Thursday, September 11, 2008

I like a little bit of a mess...another person's mess :-)

Hello All,

Last night I was sitting with a friend talking, and she mentioned she needs to get better organized. I of course agreed that getting organized is helpful...but in fact...my confession to her was that I like her "mess". When I go to her room or car and I see clutter I really don't mind it because it's not my clutter. A lot of people panic and think "oh no, an organizer is coming to my house". But in actuality, I really don't mind another person's clutter. Within reason of course. If my friend's place was not functional then I would have told her that...but because it's just a little messy...to me it feels lived in and her piles of stuff tell a story. Now, don't get me wrong...this does not let a person off the hook...but it does give you a little room to know your limits, know your boundaries, and know when enough is enough...we all have our levels of how much clutter we can stand. If the clutter starts to affect you then we have a problem. If it's manageable clutter...then a little is okay :-).

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