why did I not know this...

Okay, I had an epiphany...it's small, but it has changed my life.  Over the holidays, I visited a few (specifically 2 houses) friends and their houses were ridiculously organized.  I honestly felt like a hoarder after leaving their homes.  Upon arriving home, I thought to myself why can't I keep my house like theirs?  It was really getting to me.  So as usually I started my A.D.D. picking up...you know the kind: I was putting away the dishes and Ailee's pacifiers needed to go to her room, so off i went to put them away.  BUT while in there I saw she had clothes on her floor, so what did I do, I took them to the laundry room.  Then without thinking, I started a load of laundry, checked Griff's room for any clothes and realized we hadn't made his bed, so I did that...you get the picture.  With this method, no piles get addressed, and if you know me, you know I have PILES!  A serious downfall.  My conclusion: my method isn't working- try something new.  So I did.  I forced, and I mean FORCED myself to stay in one room at a time.  I honestly caught myself like 3 times that first day and had to literally put down what I was doing and go back to the original location.  I say, if you were like me, just give it a try for TWO days and see how it goes.  My piles are being addressed, those few things sitting on the counter for 2 months, okay more like 5 months, are now gone and put away.  My spaces are now actually getting cleaned, you know with cleaning products, not just being picked up.  Here's to an orderly, cleaned, peaceful 2011 home!