way. Hopefully she’ll appreciate you for it.
I repaired the noisy ceiling fan. All it took was a good vacuuming and a bit of WD40 to lubricate the blower axle. Happy wife.
Made dinner and banana bread. Tasted good and wife happy: win-win
As a single man living alone here are the tips:
Start from top, and work down.
Mirrors are last to be done.
Do not forget to clean the surfaces of all of the *stuff* on the shelves/counters.
Remember the light fixtures and clean those.
A good stainless steel polish is recommended to give the fixtures that high-shine.
If you have a laundry tub do not be afraid to use it – the plastic shower liner may need some work.*
Wash the fabric shower curtain like you would a fine piece of unmentionables – cold wash and cold rinse and dry low/hang up.
If you have a glass shower door and/or fiberglass shower buy a squeegee and use that after your shower. Trust me – it is a good idea to get the soap-scug off while it is still warm and wet.
*Buy a grommet set and put those grommets on the plastic liner (if it does not have them) and on the shower curtain. You will thank me for that. Especially if you have kids.