Is everybody's closet clean??? At the dentist office today I was skimming through the Ladies Home Journal (Feb 07) issue and came across an interesting article: It was titled "The Merits of Messiness"
"The idea that clutter can make the world a better place runs counter to everything we've been taught. What's so great about messiness? When you allow disorder, randomness and the unexpected into your world, many good things happen. You save the time and money that you would have spent trying to maintain order. If you have a tightly scheduled calendar, it's easy for something to go wrong, so super-neat people must constantly work at staying in control. But when you're kind of messy, if something unexpected happens you can deal with it more easily. And you also gain tremendous flexibility. For example, when you're tidy, you put that guitar away in a closet. If you're messy, you leave it around where you may happen upon it and rediscover the passion for playing. "
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Hmm, I think LHJ must have been hard up for articles that month if it had to print that :)
LOL...I think it's funny how there is two things that sell a woman's magazine....and how much these two things are in conflict with each other: weight-loss programs and great lucious looking recipes!
I think leaving the guitar out thing would only work for someone without kids or pets. In a kid house it may not survive the night! I am however an advocate for the more relaxed lifestyle! :)
but Beth-Your house always looks clean! Maybe I should come for a surprise visit...
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