Give Me Organization Where I Have None
Laurie, on the other hand, grew up to clean and to organize so well that she actually color co-coordinated her folded underwear. I was so fascinated by those underwear, lying there in the drawer, in their neat little rainbow rows. I would sneak into her room and fling a few of the battalion out of sync and then I would steal out of her room like a thief in the night giggling like a nut with a weekend pass. Conversely, my underwear drawer, mingled with my sock/nylon drawer. To look in my drawer was to see a vibrant orgy of socks and undies, who appeared to be having a rave party of some sort.
So, meanwhile back in slob-town, the whole mess thing was not working for me either. From the not being able to find things, to the wasting of numerous hours searching for one lost item, and due to the fact that it can not be all that healthy to sleep on a stiletto heel, even if it is under a fluffy pillow, I was way stressed out. It was chaotic, tumultuous and it made every single thing I was trying to do harder.
All right, where does the stress relief come in, aside from getting a great laugh over my sister and my underwear differences? Well, here's the thing, as adults Laurie and I decided that neither of our extremes were very healthy. Organization is setting things up so you don't have to kill yourself setting things up. If your organization takes mega hours to maintain, or if the mess is so big that you don't even have any idea as to where to begin, then it is defeating the purpose, which is to help you have a less stress filled life.
What has happened to me is that gradually, in my adult life, I have become neater. I love all of those organizer boxes, shelves, etc. I am able to organize my appointments and keep my house neat enough, most of the time, not to have it be a walking lawsuit for all who enter. And what of Felix? She has let go of some of her ways. Sometimes I peek in that underwear drawer and there are pink underwear hanging out next to the yellow underwear and they are actually tossed in there, willy-nilly. Laurie has let the anarchy begin!
I now actually hang the keys to my house on
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