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Mess.   Otherwise known as clutter, stuff or other four letter words!  Some mess is so familiar to us that we don’t even recognise it as mess any more.  Here are some top ways to help your mess spotting:

Stuff, that isn’t where it is supposed to be (i.e. mess)

Stuff, that by being where it is, is annoying you (i.e. mess)

Stuff, that doesn’t have a place to live (i.e. mess)

Stuff, that doesn’t look nice (i.e. messy)

Stuff, that just keeps piling up, even if it is where it supposed to be (mess too I’m afraid!)

Stuff you keep on picking up

Stuff you keep on moving

Stuff that is waiting to be “done” (look in cupboards, drawers and attics for this one)

Stuff that isn’t used for what it is (mess in plain view, that we don’t even maybe see as mess any more; have a look at chairs, baskets, surfaces and stairs for this one)

Stuff that if you had your way wouldn’t live life in that place, that could move..(yep, that’s mess too!)

Over the coming weeks we are going to make your mess a distant memory.   Step one is creating your Mess Memories:

Take a picture of every room in your house – so you can kick back in the days, weeks, months and years to come and think – wow, what a mess – it was!

Top Tips:

• Mobile phones are great for quick pics
• Laptops with Webcams can also take photos
• Camcorders are great too – for taking photos or take a video as you walk around the house!

Don’t tidy up before you do this – if you really want to make your life easier you need to love your mess – that means warts and all in full living colour in a picture!

Mess Spotting Tips: Here are some great ways of spotting mess – some of it is amazingly good at hiding right under our noses, so have a quick look at this list and see if you spot any more “messes” because of it!

The kids playroom. What a mess! No wonder their toys are all over the house – who would want to play in here – Not Me! Our old way of dealing with it: Close the door.