If you occasionally need human skill at short notice to navigate a hugely messy situation, it may make sense to artificially create smaller messes, just to keep people on their toes.
According to Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde, the same way you'd handle a smaller mess with a vacuum cleaner.
There are misses, she admits, but even cleaning up a small mess on the floor is easier, she says, than laundering diapers.
When a small mess happens, clean it up.
It might make a small mess, but the memories will last a lifetime.
Let him feel comfortable to leave a small mess, like he would at his own place.
A small mess might just piss them off or they will turn you down with their criticisms.
It's worth remembering that some of the biggest mess-ups occur when you try to correct a small mess-up, for example cosmetic surgery or rail privatisation.
Kids make small messes – it's the parents who open packages and break apart sets and spill coffee and then leave.
But if the financial penalties of bad decisions are so high and you don't get to make small messes, chances are that eventually you'll make a bigger one.
You'll want some basic cotton napkins for everyday use, whether it's counter wipe-downs, small messes or just for lap protection during dinner.
