[quote=bearishgurl]I am continually appalled at how some people actually live and believe it’s due to laziness derived from untreated depression. Especially in able-bodied senior citizen homeowners. I also missed more than one of my “callings.” I believe I would have been a good “interior designer.” :=)[/quote]I don’t think the ‘laziness’ derives from untreated depression. I feel it is more like ‘inertia’. People need to get into the regular habit of picking up a little at a time – continuously(making things cleaner a little at a time, each day). It is kind of like developing momentum. However, I do think that a messy and disorganized environment can lead to depression, which then makes developing a pattern to clean up harder. I also feel that messiness is taught, often at a young age (minimal boundaries, minimal or non-existent expectations).