By Amy Keyes There’s Magic In This Mess
One of my favorite quotes says, “The opposite of a hot mess is cold, predictable, and tidy. That’s not where…
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By Amanda Crews One Day Our House Will be Clean, but Today I’ll Cherish the Mess
Our home isn’t a curated photo. In fact, if someone saw a picture, the only reason they may stop scrolling…
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Be the Friend Who Meets You In Your Mess
Be the friend who doesn’t look at the baseboards, the friend who overlooks the dirt. Be the friend who comes…
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Here’s to the Friends Who Don’t Hide Their Messy Parts
To the friend who invited me over without picking her house up beforehand . . . thank you. You had…
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By Carolyn Moore Marie Kondo Has “Given Up” on Tidying Up. Oh Marie, We’ve Been Waiting for You!
Dear, sweet, adorable, impossibly neat, put-together Marie Kondo, Pull up a stool to my kitchen counter, won't you, love? I've…
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By Kimberly Phyfe A Messy Kid is a Happy Kid
“A messy kid is a happy kid!” screams my son as he hurls himself off a tree limb and into…
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By Kelley Friedland Childhood Is Messy with Imagination and I Want to Remember It All
Sometimes I take random photos on my phone of my son’s bedroom or what he has built with his LEGOs.…
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This House is Far From Perfect, But its Doors Are Always Open
This is my kitchen and dining area in all its unfinished glory. Just one project of many that I don’t…
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By Lori Zenker My Teenage Daughter and I Could Not Be More Different
I guess I knew it for sure when I pulled the pile of birthday cards from her trash can. Especially…
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By Amy Lu Why I Let My Daughter Play With the Dirty Mop Bucket
As I mop the wood floors in my kitchen, I look down at the bucket to find my toddler gleefully…
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