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Organization Style Quiz

What Type of Organizer are you?

  1. Your countertops now are:
a.EVERYTHING out, you like to see what you have, always.
b. Tidy piles of anything, waiting to be put away.
c. My counter tops are very clean, but please don’t look behind any doors or             in any drawers.   
d. NOTHING on my counters, I take out and put away what I use. 

2. When it’s time to declutter you feel;
a. How could I possibly give this away?
b. Overwhelmed and don’t know where to start.
c. I didn’t think I had that anymore. Sure it can go!
d. I have this pile ready to go, just waiting for a trip that takes me past the donation drop off.   

3. When you look at your bedroom you see:
a. Clothes Everywhere but in the closet or dresser.
b. I’m waiting for time to make it perfect, and make me happy. For now its just Piles, here and there.
c. Shoved behind the closet door, and shoved into the drawers, but the floor is clean!
d. I have space for everything and everything in its space.

4. Your ideal Pantry would look like;
a. Easy organization bright and cheerful. 
b. Detailed organization in clear baskets and containers
c. Easy organization with labels and solid containers and baskets.
d. Detailed organization and put into baskets and solid containers.

5. You like your shelves in your home to have;
a. Floor to ceiling full of all my favorite things all around me.
b. A few of my favorite items on display, and of course the things I use on a daily basis.
c. Not full, a few baskets I can use to tidy up quickly, pictures I love.  
d. Small shelf ,mostly empty, a few books, a trinket or two, maybe a few pictures of my favorite people.

6. Your mail system is; 
a. Nonexistent- who can keep track of a system?
b. In piles all over my house. 
c. In piles hidden in any spot I can find to shove it
d. Junk mail thrown away immediately and piles of bills, information, and important documents.

7. When you are stressed you like to; 
a. Go shopping! Retail therapy!!
b. Start a new project- the others I have might be stressing me out…
c. Declutter, I like my house clutter free- but where does all of this stuff go, now? 
d. I Clean, I want to organize, and sometimes will get lost in Pinterest or magazines trying to find the perfect system and never actually get it organized.

8. In a perfect world you would be organized if you had: (rate these from 1-4. 1 being most important)
__ The knowhow
__ Time
__ Space
__ Money

9. Right now you feel your organization is:
a. I feel completely disorganized - everything is everywhere 
b. I look really disorganized, but I know exactly what is in my piles and where those piles are.
c. I look like I am organized, but I am not even close.

d. I feel pretty organized, I might have a small area in need of help.

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