Have you heard of this book, “A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder (How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place)”? It sounds wonderful. Apparently, the authors’ premise is that a little bit of messiness makes the world a better place. Slightly messy people are apparently more flexible and have more time (because they’re not spending every minute putting things away.) I think they have a point. I have a wonderful Cleanie friend I’ve mentioned before here. She often told me that she was envious of the cool things I did, like taking college classes, writing stories, crocheting… things like that. I think she felt trapped by her high expectations of cleanliness. Her house was beautiful and clean and organized, but sometimes, I think she felt like that was all she had.
I’m trying to be a better Messie. Now that I have created enough good, healthy cleaning habits, I’m trying to relax about the rest of the mess. I want my kids to bring their friends over without me having a heart attack. My house will never meet my imaginary standard of how a house is supposed to look, so I need to accept that sometimes, there will be mail on the table, a few dishes in the sink, some books by my chair. I think I need that book. It might help after a steady diet of Anti-Mess books.
What do you think? Is a little bit of messiness a good thing?
grace
December 1st, 2007 at 5:54 ammy biggest problem is company i get up and i have company from the time i pour my first cup of coffee untill supper and then other company while we have supper or just after dishes havnt been touched then around 10 it gets quiet so i tidy do dishes go to bed and wake up for the same day again my husband says i have to say enough but ihate to be hurtful and to clean while their here is impossable i know i have to put my foot down but i think i wrote this just to vent my problem is me thanks for listening
Katrina
February 20th, 2008 at 1:16 pmWhile I do agree with the book in part I can’t say it would be for me. But I do get their point. However, my main problems is the clutter. I can sort of stay on top of the basic cleaning but the clutter keeps invading my space and that’s where I really need to get my butt in gear
steve
March 9th, 2008 at 12:21 amhi,
Im not sure how i found your site i think i was checking google for one of my videos. actually i am quite messy too. well go to youtube and look at my messy computer room.
my mother was always a tidyness freak.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OdJGobyXing
thanks and i will bookmark this site.
steve