Alright, confession time : not all females are born neat-freak. I’m definitely not -.-, I’m a clutterer by nature. And yes, it can be quite embarassing. The main problem is that after I took out things, I never put them back in their original place, until the urge to clean up the house arrives and I ended up having to tidy up everything, and soon … I will start cluttering again. When I was younger, I prohibited everyone including my mum, who tried to tidy up my room. The reason was simple, I thought that I preferred to have all my books around the floor so I can study easily. So whenever someone tried to put my books in proper stacks, I threw a tantrum and threatened them that my academic performance would dwindle if they insisted on doing so ( in my family, academic performance is extremely important). Afterwards, naturally nobody dared to stop me from cluttering 
Anyway, I wondered if I could change this bad habit. I came across and interesting blog article : “Develop clean house habits one at a time“. I know I will not be Martha Stewart overnight – nor would I want to be a neat freak anyway , since I’m proud that I have more important stuffs to do than this – but, I could try some of the tips there.
I’ll try each of these new ‘habits’ over a two-weeks period, hopefully I can permanently acquire some of them ^^.
- hang your clothes up or put them in hamper immediately
- put all papers (including school papers, post-in notes, bills, etc) in one in basket, and process at the end of each day
- keep you sink clean and shiny (wash dishes immediately, clean sink after)
- pick up before you go to bed and before you leave the house
- empty your trash daily
- 15 minutes decluttering sessions each day
- clean your shower, toilet and bathroom sink after each use (only takes a couple minutes!)
- have a place for everything, and put everything in its place immediately
- make your bed each morning
- keep flat surfaces (counters, tables, desks) clear of clutter
- put away your stuff as soon as you get home
Well , the good news is : I have always maintain a clean sink, and I empty my trash daily (ok, almost daily). Go me !
6 Comments
July 6, 2008 at 3:48 am
waw. think it is just gonna stick with me for about 1 week. Then i’ll go back to my normal life: put everything not at where it belongs, and here it comes the messy room AGAIN.
I don’t know why it is so difficult for me to be a neat-freak?? :-S
July 7, 2008 at 11:25 am
Interesting new habit..
add.. cook for meals, then you good to go for a housewife. ^^
July 8, 2008 at 3:08 am
@penembusbatas : I heard there is a correlation between being a geek and a mess. Anyway, I’m starting by making my bed every morning, but this morning , I failed to do it -_- because I woke up late.
@rich : and risk myself the title of “the world’s most disastruous housewife” ? I think not ^^.
July 14, 2008 at 1:09 pm
is this ms. sandy? i am adipt, adipt! *finger pointing to the air looking for attention.
somehow i know from long time ago that IT people are not meant to be tidy! It’s not just an opinion, it is a valid statement and proven.
so don’t bother to change your habit miss, just let it be, lol *devil-laugh
July 15, 2008 at 2:04 am
hahaha +_+ now i remembered, i forgot to tidy up my bed again this morning.
July 16, 2008 at 9:16 am
Anyone want to see my room. Its a typical boy’s room….. heheheh but i like it the way it is coz i can find things here where nobody can