A Perfect Mess

Posted by Harmony

I admit I am not the type to worry about little things being out of place around my house (well okay, not everything has a home anyway). But I do figure that one day I will get my act together and do a complete organization of my home so it could be featured in any home style magazine.

This goal may change once I read A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by David Freeman & Eric Abrahamson. The authors argue that it is healthy and productive to have some level of disorganization in your life (I'm listening!). Chatelaine's April 2007 issue introduced me to the book and I was sold when I read that,

"...evidence is mounting that messy people may be more creative, higher paid and better parents."

One reviewer on Amazon.com advises that this book should not be used as an excuse to validate your messiness but to ease your guilt about not being more organized. So, this book is going to tell me not to feel guilty about some disorder in my house and that it is actually beneficial to me? Perfect!

How does your life function better because of an element of "messiness" in it?

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dexie said:

kids grow up fast, the dishes and dust are just gonna have to wait :)

Posted at 03:37 PM, on March 20 2007

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