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At least, my room is. It's absolutely hideous. I think there's a correlation between my mental state and the squalor in which I can live - certainly recently I've just not felt up to ploughing through the accumulated mess on the floor.

So, we have two empty vodka bottles, 3 empty litre bottles of diet coke, junk food wrappings and containers, books, cds, SMELLY SHOES, a sachet of pepper, missing lead for knackered old laptop, odd socks and possibly a discoloured carpet. Urgh. I tried tidying last night due to having GUEST tonight and have cleared floor space but it still FEELS messy.

How messy is yours? And how messy are you and WHY, you lazy gits?

― Sarah, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The vodka bottles are cool though, they make me look like an alky- holic. Ace! I also have a cupboard with the door mostly kept open and now things are spilling out - my tidying means clearing floor space by throwing things into cupboard and promising "good sort out" later.

Who am I kidding?? And why do I always degenerate into squalor??

― Sarah, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have just been putting wood preservative on new doors...so I may be incoherent...anyway

My room is a tip...I have one big pile of clothes, 4 or 5 piles of books, magazines, bits of paper, application forms, cds etc...On my desk I have a comb, loose change, bank statements, travel cards etc...Room is also dusty...and in one corner I have festering paint brushes.

Wait a sec! I'll take a photo...I know y'all is dying to see my room! :)

― james, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

there is a direct correlation between the mess in my room and my mental state. at the mo it's pretty OK - just things in piles like books and CDs that i haven't put away, and the odd shirt and mug. last week it was horrendous, there were nearly things GROWING in the mugs! my boyfriend is messy too, but he manages to be messy in an anally tidy way, don't ask me how. the worst mess i EVER had was when i waxed my legs and didn't clear away the wax-and-hair covered strips for about 3 days - euuugh!!

― katie, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Another thing, seeing as we don't have a front room in our flat, anything I eat tends to just REMAIN in my room therefore I dread to think how much crockery I have lurking under the new form of life that's growing in the MESS.

My bin has been overflowing now for over a week and it's starting to be one big refuse pile. Fantastic! I AM one of those council estate flats just COVERED in rubbidge that one sees on them "gritty" documentaries.

― Sarah, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh Christ. My entire flat is the worst although better than it was a couple of weeks ago - only one fly sighting during my entire Civ II- fest last night and I have some new curtains ready to go up too so that will help matters. I'm going to have to get the carpet done though, ugh. There is very much a correlation with my mental state and living alone means that basically I don't care about stuff I should care about.

― Tom, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i have a futon, so luckily there isn't much space for filth to be hoarded under it (otherwise oh yes, there would be much filth!) i must at this point grass up ricky t, who DESPITE moving into our flat 6 months ago, has not bought bookshelves or clothes storage. his room is therefore extremely hazardous - if you don't trip over the Book Moutntain then the pants hillock will surely get you :):)

― katie, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I will stupidly clean every other room in the flat before I do my own room. The kitchen gets done every week and is immaculate after 45 minutes. I even use a Swiffer! But my room can be appalling. Walk- in wardrobe? I have a walk-on wardrobe. I don't have enough storage, so there's a big crate full of junk in the middle of the floor and there are spiders nesting behind the pile of books by my bed. I also have a fluffy rug which moults like no living creature ever could. My records have a knack of falling over in the middle of the night (they're propped up by a fairly flimsy bookend). However, I fold my knickers, all my CDs are in their boxes and stored in alphabetical order and I change my bedlinen and towels every week. Is this what Katie means by 'messy in an anally tidy way'?

― Madchen, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I cleaned my room not so long ago, but have totally run out of room for CDs and books and videos and fings.

― DG, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Here ya go! (I'm a bit bored today)

http://www.angelfire.com/wy/bby2k/images/tip.gif

Did that work?

― james, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Madchen - yes and no. my boyfriend is one of those people who keeps all his recipts and scraps of paper and envelopes and goddam EVERYTHING and keeps it all on the floor where it's in the way - but all of it is in alphabetical or date order and if you disturb anything he can instantly tell. why oh why?!

― katie, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

But does he fold his knickers?

― Madchen, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My flat except for my room is really tidy too, because my flatmate just got a new girlfriend so he's keeping it extra nice. Was already fairly tidy - our kitchen is usually lovely, even my Mum is impressed and our bathroom just got done-up, so the new tiles give an impression of cleanliness. My room is a pit, thanks to illness more than laziness. Desperate for a dust and vacuum and 253s everywhere as well - I'm supposed to be plugging to radio myself so there's CDs and envelopes scattered. Must sort bed out, same duvet covers and pillows for 3 weeks (ugh). Other night I think I scored but then couldn't follow it up because I was scared of what she'd think of my room. Posting a note-to-self really, sorry.

― chris, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ga, am I the only tidy person here? My room is immacualte, shelves and cupboards of clothes and everything. The only problems are: my wardrobe is not the right size for coat hangers - is too small - what idiot designed it? And in the mornings it stinks. Despite having the window open. It must be my 20 year old curtains drawn over it that's the problem. Of course, before it was decorated...

― Bill, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Addendum to above: You just have to discover the JOY! of throwing things out that you thought you had wanted to keep to be tidy.

― Bill, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my only untidyness is a strange system for worn clothes. sort of clumps spotted around with the distance from the clothes basket measuring the grade of cleanliness. the clothes basket epicentre contains the hard-core stinky clothes that really absolutely do need washing, don't even think about going in there for a t-shirt, oh all right if you must.

Is it a myth that only blokes use this system? (which I gather is quite commonly used, in contrast to the hopelessly simplistic "clean or not-clean" system that parents seem to adhere to)

― Alan Trewartha, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

As noted by Katie, my room is currently a big pit of gribble. I'd prefer it to be tidy but I'm too much of a lazy arse to do anything about it.

― RickyT, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

since i "borrowed" DG's old vinyl player (chiz chiz!) my room R being a very tidy and dust free place indeed.

― Fatnick, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, since I last mentioned them on the geek thread, the shelves are now up (and I feel alll butch and manly and am proud of my screwdriver rash in the palm of my hand), the plan being that instead of having stuff all over my floor it could be spread vertically. However since moving the floor contents to the shelves the floor is one again full, as are the shelves.

Sara's room is impccably tidy with everything in it's right place. She scares me.

― Graham, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It seems to be that most of us have a lack of storage space. Do you have to be a growed up to have adequate storage, or just enough emotional maturity not to keep comfort buying Stuff and also Things hence my SPACE CHANNEL 5 LUNCHBOX (but god, it's good)!

I certainly don't have enough storage space and need to invest in some Really Good Shelves. Currently there's books, cds, spacehoppers, net curtains, and clothes all over the place. I might find myself buying a clothes basket thing tonight, actually. I'm being INSPIRED!!!

― Sarah, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

actually i fold up my boyfriend's knickers! truly i am a domestic slave...

― katie, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sarah: Argos 5 tier pine shelves, P377, £14.99, 3 hours, 70 screws, but it'll make you FEEL LIKE a man.

― Graham, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Blimey, Katie! You really should teach him how to wash stuff himself.

― RickyT, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My fiance folds my laundry. I'm really quite hopeless at housework, the only thing I usually do is turn on the dishwasher.

― Nicole, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm messy and I don't mind.

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I rearranged and tidied my whole flat on Tuesday, so now it looks absolutely spotless. Though I didn't finish washing up because I sliced my finger on a carving knife. My flat is SO small though - it's just like a big dorm room and I'm drowning under the rising tide of records and CDs...

― Paul Strange, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

dozens of books, magazines, clothes , food wrappers,

― anthony, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Everything in my place is really tidy, very lived in but tidy, except for the kitchen table which is a seething mass of receipts, bills, bank statements, letters, magazines etc.

― toraneko, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

and I feel alll butch and manly and am proud of my screwdriver rash in the palm of my hand

Is Screwdriver another word for Pork Sword?

― Madchen, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm untidy. Which drives hank crazy.

― Samantha, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

it's just like a big dorm room and I'm drowning under the rising tide of records and CDs...

Ah, heaven! And you're complaining?

While the moving of recent days meant a bit of a pile here and there, a concentrated effort on Tuesday has resulted in a gloriously redone living room that's utterly brilliant. Meanwhile, my room is as near-compulsively neat as always. I like floor space, dammit!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I can only think of two ILE-ers I know who manage to keep their gaff tidy. Both of those are single(ish) men who own their own places. HMMM!!!!

― Sarah, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Therefore tidiness = refuge of LONELY SINGLES!

My squalor is a reflection of being a well adjusted lonely single. Actually, I think the other two are more well adjusted then me then again that's not saying much ho ho. Mang Tidiness is VAAAH STRANGE.

― Sarah, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

New roommate is houseproud and tidy which suits me fine. We are always coming up with "new plans" for things which we occasionally actually get around to doing. Dishes done before bed every night (because we have DISHWASHER (sign of cross)) MY room, however... well let's just say everything's right where I put it!

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is Screwdriver another word for Pork Sword?

Screwdriver rash = Marks from gripping your tool too tightly.

― Graham, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Currently own one (1) shelf. Have enuf books for three. Have enuf cds/LPs for 1-2 more. Hence, big mess of boxes et cet on floor. Have not yet purchased laundry hamper. Also need another desk for computer. Hence, there IS a mess, but it is one which will be solved when I manage to furnish the sparse apartment.

― Sterling Clover, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

graham, you loose your geek status for not having an electric screwdriver

― Ed, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

always messy. i only go home to eat and change my clothes. everything just sorta piles up and i don't have time to tidy it, cos i'm always either working or doing on the spot things

― di, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I keep the kitchen clean, everything else can go to hell, records go bakc in sleeves though

― Ed, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

wow! I have an electric screwdriver...I thought about playing guitar with it...but it's just gathering dust I'm afraid.

― james, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Perhaps Ed is talking about his spam javelin.

― Samantha, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I mean, "Ed, perhaps Graham, blah blah"

― Samantha, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My room is an eruption of papers, books, computer equipment and my collection of very bad music right now. I tell myself that I am going to clean up after exams....

― Menelaus Darcy, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i decided i wanted to be minimalist with every surface bare wood or white wall (except for the bookshelves and cd rack, i can't not have those), but over the week i scatter clothes all over the top of the dresser and books, cds, and papers all over the desk and floor, so i have to clean up every weekend. it's currently at the friday stage, i.e. very bad. i will put away the clothes, books, and put the papers in recycling in about ten minutes tomorrow (five if it wasn't for having to put the CDs in their proper cases).

― Maria, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i cleaned the apartment and am running out of bookspace so they are on every fucking surface

― anthony, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I mean, "Ed, perhaps Graham, blah blah"

Well I guess 70 screws in 3 hours would etc etc (I'm rubbish at pulling off innuendo)

Geek status rectified at B+Q for 2 fucking 98.

― Graham, Sunday, 21 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Might be something to this state-of-living-space = state-of-thinking- space business.

Our flat is immaculate at the moment, Pam & I having done the usual pre-guest blitz at the end of last week. However, the key final component of such an operation is the Mad Stash, where unpaid bills, important legal and financial documents - basically anything worthy of serious and swift attention and study - is gathered together with all other visible detritus and rudely stuffed into the nearest drawer. Of course, this has a cumulative effect, and each Mad Stash is Madder and Stashier than before, resulting in a greater subterreanean film of chaos and bedlam.

So, while on the outside I appear calm and collected, hidden away in the musty recesses of my head are a thousand and one nagging parcels of misery and doubt.

― Michael Jones, Sunday, 21 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two months pass...

I have decided, after many unsuccessful tries to clear the floor), even after throwing away three bags of stuff, even after buying a big set of shelves, I still have exactly as much stuff as I have space (including the whole floor). Thus any attempts to reduce clutter are clearly a fool's errand and can only result in reconfiguration of stuff. I give in.

― Graham, Sunday, 30 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My house is usually very tidy :) Then again in a7 and a half room large flat with two living in it rarely even gets out of order... Just the way we like it. That leaves us more vegging time which we both need! lol Our personal rooms are always tidy....

― Gale Deslongchamps, Sunday, 30 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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