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Yes or no, and don't lie:

Do you have to step over a pile of shoes to get in the door?

Share the couch with last week's homework pile?

Has it been a while since you saw your bedroom floor?

If you're ready to make a change and get your life in ORDER, our sponsor Nony from A Slob Comes Clean can help.

She's written an eBook called 28 Days to Hope for Your Home, wherein she lays out a step-by-step method to changing your thinking and building new habits.

The goal of this e-book is to guide you to develop four habits that will help you keep your home under control. Out of disaster-status. And contrary to the assumptions of a Slob Brain, day-long cleaning sessions are not what do this. It's the daily stuff that does it.

We talk a lot about successfully riding the bucking stallion of cleaning and organizing, and Nony has tamed that pony. She's a recovering slob, working on running her house well and continuing to improve her skills. Her knowledge will help you get on that bronco and stay on longer and longer each time. Her book lays out a simple, stepped plan for conquering your inner slob. Using kind words. Words that won't spook your feral inner slob.

The scratch map.

It'll help her keep track of where she's been. It'll look nice on his wall, no matter where he is.

The scratch map, $17 on Amazon.

When your home doesn't work right, your life doesn't work right. Marjory Mejia studies the flow of buildings and our interactions with them, and helps people create living spaces that enhance their lives.

Anyone shopping for a horrific touch in the bedroom? Get individual sheets and pillowcases from christiemelissa — or a whole set for $125.

Circo? Is that a kid's brand? It had some circus-y merchandise around it, sure, but certainly I didn't buy something aimed at kids again, did I? Yep, that's my burden. To search the world for elephant-shaped mugs and eyepatch-wearing bird art. Hi. I'm Superman, and I buy children's decor but have no children (that I know about).

We ran Doktor A's studio tour SO VERY LONG AGO so you may have missed it! He's a steampunking vinyl toy artist who rehabbed his Victorian home in the English countryside in the spirit of a different time.

He's just released a preview of new work!

New sponsor Kustom Kissers mixes up batches of personalized lip balm designed to your specifications. I think they're a no-brainer for wedding gift bags, but how else can we put these babies to good use? I've got some ideas:

I'd totally put a nude painting in my living room — no hesitation. When it goes beyond the nude, though, I'm not so brave. When art gets erotic, I'm a total whitebread Midwestern girl: I appreciate sex, but I keep it on the downlow.

My personal hangups aside, I totally dig explicit art at home. It can be inspiring and fun — and really good! I rounded up a few prints you can buy, if your home could be a little more overtly sexual. Oh, and before we go any further, you should know this post is NOT safe for work!