sparrowgrass
Head Chef
Claire, my fridge doesn't get cleaned often either, at least not thoroughly, because of the same problem you have. My 1872 kitchen wasn't made for a fridge--to pull the shelves/drawers out, I have to prop the screen door open so the fridge door can open far enough. (And move the table and chairs, and whatever is sitting on top of the fridge, and whatever is on the table and chairs. Makes me tired just thinking about it.)
I do clean the kitchen--dishes in dishwasher, surfaces wiped (including the top of the stove), chicken bowl (like Rachel Ray's garbage bowl, full of peels and cores and small bits of paper) taken out to the girls. I don't clean the oven often, but I don't make much of mess in there--no pies to boil over, for example.
I wipe the outside of the dishwasher a couple times a week, but not the inside, except one little strip at the bottom that collects grease and debris.
The floor is generally food free, but hairy--dogs and cats, you know. I do sweep a couple times a week, but there is NO 5 second rule in my house--if it is on the floor, it belongs to the dogs.
I do clean the kitchen--dishes in dishwasher, surfaces wiped (including the top of the stove), chicken bowl (like Rachel Ray's garbage bowl, full of peels and cores and small bits of paper) taken out to the girls. I don't clean the oven often, but I don't make much of mess in there--no pies to boil over, for example.
I wipe the outside of the dishwasher a couple times a week, but not the inside, except one little strip at the bottom that collects grease and debris.
The floor is generally food free, but hairy--dogs and cats, you know. I do sweep a couple times a week, but there is NO 5 second rule in my house--if it is on the floor, it belongs to the dogs.