Nastiest Kitchen Ever: A Party Host's Hygiene Fail

[Jenni]

Ok~ first let me say I'm not a clean freak or a germ stresser. Last night at my party the host had the nastiest kitchen I have ever been in. She had fresh fruit just cut open on the counter with trash sitting next to it. The sink looked like it belonged in someones garage or laundry room. The floor was covered in dirt and dog hair. She has five dogs and the only room they are allowed in is the kitchen. I am a huge fan of dogs have to love them! (they are like my kids) Just gross, I didn't want to use the stove or the sink. Ugh just nasty! I can't belie she invited people to her house.
Anyone ever had to deal with this? I was just waiting for roaches to crawl across the floor :yuck:. She offered to wash the dishes like three times. I was like no thank you, my son will be sad if I come home with clean dished he gets paid to was them

 

[wadesgirl]

I did once! I drove 1 1/2 hours for a show. She had to clear off the counters just so I could even make the recipe and then had to clear off the kitchen table for me to set up in. There were piles of junk every where and the carpet was nasty! I had taken my niece with me since the drive was so far and I felt very bad for her. I'm not the neatest person but if I have people coming over, I clean.

 

[PCSarahjm]

Had a show once kind of like this.....I put my shoes back on b/c the floor was dirty. My feet kept sticking to it and then I looked I the bottom of my foot and there was food stuck to it!!!!YUCK!

 

[StacieB]

That is just wrong, you would think people would have more pride in there home when someone else is coming in for a show.

 

[Kathy's_Kitchen]

You would think they would have pride in their homes period. I know that we always clean up "extra" when people are coming but I am okay with unexpected guests as well....

 

[peichef]

Had a show once kind of like this.....I put my shoes back on b/c the floor was dirty. My feet kept sticking to it and then I looked I the bottom of my foot and there was food stuck to it!!!!YUCK!

EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!:yuck:
Disgusting, but I have to admit & I laughed pretty hard when I read that.

Ewwwwwwwwwww.

 

[Chef Michelle D]

I can't believe the way some people live:yuck:. Did she say anything about her house being dirty? My house is always okay enough for people come come in but when I know I am having people over I clean even more. Did you take a shower when you got home being in that kind of house makes me feel dirty.

 

[susanr613]

my director did a show for a woman with 13 cats in a 1-bedroom apartment! she hosed down everything she got home from the show.

ick ick ick!

 

[janetupnorth]

I have to admit I don't keep the "neatest" house - too busy! But clutter and filth are two different things. ...and I won't have people over with either going on. I HAVE to clean before they come or I'd be SO embarrassed!On the latter note, I've been trying to find time to "de-clutter". I have so much that needs organizing! I need a clean sweep!I am also thankful my hosts have had very clean homes - most immaculate!

 

[janetupnorth]

my director did a show for a woman with 13 cats in a 1-bedroom apartment! she hosed down everything she got home from the show.

ick ick ick!

That icky and unlucky.

 

[Jenni]

I can't believe the way some people live:yuck:. Did she say anything about her house being dirty? My house is always okay enough for people come come in but when I know I am having people over I clean even more. Did you take a shower when you got home being in that kind of house makes me feel dirty.

She never once said excuse the mess.... or anything like it! I have worked with her for five years and had never been to her house. The scary part is she loves to bake and brings stuff in all the time to work. I'm never going to be able to eat it again after seeing her kitchen.

 

[IAmChefJ]

How were sales? Were her friends turned off by this too, or were they used to it?

You might think twice about bookings off this party if her friends didn't mind!

 

[jbachen]

I have to admit I don't keep the "neatest" house - too busy! But clutter and filth are two different things. ...and I won't have people over with either going on. I HAVE to clean before they come or I'd be SO embarrassed!

On the latter note, I've been trying to find time to "de-clutter". I have so much that needs organizing! I need a clean sweep!

I am also thankful my hosts have had very clean homes - most immaculate!

I agree with you 100% Janet - I am trying so hard to de-clutter my home, too. I wonder if we could set up an online challenge, like everyone does with the weight loss... Not sure how we could measure our progress, though.

I would also recommend checking out flylady.net - I have heard she has some good tips for getting chaos under control.

Anyway, end hijack - I am glad I have never had a show under those conditions!

 

[dragonflyz]

That icky and unlucky.

unlucky....what a hoot!

 

[crystalscookingnow]

I have to admit I don't keep the "neatest" house - too busy! But clutter and filth are two different things. ...and I won't have people over with either going on. I HAVE to clean before they come or I'd be SO embarrassed!

On the latter note, I've been trying to find time to "de-clutter". I have so much that needs organizing! I need a clean sweep!

I am also thankful my hosts have had very clean homes - most immaculate!

I'm there too. I've been trying to work on it, but with kids 6, 3 & 2, it just doesn't get done.

I bought a book called The House that Cleans itself... Now, if I could just find it to start reading where I left off... :blushing:

 

[Chef Michelle D]

I have to admit I don't keep the "neatest" house - too busy! But clutter and filth are two different things. ...and I won't have people over with either going on. I HAVE to clean before they come or I'd be SO embarrassed!

On the latter note, I've been trying to find time to "de-clutter". I have so much that needs organizing! I need a clean sweep!

I am also thankful my hosts have had very clean homes - most immaculate!

I have a friend that needs to de-clutter her house so bad. I told her to start with one room at a time. I sugested she get a notebook and write done what needs to be done in that room and tackle one thing at a time. Once she has completed each item to cross it off. That way you can see your progress and stay on track. I hope this helps, sorry for the hijack.

 

[janetupnorth]

I have a friend that needs to de-clutter her house so bad. I told her to start with one room at a time. I sugested she get a notebook and write done what needs to be done in that room and tackle one thing at a time. Once she has completed each item to cross it off. That way you can see your progress and stay on track. I hope this helps, sorry for the hijack.

It's starting the task when it's sunny out!
My bedroom is on my list first - easiest to clean and I figure if I wake up in a clean room, the day starts better.

I was good, I cleaned my office at work before I went to NC and vacation. I did so well when I came back into work I forgot I cleaned it and almost thought someone else did! It was GREAT to sit down and focus!

 

[trps]

I had a show in a gross house. There were dirty winter snow boots in front of the stove and it was July. No carpet just plywood and there were dead bugs in the fridge and no place to set anything. There were many empty beer cases in the kitchen though. She signed up to sell. Her friend ask me to do her show because she was worried about her cooking. Needless to say did not last long. So I did another show the next spring. (I was very pregnant...) Still no carpet now adding a bedroom in the living room for mom and the front door did not shut . The dog came in with a dirty q-tip and dropped it on my foot. I about lost my supper. I told my director who originally gave me the show(thanks) and she said the sisters was worse a scoop shovel in the middle of the kitchen full of garbage. How does this seem like an ok living condition for adults or children.

 

[cathyskitchen]

Ick - I had one of these, too. She was "vacuuming" when I showed up, but she was using the vacuum to push stuff under her sofa at the same time!!! Her kitchen was a MESS, and the bags of food had been sitting on her kitchen floor since she got home from the store (over an hour prior, according to her!). EWW! Thankfully, it wasn't meat or anything - we did the Lime Berry Mousse Trifle, so it was probably good that she didn't put the whipped topping in the freezer again.

I had the heebie-jeebies for days after that. Her hubby came home at the end, and that's when the "lightbulb" went off - what a sloberino!!

 

[pampchefrhondab]

I had one where the kitchen wasn't dirty to look at, just clutter; however, the smell was terrible! They had dogs as well and puppies in the room right next to the kitchen. It was the smell of about 50 wet, dirty dogs! I had to take a shower when I got home!

 

[rennea]

My best friends house was so bad one day that I just told her. I asked if her laundry was moldy cause her house smelled bad. I told her not to worry I'd help her clean it up, and I did. My home is clean, if it isn't I'm in a very bad mood

With that said messy and dirty are very different. There is no excuse for dirt!!! This is one of the main reason why I do catty shows, can't stand going into peoples dirty homes.

 

[pampered.chris]

I did a show one time that was booked from a very close friend of mine. I should have known when my friend had 17 excuses to not show up. I got there and I had NEVER seen anything like this. It was horrid, imagine dirty dishes on the counters, in the sink, on the stove, etc. There were 4 dogs, 3 cats 2 fish tanks (i don't know about fish b/c I couldn't see inside them) birds, a snake ( in a tank) and 3 small diaper wearing children. They smoked throughout the entire show. The house stunk so bad, it was horrid. I got home and thankfully I lived in the country at the time, b/c I stripped naked OUTSIDE before going in and showering...I washed my clothes 2 or 3 times before drying them and I NEVER called the girls mom to do her show b/c her mom told her daughter how nice her house looked and that she was happy that she cleaned it for the party...um...WHAT?????
I, like Janet, have clutter, but that is it. My house is clean. I just get clutter b/c I am either too busy running places or too busy "working" on the computer (code word for Chef Success )
I feel for you, it is a BAD situation to be disgusted by someone's home!!

 

[chefshawna]

I have to admit I don't keep the "neatest" house - too busy! But clutter and filth are two different things. ...and I won't have people over with either going on. I HAVE to clean before they come or I'd be SO embarrassed!

On the latter note, I've been trying to find time to "de-clutter". I have so much that needs organizing! I need a clean sweep!

I am also thankful my hosts have had very clean homes - most immaculate!

I'm exactly the same way, soooooo much clutter! I am a major pack-rat due to genetics, so our house is just stuffed to the brim! But, it is basically clean. I have a 11 month old who puts anything in his mouth, so I have to make sure I keep the floors really clean or he will! LOL

 

[JAE]

I'm exactly the same way, soooooo much clutter! I am a major pack-rat due to genetics, so our house is just stuffed to the brim! But, it is basically clean. I have a 11 month old who puts anything in his mouth, so I have to make sure I keep the floors really clean or he will! LOL

It's crazy that I had time to vaccuum every day when my youngest was still crawling around. He put everything in his mouth, so every morning before I took him out of the high chair, I vaccuumed the dining room and living room. Now I barely take the time to vaccuum once a week. (I do it, but it may end up being more than 7 days apart.) I heard a nasty story about someone's show. Last year at conference during the Executive banquet ChefBeckyD's director's director told a good one. Maybe she'll share later.

 

[janetupnorth]

It's crazy that I had time to vaccuum every day when my youngest was still crawling around. He put everything in his mouth, so every morning before I took him out of the high chair, I vaccuumed the dining room and living room. Now I barely take the time to vaccuum once a week. (I do it, but it may end up being more than 7 days apart.) I heard a nasty story about someone's show. Last year at conference during the Executive banquet ChefBeckyD's director's director told a good one. Maybe she'll share later.

Sure, I missed a good story by changing wave's last year...was that Sherri's story? I might have heard it after the fact.

 

[JAE]

I think it was Betsy's.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I did a show in the nastiest smelling house - it was dirty too - but the smell was overwhelming. I couldn't believe she would invite people in...and I wondered if I was the only one almost passing out from the fumes.....

It was so bad that when I got home I had to wash everything in my kit - and wash my kit...and take a shower, and send my wool coat to the cleaners, because the smell wouldn't come out!:yuck::yuck::yuck:

I've never been able to figure out what that smell was....

 

[chefsteph07]

I had a show like this just last month...
When I walked in, the kitchen had dishes all over it, in both sides of the sink, there were old yogurt containers in the corners of the floor (must have missed the garbage when attempting to toss in), then I went into the dining room area, there was so much dust, dog hair on the floor, I bet she hadn't vacuumed in literally 6 months. They were all walking around barefoot (host and kids) and their feet were black. My feet stuck to the carpet. It was like nothing I've ever seen.

I am in no means a neat freak. I vacuum daily because as I read in another post I just got in the habit when my dd was a baby so now I don't like the floor not swept. (we also have 2 cats and it's not good walking on furry carpet!) My kitchen is usually free from dirty dishes in the sink. But it is LIVED IN..not dirty or filthy! I don't know how you could have someone YOU HAVE NEVER MET in a house like that.

I was also embarrassed for the THREE guests that showed up- she prob didn't have more come because they didn't want to be in that house! Not to mention that the host could only get $90 in orders and that was it, I had to clump them together and direct ship them.

 

[Jenni]

I had a show like this just last month...
When I walked in, the kitchen had dishes all over it, in both sides of the sink, there were old yogurt containers in the corners of the floor (must have missed the garbage when attempting to toss in), then I went into the dining room area, there was so much dust, dog hair on the floor, I bet she hadn't vacuumed in literally 6 months. They were all walking around barefoot (host and kids) and their feet were black. My feet stuck to the carpet. It was like nothing I've ever seen.

I am in no means a neat freak. I vacuum daily because as I read in another post I just got in the habit when my dd was a baby so now I don't like the floor not swept. (we also have 2 cats and it's not good walking on furry carpet!) My kitchen is usually free from dirty dishes in the sink. But it is LIVED IN..not dirty or filthy! I don't know how you could have someone YOU HAVE NEVER MET in a house like that.

I was also embarrassed for the THREE guests that showed up- she prob didn't have more come because they didn't want to be in that house! Not to mention that the host could only get $90 in orders and that was it, I had to clump them together and direct ship them.

The show I started this thread about only hit $145 I added something to get it to $150... and no bookings! Which is good

 

[SLDOWDY1978]

i used to be a maid and i hated every minute of it. some people think just because they have a maid come in that they dont have to do anything. one house was so bad i refused to go back. it was awful!