Usability in the Home

I toyed with the idea of creating a separate category called Usability in the Home for sometime, but never did. For quite a while I had a system for keeping my place clean and un-cluttered but a few events caused a system breakdown from which I have yet to recover.

First, I sold my car because I wasn't using it anymore, but what happened was I didn't drop stuff at GoodWill, which has created a backup. Another was getting a roomate, who threw off my whole system (it's efficient to delegate responsibility for one's problem, right?). He has since moved out, but as we all know it is harder to catch up than to keep up. Finally, I lost the key to my storage space on the bottom floor of our building, creating another blockage in the channels of clutter-busting.

Creative Housekeeping Tips for the Well-intentioned Slob. Are you a reluctant slob? Are your resolutions firm but your follow-thoughs flagging? If the hallway to your personal housekeeping hell is strewn with good intentions, consider KISSing your bad habits goodbye. Cat Conner's (MeFi's frykitty) new blog-style KISS Living site is great for us fleeting-attention-span types, providing tips based on her "Keep It Short and Simple" technique. I may not know what day it is, or whether Martha spells her name "Stuart" or "Stewart", but even I can focus my energy for 10 minutes at a time. [MetaFilter]

Looks interesting. The other resources I like are flylady, Rita Morgenstern's book Organizing from the Inside Out  and the Queen of Clean.

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