Ummm, well I'm not sure it is DNA, so I think there's hope for you . I Grew up with a neat freak - did nothing but make me believe I never wanted to be like that lol.
I was a serious slob, but over the last couple of years I have been fine tuning, and I'm fairly certain I'd fall under the 'neat freak' category to some.

I tried Flylady many years ago, but I didn't 'get it', and SpeedCleaning by Shannon Lush, but that just didn't work for me. I use her techniques but not her principles.

Routine is the key. Once you make something a habit it becomes very easy and natural.
For example;
Every time i finish cleaning my teeth in the morning I use my face washer to wash the basin/bench and give it a dry. Then I get a clean washer for the next day.
I make my bed as soon as I'm out of it.
I make sure the sink is clean and dry before I sit down to scrapbook/watch telly/surf the net or whatever for the evening. Then I don't have to drag myself to it later and it's so nice to get up to in the morning.

I found once I started with the little things, I was more encouraged to keep going.

Takes me 15ish minutes to dust everything, 45 to vaccuum and anther 45 to mop, so I just do it in different sessions.


I'm also a fan of multi tasking. Amazing how much you can get done in 2,3,10 15 minutes.