The German heritage in me loves order and is sometimes at odds with the Irish in me which tolerates or at least doesn’t mind a wee bit of chaos…or even a fairly generous dose of it at times. However, the German in me won this last week so spent the past few days organizing my sewing materials and my kitchen pantry for storing containers, etc. and storing the Christmas decorations in closets and red and green plastic totes made just for Christmas decor. I should make and tape photos of the “after” results of my efforts inside the drawers and doors to help me when putting things away! However, I DO fear my inner leprechauns are probably planning to sabotage the whole thing shortly, and the neatness soon will be a lovely memory…..Damn those mischievous little *&!@+?$!!!
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I’m super impressed with your organizational abilities! I am terrible about such things! Unfortunately! I suppose it’s because I’m full blood Scottish/Irish, with not even a little wee spot of German.
@DivaJyoti - I doubt the neat streak will continue more than a month or so! Thanks for the visit. I’ve not posted much for awhile but do visit others non Xanga even tho’ I seldom make comments. I should comment more often!
Organizing can be fun. Germans are a breed unto themselves, I am amazed at them, they are their “own” thing….sort of like Japanese…kind of.
German or Irish or whatever nationality or ethnicity there is to a person, there is that desire to free oneself of unnecessary clutter. My wife, a Filipina (we’re both Filipinos) has a place for everything, and everything in its proper place. Anyway, the year is just starting so it is just timely that we really have to sort out things. Wishing you the best that the new year brings.
I’m impressed! I hope you can at least keep the plasticware straightend up – I hate when I put something in a container and then can’t find a lid!!
Being organized isn’t exactly my strongest suit. You’ve probably run circles around me, even if what you have photographed here is only temporary.
@murisopsis - It’s like that at my home too. So much plasticware, but a matching lid is nowhere in sight
Every so often I get on my Germanic alles muss in Ordnung kick and organize, compartmentalize, and label. More often than not, though, my French laissez-faire and joie de vivre win out!
@Norcani - @Lightonwater - @christao408 - Hi, everyone, and thanks for the visit. I don’t really know how much one’s ethnicity has to do with being neat or messy…but it does seem that some groups demonstrate those traits more than others. Maybe the government will spend millions of $$$ someday studying that, ha! Chris, I’m very impressed with your knowledge of German and French!
@murisopsis - @zionlover - I’ve decided to stop saving every margerine or whipped topping or other containers….when they’re empty they’re gone! One can only use so many of those! I’ve resolved to keep the lids on the matching containers instead of storing them separately! Growing up during WW2 turned a lot of us into compulsive savers and hoarders!!!
@Gma_Joyce - Keeping the lids on the matching containers is probably what we should do. But the simple ways of doing things somehow slip by some people.