House Tidying

More on house tidying. I have been thinking about my house cleaning (and house messing!) behaviours. To analyze them (a la Spock), I created this questionnaire:

House Tidying Questionnaire

Write the percentage of time each of the following happens (The percentages should add up to 100):

If something in the house is out of place (i.e. not clean and/or not living in the place it usually lives)

• I don’t notice it ____
• I notice it and tidy it up ____
• I notice it and decide that I will tidy it later ____ (because, for example, I don’t have time now, I have other responsibilities now, I don’t want to do it now, I would rather be doing something else now)
• I notice it but leave it for someone else to tidy ____ (because, for example, they made the mess, it is their job, they have more time to tidy, they like tidying, I don’t want to do it and they’ll do it eventually)
• I notice it and do nothing ____ (because, for example, I soon forget about it, I feel frustrated and put it out of my mind, I don’t know what to do, I don’t care)
• I notice it and ask someone else to tidy it. ____
• Other ____ Please describe:

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