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    Squeaky clean

    Feb 06, 2022 5 minutes

    BLESS THIS MESS BY EMILY NAISMITH

    Welcome to my home. Have a seat! Just push the pyjamas strewn across the chair onto the floor. Oh, mind your step – I don’t want you to slip on a texta and impale yourself on the edge of the clotheshorse where my underwear has been hanging for four days. Keen for a drink? I have various beverages tucked away in the fridge, cupboard, laundry and garage – what tickles your fancy?

    My house is a mess. But what neat freaks need to understand is that it’s a functional mess. Sure, the pile on the table of paper, books, paints, birthday cards, an iPad and nappies has been growing for three weeks, and the stuff I actually wear from my wardrobe is arranged in three piles

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