The cost of disorganization

I thought as my motivational thing this week I would take a look at what being disorganized is costing us. I found this in one of the books I got so I thought I would share

-Clutter causes you to feel overwhelmed or depressed-check
-Clutter robs you of your energy-check
-Clutter steals 50 percent of your storage space-hmm I think that number is a little low for our home
-Clutter makes life harder. You have to look longer, travel father and dig deeper to find what you are looking for.-check check check
-Clutter takes longer to clean-check oh wait you mean your suppose to get around to cleaning not just picking up?
-Clutter cost you money. IF you can't find what you need, you will have to buy a replacement. Or, you may be apying to store your clutter....Ok maybe this is why I have 6 pairs of scissors and can never find a pair when I want them so I end up buying yet another pair.
-Clutter makes it hard to think strait- this one I never gave any consideration to but I fully believe it's true. When your mind is cluttered up with trying to get though you don't have time to really think or do what you want to do.
-Clutter may affect how you feel about yourself. You may be self-conscious or feel guilty about your clutter. I've noticed that the worse I feel the worse my house looks....though for me I'm not sure which came first the chicken or the egg...the clutter or the bad feelings but either way getting rid of one helps the other.
-Clutter can affect your relationships. For example if you feel ashamed of your cluttered house, you may be less likely to invite friends and family for visits. I also found it causes my stress level to go through the roof when they do visit and I can't truly enjoy them being here if I'm worried they will open x door and be killed by all the stuff I have shoved in there.
-Clutter takes away the peace and beauty from a home.

I'm not listing all these things to depress you but to help you remember this is why we are trying to do this. I have to admit this week has been hard for me. I've just had a lot of extra stress and it's been hard to stay on the organization wagon. Luckily I have a wonderful friend who won't let me fall off who has come over to be my moral support to go through the kids toys and get rid of some. I haven't heard as much from the rest of you so I'm guessing your also feeling a little lower on the energy scale this week. I'm planning to keep things pretty low key until school starts simply because this is all I can take right now but if we need to bump things up let me know.