The Secret To Being Organized

Do you wish your home or apartment to be organized?  Do you long for the day you will pick up after yourself immediately?  Do you dream that instead of dropping your bag on the floor when you walk in the door, you would put it in the closet or put your shoes away?  

Here's the secret:  move into an apartment the size of a postage stamp.  It will force you to put everything in its place.  If you live in a space where there is no extra space, you cannot afford not to put something in its home lest you feel like you are in a tornado.  If I leave my toothbrush out, I feel like I need to declutter immediately.

Don't get me wrong.  I absolutely love my new apartment.  I am not even complaining that it is small.  It is just that I can't afford to leave anything out of its particular place unless I want to live in a cyclone.  I am actually pleasantly surprised with this unintended benefit of my new apartment:  forced neatness and organization.  

Who knew?