It’s tough for a cleanie and a messie to live together, whether it’s parent and child, roommates, or a married couple. It can really strain an otherwise good relationship. Living with someone in the opposite camp takes hard work, understanding, and diplomacy.
The one thing I think most acknowledged messies wish cleanies understood […]

What Doesn’t Belong
Some of my messie friends have come up with a new way of cleaning and decluttering their homes. They envision how they want their room to look and then remove everything that doesn’t fit that vision. That is the short version.
In a way, it is that simple, and in a way […]

“Why put off until tomorrow what you can do. . .”

How would you finish that adage? If you would say “today,” well, then scroll on down, because you probably don’t have a problem with procrastination. However, if you answered “the next day,” “next week,” or even “never,” this topic is for you.

Many messies […]

So many of us messies talk about getting our homes clean “for once and for all.” We tend to put things on hold, waiting for our home to get clean permanently.
It’s not going to happen. As long as people live in the home, messes will happen. Messes even happen in the homes […]

Helpful hints from Jenne’s file.
Think of your appliances as your servants and put them to work every morning. Whether you work or not, there’s no reason not to let the efficiency of your servants work for you. Get a load of laundry in the washer, start the dishwasher, get dinner going in the […]