Are you a slob?

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Why? Why are you a slob?

TheRealPepperPotts · Accepted Answer

No, I am not a slob. However, I am in a season of life where things are in upheaval and that's life. When you marry someone with a lot of interests, have kids, move multiple times, have an autoimmune disease that crops up at the worst possible times, deal with the loss of a spouse and move again, sometimes things aren't perfect. But what's important is how we handle things not being perfect.

I am extremely good at organizing, editing and making spaces efficient. I love the feeling of a clean and orderly space. But it was important for me as a person to learn how to handle the stress of mess, because I would be an unbearable person if my happiness was defined solely by whether or not I had KonMaried my laundry that day. I like things in order, but I also like my home to be peaceful. Sometimes we have to choose between cleaning and tidiness, and connection and relationships. My kids need to trust that I am not going to turn into She-Hulk because they tracked in some mud from playing outside. They need to witness me kneeling down with them, and saying, "It's OK, everyone makes a mess of things sometimes. Let's clean it up together". Or even saying, "Let's leave that for a minute and get you cleaned up first".

If you came to my home right now, you would see a work in progress and some unfinished things from a recent renovation. You'd probably say it was messy. But you would be welcomed in, no matter how last-minute or inconvenient, because you're more important than my house being show-ready. And, I can always put you to work on something! :D

Saggitariusdiva · Accepted Answer

A slob is somebody who makes a mess. I'm not a slob but this is the reason why people are slobs is because sloppiness might be an indicator of emotional distress. Like someone with OCD who feels they need to micromanage every aspect of their life, someone who is chronically disorganized may suffer from depression or another mental health condition.

RingOfFire · Accepted Answer

One of the unfortunate things about life, if you can call it unfortunate, is that it is not neat and organized. In fact for the most part it is chaos. For those of us who like the feeling of being in control in a neat and organized environment, dealing with the chaos around us can be quite unsettling.

One of the best gifts you can give yourself is to learn how to be happy and comfortable even in the most chaotic environment because that is the environment you will be in the rest of your life.

paledreams · Accepted Answer

Due to aging, I'm not proud of the tired, lazier person I've become since taking on full time work into ongoing my 30s like anyone else. If I had a choice, I'd have preferred to be like the opposite of those rich folks who retire early and live off wealth or interest. That's why I've always voted for leftwing parties. .
I just want my lazy socialism humbleness of "only people who want to work have to work or should work" lol 😔😆 so yes I'm a slob in many ways, yet a clean and germ freak

dustybiker2 · Answer

I've learned life often puts you in situations where some days you just have to let things slide. Bugs me to no end on those days, but life lesson learned. Usually, no.

naartjie · Answer

Not at all. Don’t get me wrong my crafts can end up looking a mess when I’m cutting fabrics or working with clay and so on but I clean after and nothing sits longer than two days.
My closest is clean as too, I hate a messy closet.
People always say how clean my room is when they first see it

mandyfire98 · Answer

I'm the opposite. I even clean other people's places sometimes lol.

HawkPerception · Answer

I'd say I can be messy. I generally have organized piles of clothes all over my room. But I clean up and fold everything once in a while. When I put the dishes away, everything is in color order as well as size order, so I'm pretty particular about that. I don't often sweep or vaccum unless there's people coming over or some pretty obvious stains or crap on the floor.

I'm honestly just lazy, but I definitely prefer some kind of order and neatness. Not just shit everywhere lol

HaleyWalker · Answer

Sometimes I can be I've actually gotten a lot better with it thankfully sometimes I just get really lazy thankfully it's not as bad as he sees some of the gamers on YouTube I'm just terrible with doing my laundry

Joshydavid25 · Answer

I kinda am, but I also like neat and being tidy, plus my mother always hammered cleaning up into us... So 50/50.. Slob/neat boi..

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

Cuz I got better things to do!

Even though I always say one of the reasons woman are so good for men is because that totally changes when I’m not single.

I’ve practically renovated places because I knew I had someone cute coming over. Do I care about how where I live looks?

Not really.

Booklover_90 · Answer

Hearing that term makes me want to choose violence. My dad is a neat freak (🙄). Therefore, anything below  his  standard of clean or neat, is sloppy. Anyway, I’m not a neat freak, but I’m not a slob either. I do my best.

normalice · Answer

Sort of. Time constraints have me prioritizing immediate speed over long term efficiency so I tend to set things down wherever I last used them.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

I just forget to throw shit away and get weirdly sentimentally attached to certain things I used to use all the time but don’t really use anymore.

CrabCakes11 · Answer

No. My space gets messy but I do clean when it becomes irritating and I never leave actual messes like the dishes longer than needed

OfMiceandMen · Answer

Not at all, I keep my place/space clean and organized, unless I am doing a renovation.

AviatorTom · Answer

Depends who you ask. My wife thinks I don't take proper care if some things, like my car. She keeps her car spotless, I don't. I don't consider myself a slob, though I can and do live with a certain amount of organized clutter.

StudyingAuthor · Answer

Yep. I don't clean shit unless I have to or somebody tells me to lmao.

LaurenM1997 · Answer

I do my best to keep it to my mums standards but sometimes it’s not good enough 🤦‍♀️

clampfan101 · Answer

No more than the average guy, I assume. hehe…

Bobbysworld · Answer

Slob is such a negative word. i prefer creative organization everything is exactly where I left it.

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

No, it's just the way I'm standing

Anonymous · Answer

HELL NO! I can’t stand messes and germs

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Not really, I do leave things out of place sometimes but at some point I always put it where it belongs

bannacookies · Answer

Not at all. I don't want to misplace things so I am pretty tidy.

Anonymous · Answer

I get mad if drops of his piss ends up on the floor. Ocd clean wise? Yep.

electromagnetic · Answer

I could never. Everything in my home has a place.

ThaMaskedMarvel · Answer

No, I'm not a slob. That would be an insult to slobs everywhere. 😂😂😂

FunkyMonkee · Answer

No, it just looks that way. It's actually organized chaos.

DJB72 · Answer

No, but I am a hoarder. I'm working on it with my psychologist.

MacDaddyRico · Answer

Have you seen Albert Einstein's office on the day he died? It looked like a tornado had torn through it.

Charliefretz329 · Answer

I’m a big fan of neat and orderly, but I can get a bit cluttered when on a mission

Wiredone · Answer

No I'm not a slob. Everything has it's place in my house and vehicles. I can easily see if something is missing and I'd know exactly what it was

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

Nope

LiamS95 · Answer

No, I like everything organized and neat.

Jay0102 · Answer

No, i am pretty shipshape

MrsVioletta · Answer

Not im not a slob baby

DishLady · Answer

Nope.

LiamJHayden · Answer

I am the opposite.

eagle1951 · Answer

sometimes

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