How to tackle a cleanliness freak?

You can't change them. Just make sure to either show them the cleaning supplies when they come to your house or to tell them to leave everything alone, you like your mess! I had a 'friend' that was never happy when she came to my house and would start cleaning it the minute she got there. Then she would tell me what a slob I am and how awfull everything I owned was. After 21 years of friendship, I finally told her to get the f*** out of my house and not to come back. It's been nice and peacefull ever since. No, my house does not look showroom clean, but it does show that two adults, two teenagers, two dogs and a bunch of cats live here. I wouldn't suggest eating off the floor, since there is bound to be pet hair, but it is safe to eat of the plates on the tables,LOL. Hope this helped you.

Just let them be cleanliness freaks in peace and ask them to let you be a non-cleanliness freak in peace too.

you cannot change some one... you should never even try to do that.. else you change them into something you can't stand.. just love'em...and let them be

drag them into a mud pit while there sleeping lol...

Please don't tackle me. I don't know where you've been.