My kitchen counter is beautiful and large 4x8 feet. It is also the hot spot. I cannot get my family to stop placing things on it. I clean it and within hours it is back full of clutter. This has gotten to be a sore point. I am tired of picking things up off there. The other hot spot is my DH's socks on the floor. He lets them pile up and seems not to notice. I have left them on the floor for a week one time and his only comment was 'what's with the socks on the floor?' Hurting him is not an option with elder abuse and all but sometimes I just want to smack him on the head. When do wives retire?