Quotes About Tidying

We knew we were doomed. The kiss was a warm acceptance of years of bickering, years of me consuming foods that I found barely edible and Henry tidying up after someone who already thought she had tidied up. When I kissed Henry I wasn't imagining Ex-boyfriend #13; I was picturing Husband #1.

My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing.

I'm actually really good at vacuuming, and I don't even mind it so much. I hate dusting with a passion, and I am not a fan of tidying up, but vacuuming I can do. And mopping floors: I'm not bad at that, either.

I suppose that was an old-fashioned stereotyped female thing to do. Tidying up before letting you in.

When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put order in my belongings...As if unable to organize and control my life, I seek to exert this on the world of objects.

Sometimes I just wish I had a day off. I really need to clean my room.

The objective of cleaning is not just to clean, but to feel happiness living within that environment.

I look forward to spring cleaning and putting things in their place. It's therapeutic for me.

People cannot change their tidying habits without first changing their way of thinking.

Shortly after the elections, Putin went so far as to inform us that Parliament was a place not for debate, but for legislative tidying up. He was pleased that the new Duma would not be given to debating.

In real life, I wish I could do a Scourgify. That would just be incredible helpful, when I know the rest of the family is gong to be back in 30 seconds and I haven't tidied up. That would be really helpful.

I'd like to tidy up the entire planet. I would go anywhere if there were something that needs tidying.

Poor Mr Lippincote could not help dying. Death does not always give us a chance of tidying up. (118)

But it is impossible, I find, to tidy books without ending by sitting on the floor in the middle of a great untidiness and reading.

That's why we like to make things pretty; it's just'cause we're so dang sick of cleaning up horrible messes. Same instinct

One time I actually cleaned out my closet so good I ended up on the cover of Time magazine.

I love cleaning and hanging things up!

It's going to be labor-intensive and time-consuming, but you need to take all the books down and put them on the floor. Take them down and spread them in one area. Physically pick each book up, one by one. If the book inspires you, keep it. If not, it goes out. That's the standard by which you decide.

My head was full of tidying tips, and I had complete, albeit misguided, confidence that I could tidy any place.

Many books have changed my life, but only one has the word 'life-changing' in the title: Marie Kondo's 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying.'

One thing in space, just like home: you cannot escape housework. Every Saturday is clean-the-station day.

I recommend tidying by category, not by place. For example, instead of deciding that today you'll tidy a particular room, set goals such as 'clothes today, books tomorrow.'

hair and crumbs and unidentifiable orts to be vacuumed

When I clean up that mess, I'm always surprised by the disproportionate energy and cheer I gain, plus I'm able to find my keys.