Some people like self-help books, some don't. I fit into the latter category. The other day I saw my bride Karen reading The House That Cleans Itself. Many thoughts entered my head; "Yeah right" ... "Run Ken, run!" ... "This is going to be good", and others. It wasn't long before I peeked and saw that step 3 was, "Involve the Household and Hang the signs". So much for the house cleaning itself. It looks more like a family project.
Karen and I did talk about an area where we each feel it is most important to have it clean and tidy. Mine was the livingroom, Karen's was the kitchen. My reasoning is that we can feel comfortable having people drop in. Karen's reasoning was much the same. Other zones in the house we can either close doors or we don't mind the "lived in" look. Okay ... that part was easy.
So ... what's next? I don't know for sure but step #5 has a ring I don't like, "Gather tools and Document Evidence". Are my tools safe and is the evidence about me and my tools? Future sections have titles that start with, Clear out ... Open up ... Neaten, Organize ... Verify ... Examine ... Record ... Take steps ... and The Checklist. Yikes!
When is the house going to clean itself?
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That's funny Ken. I haven't seen or read that book, but I already started hanging signs (index cards with colorful notations written in permanent ink.) The first one went above the sink, involving where exactly one should put his/her used dishes, cups and utensils.
The second one is near the laundry, regarding how to handle an over-flowing hamper when one approaches it with an armful of unclean masses.
"The House That Cleans Itself" Sigh. Should be in the fiction aisle.
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