Messy Corners

It is interesting that even if a house is mostly tidy, personal mess in corners undoes much of the effect, like having a spotless bedroom and an unmade bed. The corners containing shoes, clothing, toys, important paperwork and treasure are harder to deal with but if I leave them and don't bother cleaning them up then it sort of sets the standard for the non corners. It is ok then to leave things on the floor, table, benches etc as it creeps out from the messy corners.

My housework strategy, such as it is, is to try to generally not leave mess and then when it gets too much, tidy and vacuum everything. It is then very satisfying to see the difference and makes me want to try harder to keep it that way... until it slips through laziness and then the massive clean up.