Stuff Management

Messies, Decluttering & Mess Deconstruction

The "how" of home organization isn't difficult. But professional organizers act like getting organized once will turn you into a Tidy person

Delegation as Life Skill (Or, How to Clean House While Sitting on Your A**)

I am on my screened porch, watching the hummingbirds, but my house will be clean by the end of the day. How is this possible? Delegation.

Resources We Love: Home Cleaning and Organizing

Are you searching for routines to follow to keep your home clean and organized?

Household Division of Labor: What's Fair?

We can blame the Victorians for women's sense of shame about the messiness of their homes.

Hate Laundry? 30 Solutions to Reduce Barriers & Make it Easier

Laundry has always been a challenge for me, but after a lifetime of tweaking, I've finally found ways to make it better.

Introducing the Messy Desk Journal: No foolish consistency

For years, I sought a perfect system that I can consistently maintain to keep my life in order--in time, housekeeping, and thought...

Messy Desk Rules

Every person is unique. No solution is universal. Make it easy. Lean into your strengths. Don't waste time on unimportant junk.

The Strengths of Being Messy

It turns out that there are advantages to being a little bit messy--we aren't talking all-out hoarding or seriously unhygienic.