Tammy asked:


…but when I suggested hiring a professional house organizer, my Mom snapped at me and said it’s insulting to her. She thinks that members of the family themselves should clean up the mess, primarily the mother. Thing is, half of our house (and we live in a three-storey house) is clutter! She never has the time to clean up her own closet, let alone the whole house! I have suggested throwing away old stuff to minimize junk but she wants to keep them for keepsake or because of sentimental reasons, whatever. I honestly do not want to live in a messy house (who does?) so how do I make our household more livable? I am going to move out soon, but I don’t want them to live in that pile of junk of a house too. HELP!!!

joe friday’s grrl asked:


I’m a single mom of an 18-yr-old son with Asperger’s syndrome (very high-functioning) and an 11-yr-old daughter who’s very gifted and creative. We all, unfortunately, have ADD, and I come from a family where my parents and brother had ADD too. My ex-husband ALSO has Asperger’s and adult ADD. Frankly, we’re a mess, literally and figuratively. Right now, I’m on disability because of other mental and physical disorders. When I WAS employed, I could never hold down or job or stay in school long enough to finish anything. I’m home most of the day now. One would think I could manage to get things at least a little in order, cleaned and organized a bit at a time, but it never happens. Our house is almost always a wreck, with things strewn everywhere, clutter, projects half done. Our biggest problem is distractive-ness. We can’t even seem to maintain the things we try to set up to help like schedule boards, checklists. I’m at my wit’s end. Could a home organizer be of any help in an ADD home?
BTW, we have a bad habit of ordering things we don’t ever really use, and because we love learning, we are forever buying books and magazines. Our home is filled with thousands of pieces of paper in heaps, laundry heaps, movie video & DVD stacks, games (pieces), and books no one is ever going to read, more than likely.

Kaybee asked:


I know a woman that is constantly interfering in other family members schedules and plans by changing times, dates or pick-up’s and “drop-offs”….particularly if the activitivity is something that she was not asked to be involved with.

If someone has planned an outing or trip and the trip involves something she doesn’t approve of then she does her best to re-arrange times, places, who’s going etc… or to cancel the trip altogether.

She is a “Director” where she works, but how can we as family members keep her out of our scheduling and plans? She is always wanting to be “in-charge” of our lives, our household and our relationships with others.

It’s very frustrating because she won’t take “no” for an answer….. and if she’s caught….. she’ll cry and try to back-peddle” her way out of what she’s done or said by saying it’s her job to be “concerned” about the family and the kids.

Any constructive advice would be appreciated.

I’m the new cancer asked:


My mom promised me that I would get my room redone, by when school starts- yeah well, she said that last year, then she said by Christmas, still no, she buys all my sister this crap for her room, and then says “Oh, soon, we’ll do it, soon.” She’s been saying that for a year, and I really need it, there is holes in my walls, my drawers fell off my dressers, my heater doesn’t work, i have a draft in my window, it’s way to hot in my room in the summer, way to cold in the winter, it’s too boy-ish, my rug has stains on it, my blinds are ripped, my room is gross, and it’s really not fair, how my sister got a new bed, new windows, new closet organizers, one piece of new furniture, and all this other crap she didn’t need! I really don’t get it, is there ANYTHING I can say to her, to get her to re-do my room like she promised? ‘Cause her only answer ever, is “hopefully, soon.” and I’m really tired of hearing that, also, she still didn’t get me my birthday present, or my confirmation present AND
my birthday was in may, and I made my confirmation in march, but my sister gets her presents RIGHT AWAY no matter what.
Oh, and i forgot to metion, my ceiling falls on me when i actually sleep in my room.
Oh, I already do that.

workinmomma33 asked:


I am 33 years old, married and we have a three year old beautiful little girl. I am a stay at home mom, my daughter doesnt attend preschool but she does take a few classes, spanish, ballet, etc. My question is I feel like I can never save money or keep up with the housework in my house. I just bought organizers for my daughters room and she helps me clean up occasionally but man I feel like a hamster in a wheel going round and round. My husband thinks the house looks like just as it just but trust me it is just not clean enough. I thought about getting a maid but they are expensive. I work from 3pm to 2am Monday-Saturdays I have Wednesday and Sundays off but I really need some help to feel caught up. Thanks in advance