Are you a neat freak or just a mess???

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Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:55 on 19th March 2009 So..are you neat and organized or just a "fly by the seat of your pants/trousers kind of person? I am not organized at all at home!!! And because of this I nearly missed Erin's class trip...although I did have the note posted on my fridge and asked for the wrong day off a week in advance!!! I need to change my ways and get my house in tip top order!! It's clean, but not clean enough for me but I have to get organized!!! Anyone have any tips or does anyone want to admit they are a mess like me!! It really upset me today..this class trip issue and I have commited myself to changing my ways!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:09 on 19th March 2009 I am extremely organised, all my books, CD's etc... are in alphabetical order, I NEVER leave ANY washing up in the sink!! everything is in its place, everything needs to be just perfect! NOT!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:09 on 19th March 2009 I'm clean, but not tidy!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:09 on 19th March 2009 Krissy, I feel your pain! I love a neat, clean and tidy house, but hate doing the cleaning myself. I tend to toss things into drawers or boxes or closets and then later have to spend hours sorting them out. My two 20-something aged children live with me and are less tidy than I am. Living in squalor doesn't seem to bother them, especially my son. And I resent spending a large portion of my weekend cleaning my house! In contrast, my office at work is very organized and tidy. I can't work unless my projects are all neatly organized on my desk and files on the shelves. My dream is to get my house thoroughly de-cluttered and then be able to hire a cleaning service to come in regularly and keep it clean. As to being organized and remembering things, I'd be lost without the calendar on my cell phone to remind me of appointments or time-sensitive tasks that need doing! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:12 on 19th March 2009 I am half and half Krissy! It's not easy working and looking after a family is it! I decided when Terry was seriously ill not to worry about the house being tidy so I don't bother - until my Mom or Auntie come round! There are more important things in life than dust! However I am organised with the other stuff - have to be because of work - so many deadlines for accounts and tax returns so I have lots of lists which I highlight out when things are done. My tip is a BIG calendar to write on - I keep it by my desk and I write everything on it - work and home appointments, birthdays, things which have to be taken to school - everything! It's better than a diary because it is always there on the wall to see clearly. Then you just have to remember to look at it! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:14 on 19th March 2009 On 19th March 2009 16:09, Jason T wrote: I am extremely organised, all my books, CD's etc... are in alphabetical order, I NEVER leave ANY washing up in the sink!! everything is in its place, everything needs to be just perfect! NOT!!! LMAO!!!!! freak!!! LOL!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:18 on 19th March 2009 On 19th March 2009 16:09, Barbara Shoemaker wrote: Krissy, I feel your pain! I love a neat, clean and tidy house, but hate doing the cleaning myself. I tend to toss things into drawers or boxes or closets and then later have to spend hours sorting them out. My two 20-something aged children live with me and are less tidy than I am. Living in squalor doesn't seem to bother them, especially my son. And I resent spending a large portion of my weekend cleaning my house! In contrast, my office at work is very organized and tidy. I can't work unless my projects are all neatly organized on my desk and files on the shelves. My dream is to get my house thoroughly de-cluttered and then be able to hire a cleaning service to come in regularly and keep it clean. As to being organized and remembering things, I'd be lost without the calendar on my cell phone to remind me of appointments or time-sensitive tasks that need doing! Barbara..we have so much in common, it's scary!!!! It's funny..at home I do the same thing..put everything in boxes and baskets then tend to it months later but at work my desk is very organized!!! But with all the papers they send home from school and all the parties, meetings, events and all it's so hard to keep track!! And then cleaning..forget it!! My two girls are messy-jessies and I can't keep up!! and it drives me mad!!! Just ask the poor soul who has to listen to me moan about it all the time!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:21 on 19th March 2009 On 19th March 2009 16:12, Stephanie Jackson wrote: I am half and half Krissy! It's not easy working and looking after a family is it! I decided when Terry was seriously ill not to worry about the house being tidy so I don't bother - until my Mom or Auntie come round! There are more important things in life than dust! However I am organised with the other stuff - have to be because of work - so many deadlines for accounts and tax returns so I have lots of lists which I highlight out when things are done. My tip is a BIG calendar to write on - I keep it by my desk and I write everything on it - work and home appointments, birthdays, things which have to be taken to school - everything! It's better than a diary because it is always there on the wall to see clearly. Then you just have to remember to look at it! That's exactly what I have to do Steph...get a giant calendar and hang it in the kitchen..it will be Burns Central!!! And I guess I worry too much about what other people think...people are always popping over and I'm embarrased by the sea of tiny toys all over the floor!!!! I need to loosen up a bit!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:26 on 19th March 2009 I get embarrassed too Krissy - I even have Terry's bike in my best room at the moment! I was fighting a losing battle though - a house full of untidy males - 5 of them (if I include Martin who is the messiest!). One of my clients who is a wonderful man said to me once "You will have plenty of time to be tidy when they have left home" and it got me thinking about how empty it would look without the toys. Also it is good for them to have there toys out - brightens their minds - that's my excuse! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:29 on 19th March 2009 Excellent point Steph!!! That makes me feel loads better!!!! The other issue too is the darn TV..it needs to be shut off!! Erin is reading now and its nice outside now and Sponge Bob won't help me clean the house!! LOL! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions