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[quote=Anonymous]I can't stand my house anymore. It's reasonably tidy--when I (and only I!) put in the effort to keep it so. But there's just so much stuff that comes in and, I gather, not enough going out. My kids are in elementary school and middle school now, so it's not even about toys anymore but just stuff--papers, shoes, books, jackets, hair brushes, etc. No one picks up after themselves, and I'm tired of nagging people about it. I am an architect and designer, so the aesthetics of my living environment are important to me. But now my cute house is full of furniture that's fast becoming tatty, along with scuffed wooden floors, chipping paint, marred walls, and dust and dog hair everywhere. A cleaner comes 2x a month, but I pretty much do the rest unless I nag, nag, nag. And even then it's still a battle to keep up with laundry, decluttering, and household repair tasks.

Does anyone have any tips for keeping up with the constant flow of stuff, or with getting kids to want to chip in with housework, or with maintaining a house in general? Or should I just suck it up for another 9 or 10 years, when my not-very-neatnik kids leave the nest? And please, I beg of you, nobody tell me to "bless this mess"--this mess makes me very unhappy.[/quote]

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