Organized chaos

I heart organization. I am a collector of all things organizational. Yet, I am easily the most unorganized mom on the planet. Sigh. I have the bins and boxes. I have the boards - magnetic, cork, memo etc. I have cute things and ordinary things. Still, what I have the most of is ... PILES. Piles of papers. Homework, finished work, things to work on work, notes, reminders, Scholastic book order forms and on and on. I have stacks in the kitchen, the guest room close to the kitchen, the laundry room close to the kitchen and the butlers pantry close to the kitchen. It's not pretty. Most of all, it is NOT organized. One could argue ( yes I have) that the piles are sorta kinda organized. Maybe. I do know which pile to look in for what I am looking for. That's something to rejoice about. That makes the glass half full. You just can't find a glass full or otherwise due to the PILES! So, I confess. I am addicted to organizational *things* yet am severely organizationally challenged. It is sad. My hubby thinks "insane" is a much better word choice. There could be an argument for that. I do admit medication could be implied here. How about you? Are you organized or organized challenged? What tips can you offer?

Comments

[Sharon]

That is funny! I too love organizational *things* and yet I have 'dump' zones/piles all over my house. The ones in 'my spaces' are the ones that don't get put away for months on end because there is always someone or some thing more urgent. Sigh... I only have 15 years to go in this season then I will miss them like crazy.