A Montreal journalist is so unashamed of his own cluttering habits that he’s opened his office doors to a film crew, revealing the astonishingly sloppy skeletons in his closet for all to see.
Mess-makers of the world, unite and take over. (Yes, we’re channeling Morrissey.)
At least that’s what Montreal journalist and self-confessed slob Josh Freed would like to see. In fact, he’s so unashamed of his own cluttering habits that he’s opened his office doors to a film crew, revealing the astonishingly sloppy skeletons in his closet for all to see. The resulting film, “My Messy Life,” which airs on Canada’s CTV this Saturday, is Freed’s attempt to prove that a person can live a productive and happy life, even without having all their possessions organized into color-coded file cabinets.
Judging from the input he’s received so far, the documentary will be a much needed call-to-arms for secret slobs everywhere. “The messes are feeling totally liberated, obviously,” Freed told CNEWS. “And the neat are feeling quite defensive, much more so than I thought.”
Though Freed was more than happy to show off his own mess, he had trouble finding enough like-minded slobs to share their stories in the film. “The hard thing was convincing people to be in this film - I’d say one in 10 said yes. So many people, so many famous scientists, so many famous celebrities, they just wouldn’t do it.”
But thanks to “My Messy Life,” which includes claims from a social scientist that slobs are most successful in life because they don’t spend time fussing with their desks’ appearance, messiness may be on the verge of social acceptability. Until then, we’ll just keep our office door shut.