How Messy are You?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
How Messy are You?
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About This Quiz

To some people being neat and organized is one of the most important things there is, others could care less about it. Which of the two are you closest to?
When was the last time you took your car to a car wash?
This week.
Within a month.
Within the last 6 months.
I can't even remember.

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What is it like beneath the seats of your car?
Perfect, why do you ask?
I think it looks pretty good, but I haven't checked in a bit.
Oh man, I have no idea, probably not good.
It is full of trash that I keep meaning to clean out.

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How often do you do laundry?
Just about every day.
Once a week.
Whenever I am out of my favorite clean clothes.
Whenever I don't have anything left to wear that is not disgusting.

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How often do you iron your shirts?
Always.
Most of the time unless it is a weekend.
Only when I have something important to go to.
Never.

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Do you fold your clothes before you put them away?
Of course.
Usually.
Sometimes.
Never.

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Do you often have a pile of clothes laying around in your bedroom?
No.
Not often.
Every once in a while.
Yeah, always.

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Do you often have a pile of clothes laying around in other areas of your house that are not your bedroom?
No, who would do that?
Sometimes I might leave a coat laying around.
Not a pile, but a couple things maybe.
Yes, all the time.

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Has anyone ever told you that you were messy?
Not ever.
Once or twice.
A few times.
Yes, all the time.

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Has being messy ever been a problem in your relationship?
Not for me, but it bugs me when other people are.
No way.
No, but some people have said I should clean more.
Yes, all the time.

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You just got a stain on your shirt at work, what do you do?
Go home right away and change.
Try to clean it off in the bathroom, if it still looks bad, ask if you can go home and change.
Try and clean it off in the bathroom, if it doesn't work, whatever.
Who cares?

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How often do you do the dishes?
As soon as I dirty one I wash it.
Once a day.
Once every couple days.
Only when I don't have any more clean dishes.

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Do you ever clean as soon as you get home from work?
Every day.
Sometimes.
Only if it is really messy.
Never.

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How often do you open your mail?
Every day.
Almost every day.
Every few days.
Once a week or so.

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What do you do with important documents?
File them right away.
I keep them organized in a drawer.
I have a place I keep the ones that seem really important, I toss the rest.
I just leave them lying around.

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Ever do the sniff test to see if your clothes are clean?
No, that is gross.
Maybe a few times in my life.
Only when I am traveling or living out of a suitcase.
Yes, all the time.

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How often do you dust?
Every day.
Once a week.
Only when I notice stuff.
Never.

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Do you make the bed every day?
Yes, doesn't everyone?
Most days.
No, once a week or so.
I never make the bed.

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What do you think of people who don't pick up their dog's waste?
That is disgusting, they should be fined.
It is pretty nasty.
It depends on where it is.
Who cares?

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Did you do a lot of household chores growing up?
Yes, I had hours of chores every day.
I did a few every day.
I was supposed to do a lot, but I blew them off most of the time.
No.

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What does it look like under your bed?
It is perfectly clean.
Pretty clean, but a little dusty.
I don't know, I never look under there.
It is dusty, with all sorts of papers and clothes under there.

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How often do you clean out your fridge?
Every week.
Every month.
Once a year or so.
Never.

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Which character from "Peanuts" do you identify with the most?
Lucy.
Charlie Brown.
Snoopy.
Pigpen.

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Has your boss at work ever spoken to you about how you keep your work area?
No, I keep things cleaner than my boss does.
No, but I find I have to pay attention to the rules.
Once or twice.
Yes, all the time.

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What do you think of people who are neat?
They are well adjusted and organized.
They are people that care about their surroundings.
Just like anyone else, I don't judge.
They are uptight and weird.

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What do you think of people who are messy?
I think they are disgusting.
They are probably going through a hard time.
Just like anyone else, I don't judge.
They are people that do their own thing.

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Would you be a good housecleaner?
Yes, but I would hate being around other peoples messes.
Yes, I would be good at that.
No, I don't care enough to do that work.
No, I would hate that.

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You work as a landscaper, and at the end of the day there is some trash from lunch in the truck, what do you do?
Clean out the trash, and vacuum the truck with a shop vac.
Clean out the trash.
Leave it and get it at the end of the week with the rest.
Never clean the truck until the boss tells you to.

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Do you lose things at home?
No, not ever.
Sometimes, but not often.
Sure, who doesn't?
Yes, all the time.

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Where do you keep your keys?
I hang them on a hook or put them in a designated place.
A few different places.
Oh, just anywhere.
Who knows, I am always losing them.

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Where do shoes go at your place?
I take them off and put them on a mat inside the door, and make guests do it too.
I take my shoes off when I get inside; I don't care about guests.
I usually just throw them in a corner in my room.
Wherever: I take them off whenever I feel like it.

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