Housekeeping Therapy -- So, What Seems to be the Problem Here?

The problem, Doctor, is that I don't have a maid.

Aha. So, hire one.

Not that easy. This is definitely a Do-It-Yourself project. And therein lies the problem, Getting Myself to Do It, where It = Housework.

So, let's start where all good Therapy projects start -- with an interview. But as people have pointed out, Housekeeping is definitely not One Size Fits All, and I'm not convinced that the full AT-style interview is going to help us here, but I'm going to throw around a few questions, and see what happens.

How would you describe your housekeeping style (3 words)?
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Who is your housekeeping Iconic Figure? Martha Stewart? Felix Unger? Oscar Madison? (Edit : Those are just suggestions, it could be someone else entirely.)
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Why? (Aha! Caught ya. You thought you weren't going to have to explain anything. That isn't how this works.)

Who would you consider a role model when it comes to housekeeping? That differs from the question above in that I want you to think about someone you know, whose style you might want to emulate in some way.
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Why? (You knew that was coming this time, didn't you?)

All this leads up to -- what do you want from the way you keep your home? What level of cleaniless/tidiness is important to you on a daily/weekly basis? What purpose (other than keeping the health inspector from pounding on the door) is this to achieve -- for example, do you need to be company-ready at a moment's notice?

What, if anything, is standing in the way of that level of cleanliness/tidiness being achieved? Are the obstacles
1. Physical -- is there something about the way some part of your home is arranged or organized that isn't working for the function(s) that area needs to fulfill?
2. Psychological -- is there something within yourself that's keeping you from dealing with what's necessary to keep your home the way you want to? Is there some form of motivation or reward that might help?
3. Equipment -- is something not working for you, e.g. vacuum cleaner not up to par, or somesuch?

That's the interview so far... Head, Heart, Breath and Bones will be covered tomorrow, after I've had a chance to think about them in more detail.

I will also answer my own interview tomorrow, so that I know (perhaps) where I'm heading with this.