I once had a roommate from California. She was a neat gal with many talents, and I cared for her as a friend. Being from California, she was a swinger. She loved parties and was the life of every one she went to. While I moved over to the side of the room and had a deep conversation with just one of the party attendees, she covered the whole room. Flitting like a butterfly from one person to another, she thrived on meeting everyone she could. She once told me that she didn’t want to be organized, because she felt that getting organized would constrain her and tie her down.

I, of course, told her that it did just the opposite. It liberates. When you are organized, you can go to the party and not feel guilty that the dishes are not done and that you will have to face them when you get home. When you are organized, you have more time to spend with loved ones. When you are organized, you have more time, so you can enjoy when people drop by or attend a party. You are not constantly thinking about your chores left undone.