My house is a mess because I’m a messy person

NO,

this isn’t an article about Pesach cleaning. You’ll get plenty of advice about Pesach cleaning from others.

This is about not cleaning.

Once all my children were married, and my house still looked as full and as untidy as it had for the last 30 years, I realized just who it was causing the mess.

It’s not that I’ve never thought about decluttering.

But I’m no Marie Kondo. Who says you should only keep things that spark joy? If I were to go through everything in my house and only keep those things that give me joy, I’d be left with just my husband and children. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the things I have, but really, does my happiness come from things like dresses and knickknacks? I’m afraid I just don’t go for that.

My house is a mess because I’m a messy person. The Hebrew word balaganistit describes me perfectly.