"Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage."
- C. S. Lewis
Friday, January 5, 2007
Courtesy of the Jollyblogger, here's the New York Times on us cluttered types:
An anti-anticlutter movement is afoot, one that says yes to mess and urges you to embrace your disorder. Studies are piling up that show that messy desks are the vivid signatures of people with creative, limber minds (who reap higher salaries than those with neat “office landscapesâ€) and that messy closet owners are probably better parents and nicer and cooler than their tidier counterparts. It’s a movement that confirms what you have known, deep down, all along: really neat people are not avatars of the good life; they are humorless and inflexible prigs, and have way too much time on their hands.
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Comments on "Bonus Points If You Can't See Over the Pile On Your Desk to Read This":
4. Brian in Fresno
- 01/05/2007 10:43 pm CST
I guess I'm a "houmorless and inflexible prig". I somehow always knew that. I'm slowly getting reformed. But I still love Piet Mondrian's art.
5. Leslie29
- 01/10/2007 1:31 pm CST
(humming) "Not alone, not alone we are not alone. . ."
I have determined through many years of turmoil and strife that God has not called me to be a "cleany," just a "mommy," and that the two are not necessarily one and the same. Just because I'm at home doesn't mean I'm failing as a mom if there is clutter. I wasted a lot of time failing no matter how hard I tried.
The funny thing is, now that I let go of the stigma, I desire a clutter-free house. Can't get there yet, maybe never will, but I don't get depressed over it.
That's me . . .
much to the chagrin of my wife and coworkers.