Tidying Guru Gifts

'Your house is spotless, your children are well behaved and dinner was delicious. How do you do it?'

Let's get organized

Happy Holidays from Sanitary Claus!

Maybe clean out your wallet

Raptures

Ironing day.

"I'm cleaning a little already, because the cleaning lady will be here soon!"

Gary Basks in the glow of a fifteen-minute window with no empty cardboard boxes in the house.

I'm organizing the house. Can I help? Do you have any storage bins for stuff we don't use very often? Hold on. I have just the thing! Thanks, mom.

"I've heard of being organized, but isn't this a little obsessive compulsive?"

"I spent the whole day cleaning the house. My cleaning lady comes tomorrow and I didn't want her seeing things like that!"

'It may not be your feng shui, but it's my feng shui.'

"But mom, all you said was 'get all your stuff up off the floor!' "

File Cabinets for Perfectionists

"You told Pastor Bob about my room, didn't you?"

"Teddy, you call this a 'clean room'?"

'Why not Google it?'

Heavy-duty, super-capacity, two speeds, 10 cycles. All of them vicious.

'I've organised the bathroom.'

"Namaste."

"These pills will cure your O.C.D., but first I wonder if you could organize my shelves."

The life-changing magic of shoving everything into a huge Hefty bag and leaving it for somebody else to deal with.

Anal Retentives Assoc.

Spring cleaning.

"Okay dad, I'll clean my room. . . you didn't have to make a federal case out of it!"

Desert Island Raking

"My mom used to be an excellent housekeeper, but I put a stop to that."

Decluttering. . .

"That loft has needed sorting out for years, at least you've had time to do the job properly!!"

'My Graham is very house-proud.'

The Movers - Decluttering

"Your sweaters go in the drawer, your shoes go on the shelf, and you go in this nifty cubby here."

"Good afternoon. Feng-shui consultation bureau."

'You missed a spot.'

'Nice decorating. I like the clothes and toys everywhere...and the half eaten sandwich really ties it all together!'