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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that this is a huge plus rather than an issue that needs addressing OP. It sounds to me as if she functions well if her external environment is calm. Messy surroundings only lead to stress and chaos. I like to have things a certain way, when I nanny and have some down time, I love to organize the child's toys, books and clothes. The parents tell me they love coming home to a neat house. They love having the toys picked up, the dishes washed and out of the sink and no crumbs or anything else on the floor. You have won the nanny lotto tenfold. Enjoy.[/quote] I disagree. I think obsessively clean spaces are every bit as stressful as overly messy ones. Note: Overly. A little mess is fine. That's living. When you stress about the kids getting one spot of paint on their shirt (that was admittedly by mom purchased used) or one tiny drop being missed during clean up, or one hair falling out of someone's head and landing on the floor etc. then no learning happens because I'm not going to do crafts and projects in a home where every little detail has to be just so or I'll hear about it via text, email and in person the next day. Now, THAT is stressful and chaotic to my mental health. There needs to be a happy medium.[/quote]
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