Late for Dinner

It is humorous to me, an Organic Freedom, arguably the most “relaxed” type there is, to see that the most fastidious types — Classics and Funs — would have such a glaring and obvious difference between them. All types can become clutter hoarders, but something would have to be seriously wrong with a Fun or Classic for their house to get DIRTY. But being on time even when work isn't on the line? That is the purview of only one type.

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Party Girls and Bookworm Boys — The Trouble with Extraverts and Introverts

A lot is made about Extraverts liking parties and Introverts liking books and while there is some truth to this stereotype, the pull between going out or staying in can definitely pull at any relationship, regardless of gender.

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Natural Neat Freaks and Their Messy Mates

The types who have the easiest time keeping things clean (not necessarily clutter free, but clean) are the practical, detail oriented Classics and Funs. The messiest types are the big picture thinking Organics and Smarts. Organic Freedoms and Smart Freedoms being the worst. And yes, I am an Organic Freedom and my husband is a Smart Freedom, and have you seen my blog The Lousy Housewife? Enough said. And my sincerest apologies to all those Organics and Smarts who, despite their natural proclivities, actually do manage to get off their butts and clean their house.

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The Myth of Mars and Venus

Remember that self-help book where the Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? We believe has more to do with decision making and less to do with men and women. Objective versus subjective criteria when making decisions is a big difference and rife with conflict, regardless of gender.

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Are you a good cook?

Let me ask it a different way. Do you LOVE to cook? I, for one, do not. I just do it because I'm not the main bread winner (at this point that is, hopefully PixiesDidIt! will turn the tides for me). I make this point because unless something is your passion and gives you joy, doing it everyday doesn't make a ton of sense.

Life is short. Do things you love. Yes, most Classic, Fun & Organic Structure will roll their eyes at the very thought of hiring out this task but we've found a couple of solutions that will help make this idea a reality for many. Our tip today is two fold (SeamlessWeb and Personal Chef to Go) because I haven't tried the latter yet but it looks really cool. 

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