ejchase, there is no way I could ever hire a maid. My SO would go through the roof. Not to mention that the house is so cluttered that it would be pointless to hire anyone. They'd be unable to get to a lot of the areas that need cleaning. And, quite frankly, the place is so ugly in spots that I don't honestly know what difference it would make if it were clean AND ugly.

I know you can't make anyone else change...but I have had no luck at all "inspiring" my SO to get rid of old stuff. And there's only so much "sneaking" out of the stuff I can do. If I go too far, with larger items, it will be noticed and commented on.

I've gotten to a point where I'm afraid I just have to learn to accept it.
Though I don't want to.