Compulsively cluttered

[ter1413]

Take a weekend to throw away/donate some of that crap and you will feel better!

 

[aphextwin07]

Originally Posted by DBoon

I've been living alone for years. It is deeply ingrained in my behavior to just leave things lying around. I'm not a hoarder and don't leave food around and attract pests or anything, I just leave things in a horrible mess. Inanimate objects all over the floor to the point that I am hopping over boxes, suitcases, shoes, etc. to get from room to room. I usually do nothing until I expect company and perform a massive cleanup that can take up to an hour.

The irony is that I get great "zen" when I do have everything in order. I think that once I cross the door into my own isolated living space I take license to exhibit complete and total laziness. I'm sure that if I read some psychological texts it would postulate that I have some sort of deep-seated issues here...

Anyone else like this? Advice and/or insults?

i'm not quite as bad but I do find this type of thing normal. wasting away 40+ hours a week at a day job means little time to actually do anything during the day after work. the hell if i'm gonna spend that precious time being a neat freak when i could be doing something more productive and rewarding.

 

[gort]

I like to think that at any moment some fine ass ***** will walk through my door and it's important she isn't deterred by any unsightly clutter.

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Originally Posted by gort

I like to think that at any moment some fine ass ***** will walk through my door and it's important she isn't deterred by any unsightly clutter.

That's why I can't understand why someone won't clean up their place. I could see why someone wouldn't bother to clean if they never had people over and were like Hermits.

 

[DBoon]

the answer re: random bitches is long-term girlfriend who doesn't live with me.

I realized a good analogy for what I meant is...living in a Windows desktop covered with icons

 

[gort]

Your long term girlfriend doesn't mind that you're messy?

 

[DBoon]

she is in residency in another city

 

[otc]

maybe the solution is an accountability thread.

Post your tagut style photo and you have until the end of the weekend to post a photo that looks better.

We will throw it back if its no good enough--you don't have to be shooting for the cover of Dwell but get it nice.

 

[imatlas]

I have tendencies in this direction. Unfortunately, so does my wife.

 

[TM79]

Do you make enough money to have a cleaning service come in each weekend and do a once over on your place? It's really not that expensive... probably a few hundred per month.