An impossible aspiration or OCD?

As long as the kitchen surfaces are clear the drawers can do their own thing. Mind you since OH retired even the surfaces don't go my way. I am lucky if I am allowed in the kitchen at all and he is a messy worker!

If you walk through the door of my house you'd think it had been ransacked. However, open any drawer or cupboard and they're immaculate [my thought always being that it's no point looking tidy on the outside if it isn't on the inside]. I've been to immaculate houses where they open a cupboard and things fall out. However, I spend so much time tidiying things that no one can see [and re arranging them on a regular basis] that I can never remember where I've put anything . I'll open a drawer and first thought is 'my, how tidy' and second thought is 'I didn't know I owned that' or 'I wondered where that had gone'. I think, if I had a log burner I would have a woodpile like that and my raison d'etre would be keeping it looking tidy [wouldn't dare have a fire so would probably use gas central heating instead].

Sorry, Annieb. I do keep cutlery in a drawer. Where do you keep it?

My late uncle had the best organised shed ever - when he died this made it so easy to clear out! Which makes me think - it's time I got myself organised.

If I feel perhaps I should be far more organised I remember Martin from 'Ever Decreasing Circles'.

When my sister wants a document, she has to search through a dozen different places. I keep all mine in chronological order in separate cardboard folders in a plastic crate. This has proved to be very useful, when HMRC made a pig's ear of my assessment and I was able to send them copies of all the relevant documents.
I find that being tidy frees up my time for the important activities, such as reading, walking and surfing!

Being naturally tidy has it's advantages. A expected viewing today on the house, but this was closely followed with a phone call from another agent saying "we're 2 mins away - can we view?" . They are out in the garden now.........fingers crossed again....

Liked the previous viewer who said - "Your're a bit arty, aren't you".
Enjoyed that!

thatbags agreeing with the fact the military one makes good sence but have you any idea why my 2 x DSs can have their military stuff packed neatly like this but when they get home on leave their room used to resemble a war zone !!

Annie; Ever Decreasing Circles is one of those comedies that never got the recognition it deserved imo [but then I do have a soft spot for Peter Egan .

I could never understand what Anne (Penelope Wilton) saw in her irritating twit of a husband (Richard Briers)... Whatever they had had in Kidderminster must have been pretty spectacular...

A lovely series, with a brilliant core cast: Peter Egan, Stanley Lebor and Geraldine Newman in addition to the above.

I would certainly have gone for the Peter Egan character!