If you’re overwhelmed with your house, embarrassed to have anyone over, and exhausted by all of the organizing information out there, My Messy House is the right place for you. I am a Messie. Not a reformed Messie or a recovered Messie, but an honest-to-goodness packrat Messie. I won’t promise you instant results, but I can promise that if you stick with it and do a little bit every day, you can reach an acceptable point. You might never be a full-fledged cleanie, but there is hope for you, just like there has been for me.
My Messy House began in 1998 as a way for me to motivate myself to clean and declutter my home and to help other people. In 2000, I moved the information to my first domain name, then I bought the MyMessyHouse.com domain name and moved the Messie information there. The site hit a lull in 2004 when I went back to school for my master’s degree, but I’m now ready to gear it back up. My real house always looks better when I’m keeping up with My Messy House.
I’m always looking for writers to contribute their stories and advice. If this site ever becomes profitable, writers will be able to share in the profits. You can apply by emailing me at jenne@mymessyhouse.com or commenting on this page.
19 comments
Holly
April 19th, 2007 at 8:49 amHow often is this site updated? It doesn’t seem like there is anything new. Where is the info for the “Bathroom” room of the day?
steph
May 6th, 2007 at 3:11 pmBathroom is the ROTD for Thursday. I have been using this site for years. The site owner is pretty busy, but if you put the ROTD in an order that works for you then it will serve you well. I have benifited greatly from this site and choose it over fly lady.. I could not keep up with the emails and being near the computer was too much of a distraction for me.
Krista
May 6th, 2007 at 7:25 pmI was looking for the LROTD info for the Bathroom also. Hoping that there will be a link to it on Thursday :/
Kris
May 29th, 2007 at 3:42 pmJust click on Room By Room and choose what you need. I couldn’t do flylady either because focusing on one area for a weeek lets the rest get too messy. I need more chances! Thanks Jenne!
Krista
June 5th, 2007 at 5:24 amHi, yeah I clicked in Room by Room and there is no bathroom info. I even tried going on the internet way back machine to find the info, because I know it was on here before she changed the format of the site, but I wasn’t able to find it on the way back machine either. Ahh well, hopefully she’ll get around to it eventually.
Happy Cleaning!
Paige
June 11th, 2007 at 9:02 pmHi Krista, Try using Flylady’s detailed cleaning lists except just do the room a day instead of a zone a week and work for an hour and get done what you can get done from the list. I’m like Kris. I need to cover the zones more than once a month. You can also try the cleaning lists and ideas at A Virtuous Woman http://avirtuouswoman.org/ Scroll down to Household Notebook on the left hand column. Lots of great cleaning and planning pages there. Hope that helps.
Krista
July 3rd, 2007 at 6:23 amHi Paige, thanks for the idea. I actually use Flylady’s site and I still do the zone a week. I’m using the room a day instead of weekly house blessing day. It seems to work better for me. Rather than spending an entire day on weekly house blessing I spend about 15-30 minutes a day. I’m going to check out the link you gave me, and see what is on her site.
Thanks again.
Darlynn
July 9th, 2007 at 9:58 pmI had this saved on my computer it’s the Bathroom Room of the Day list Hope this helps since it’s missing.
Weekly Duties: What to do when the Bathroom is the Lucky Room of the Day
• Take dirty clothes and towels to the laundry area
• Put bathmats in the washer. Also wash your shower curtain if it needs it and if it’s machine-washable.
• Throw away trash
• Put toiletries away
• Put the things that normally sit on the counter into a bin and put it in the hallway while you finish cleaning
• Spray cleaner on the sink, counter, and tub. Wait about five minutes, then scrub. Make sure you use the proper type of cleaner, especially if you have a porcelain tub!
• Use Murphy’s Oil Soap to wipe down the fronts and exposed sides of cabinets.
• Spray cleaner on the toilet and use toilet paper to wipe it down. Don’t forget the outside of the bowl where you rarely see it! Pay attention to the base as well.
• Wash the mirror and the other glass in the bathroom
• Sweep and mop the floor
• When everything dries, put back the shower curtain, bathmats, towels, and toiletries
Posted at November 10, 2002 03:07 AM
Comments
I tip I recently learned about for the bathroom mirror is to smear shaving cream on it, let it sit till it is almost all evaporated (good time to clean the toilet), wipe it off, your mirror will be clean and won’t fog up when you shower or dh shaves! This “no fog” lasts for about 2 weeks.
Posted by: Marci on July 29, 2004 10:08 AM
I have 2 boys under 6. So toilets are a big source of mess in my bathroom. In addition to wiping down the toilet everyday – I use Clorox wipes – I also use a Swiffer wet mop around the toilet floor. Once a week it gets a good mopping, but I have found without the daily wipe, the bathroom starts to smell – ug!
Krista
July 12th, 2007 at 9:29 amDarlene ~ Thank you SO much for posting that! That helps tons
Krista
July 12th, 2007 at 9:30 amwhoops spelled your name wrong Darlynn – so sorry :/
CAT
July 18th, 2007 at 9:02 pmI am so excited to find this website and to find out there are others who are messy like me. I don’t have hobbies because I always feel so guilty about all the housework that needs to be done! I have taken classes on time management and once did the Sidetracked Home Executives routine, but that didn’t stick either. I work at home now and I thought I would have more time, but it seems now like I have less! I can’t wait to start using all the tips and see how I do. Pray for me! Also, is there a list about doing a Room each day? I thought I saw that in the comments but didn’t know where to look for it.
Kim
May 25th, 2008 at 10:36 pmDoes anyone have the Weekly duties for the bedroom? I looked on the site, but couldn’t find it.
I have been to this site off and on for years now. I come back to this site everytime my house gets really bad. My family and I are messies except for one of my kids she is a cleanie. I know she get frustrated having messies all around her. So for her sake I am going to make an effort to make it cleaner around here.
eva
August 25th, 2008 at 8:57 pmthis is so scary!!
i am 22 and have grown up in a family of hoarders… where normal means having boxes of junk lining the edges of the couch and having extension cords and car parts in the dining room-
and now i have my own place that is just as bad or worse (even though i promised myself it wouldnt be) as my parents’ house. reading all of this stuff is scary because it is so right on with everything im used to. i can barely take a step now in my house because of all the half-filled boxes, which are there partly because i was trying to be cautious when unpacking (a year ago) and partly because i think somehow thats better than the stuff directly on the floor. but boxes are sliding all over each other and i have spiders galore…
my main question is that my house has no rooms- its a small cottage with one main living space. i have a giant drafting table and flat files, and that leaves very little space for dashing and stashing– everythings out in the open. any advice?
thanks!
Pandemonium
August 29th, 2008 at 11:04 amCan you try and register for the forums?
We’d be glad to have you.
Pandemonium
August 29th, 2008 at 11:05 amEva, that was for you.
Shawna
August 31st, 2010 at 9:16 pmIs this site still active? I love what I’ve seen so far. Right now I’m sitting in a house that I;m ashamed of. I find Flylady annoying. Can I join the forums? It will not let me register.
Thanks!
Slobovianna Slobo
February 11th, 2011 at 12:23 pmThe general clutter is not what has me whipped. I am showered with the paper blizzard. I have 12 file boxes full of papers that I want to weed out but the ones that have me whipped are what I have thrown into a box for years and they have piled pretty high; plus more come pouring in every day.
I can’t catch up. Some subjects fit into two or more subjects. I have a one paragraph,one of a kind, subject that I want to find when wanted, but don’t know what to do with just one.
How do you file, I forgot what I used to do, or else the requirements have changed.
I am whipped!!!
Need2Clean
June 9th, 2011 at 9:42 amIs this still active?
brooke
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:18 ami have a major problem w/ trying to keep my apartment clean! im a stay-at-home-mom w/ 3 kids, 8 year old, 2 year old, and 6 month old, in a tiny 2-bedroom apartment! id like to register to my messy house! i could really use some tips! my husband says im a potential hoarder! please help! also..my 6 month old is trying her hardest to crawl! so, i really need to get a move-on! lol..thanks!!