I would like to take a moment to tell you all about a new housecleaning system that I am going to be starting. It is written by Mindy Starns Clark. She is a Christian mom from PA who has written a couple of really neat Christian mystery stories. I've heard her speak, and she has a very sweet spirit. And, as a creative type, she knows what its like to be not so gifted with housework.
As all of you who know me well know, I am not so gifted with housework. I can work for hours and not get anywhere. I also have mess-blindness, I tend to not see mess unless I happen to be stressing over it. I have gotten a LOT better, but I still struggle with the last minute dashes if someone is coming over, and the occassional over-flowing closet.
The idea behind Minday's book is that people who are naturally gifted at housework tend to either adapt their house to their behavior or adapt their behavior to fit their house. The book teaches how to think both logically and creatively about the way you deal with clutter, etc. I read the first couple chapters at the bookstore and it was awesome. So I will occassionally be documenting this process on my blog (including -gasp- before and after pictures). Now you will know what I am talking about.
3 comments:
Can't wait to read more about it, Rachel.
I think I'm about done with clutter control for now---I finally cleaned out the closet under the steps.....it was so bad we couldn't even get inside. This sparked the girls to go through their room, under their beds, etc. Then we went through Gerard's stuff too. Afterwards, we took 16 bags of stuff to the thrift store.
I want to hear about this.
Very interesting..we just figured out that we have at least three creative types and one more that could be if he thinks hard enough about it.
Tell us more.
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