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A messy house is a blessed house
Published: 1/3/2008 11:01 AM
Last Modified: 1/3/2008 11:01 AM

Never leave the house without emptying your dishwasher.

A good cook I know gave me that advice, and I try to follow it. More than follow it, I think of it every time I walk out the door and take a look back at a sink full of dishes and a dishwasher with a little green glowing light above the words "Clean."

I do need to get a grip with the dirty dishes in the sink, but I'm not going to commit to a completely neat house. I've always found that people with stacks of books, yesterday's newspaper still on the dining room table and shoes in the living room (instead of the closet where they should be) are nicer people. It's the ones without a stitch out of place who may not be so forgiving.

Writing this made me think of a saying I once heard: "A messy house is a blessed house." But after googling it, I think I may have it wrong because the first thing that comes up is: "Blessed are the piecemakers, for they shall quilt forever. Their messy houses are blessed."

Unfortunately, I can't blame my mess on quilting.

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EDEDE (5 years ago)

Stupid article

deborah (5 years ago)

I have never been able to get a grip on my housework. I serve people not things. I have noticed that people with perfect houses don't like imperfect people.

shortcake (5 years ago)

Edede-It's not an article, it's a blog.

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Food Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton joined the Tulsa World in May 1993 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. She has covered crime, city government and general assignment beats during that time - but mostly crime. But when she isn’t at work, Nicole is a devoted food hobbyist. She enjoys meal planning and cooking with her husband, Steve, every day of the week and on holidays it’s a family affair. When the opportunity to become the food writer at the Tulsa World presented itself in the summer of 2011, Nicole jumped at it. She is excited to explore a new side of Tulsa and make the transition from crime to cuisine. .

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