The dishes is a big one. If you load the dw as you go and run it before bed, then empty in the am, you'll

Jan 10, 2019
9:56:35am

soupie All Little League

never have to worry about a sink of dishes. Think this one thing makes a huge difference one way or the other. Also seems to set the precendence for other things throughout the house.

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Is it possible to make the transition from messy person to a tidy person?

dryflyelk All-American

1/10/19 9:36am

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JimmyZ

1/10/19 9:37am

Didn’t help me a bit.

Boanerges

1/10/19 9:38am

I’ve gone from a 4 to like a 7 since I got married

Alpi Gusto

1/10/19 9:40am

Of course it is. And it's not even hard. Just keep things clean as you go. You finish your pasta dinner? Don't just put

scootsy

1/10/19 9:41am

yeah. i think the hardest part is digging yourself out of the hole

v1k0u6

1/10/19 9:42am

You can change yourself if you work at it...you can not change your wife if you

BYUFam1

1/10/19 9:43am

If you are always keeping things clean, the wife will feel shame if she then dirties it. Lead by example.

scootsy

1/10/19 9:45am

That doesn’t work.

Cougarrr

1/10/19 12:18pm

Well it's how I feel at least. If my wife leaves a room immaculate, I feel guilty leaving a single thing out.

scootsy

1/10/19 12:22pm

Read something about that last week saying there are 2 types of tidiness. First ones are those

soupie

1/10/19 9:47am

Yes it is possible. I was a really messy person when I was younger, now I am

DJROSS

1/10/19 9:52am

The dishes is a big one. If you load the dw as you go and run it before bed, then empty in the am, you'll

soupie

1/10/19 9:56am

We set a family goal to clean the living room every night. It's helped so far.

Cougarrr

1/10/19 9:57am

I'm more of a clean-as-you go type and my wife is the clean-all-once type.

Thrill

1/10/19 10:22am

Think I like your Mom.

soupie

1/10/19 10:23am

she's a MILK - mom i'd like to klean [with]?

hyperbully

1/10/19 10:30am

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JimmyZ

1/10/19 11:51am

Poo is not the same as a toy on the floor.

ditch

1/10/19 10:29am

Same concept of cleaning as you go though.

Thrill

1/10/19 10:34am

I very much like the quote you have here.

Byu4life

1/10/19 11:55am

If my teenage daughter is evidence, and Fletch would say, "No, no never."

Emmett Fitz-Hume

1/10/19 3:57pm

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