yeah, when I go outside to play I immediatley come in. Because sometimes I can't enjoy the activites I love, because I feel like something needs to be done. Its almost like this guilty feeling. But when I become organized, it goes away! =)

When I was working full time I had to be organized. I had to be able to grab whatever I needed and go. My kids were younger then and in daycare. I use to cook 2 or 3 meat dishes on Sunday afternoon so during the week all I had to do was make some side dishes and warm up the meat.
I am looking into having to go back to work after the first of the year. Back when I did all that I was alot younger!! Wonder how it will all work this time around. Like I am so sure my husband, son and daughter will just step right up to the plate and help - yea right.

Yes, being disorganised does add stress to my life. My therapist has suggested that I start planning in advance rather than daily because I'm an ESL teacher, so I need to get ahead of things to stop wearing myself out. Now, the thing is, how to do this? I also need to try and organise myself in my daily life because I do too much. Any suggestions on organising time?

I think the biggest help is to declutter your home. The less you have to worry about organizing and dusting/cleaning the better. I go to garage sells and have bought 3 small dressers. They fit into the closets and they make great storage. Also those rolling storage bins that fit under the bed are great for seasonal stuff. I even cleaned out my kitchen. if i haven't used something in a year then i don't use it enough and it goes into a garage sale, leaving me more room. All those plastic storage containers for left overs we use....how many do you really need?
I use my washing machine for a laundry basket (since I wash more towels than anything) its used to collect towels, which usually take up the most room in the laundry baasket anyway....then when it is full I thow in soap and wash. For people who work, learn how to use the timer on your oven. You can put something frozen in there and set the timer to cook it at a certain time. Crockpost are the best. Kids must have chores to learn responsiblity and be a part of the house. All ages, even 3& 4 yr, olds can take garbage out , fold towels etc. they need to be a part of a working house hold or they will grow up like most of our husband thinking they don't have to do anything.
A wall calander is essential, those erasable kind, to plan our appt.s and on Sundays, i plan my grocery list and go only once to the store. If you can enforce shoes off at the door thats a big time saver on vacumming....which by the way....even husbands can learn to do.
Those clorox wipes are wonderful for the bathroom toilet and sink , counter ect.!!! I couldn't live without those!
That's all the tips i can think of right now.
Do you guys have any tips?

I think it is good to be organized but not take it too seriously or else it can rule your life.

LOL Denise, they call that OCD... Obsessive compulsive "disorder"

I feel less stress if I try some organization each day. I always write a list of what I would like done and put the priorities to the top so that if I accomplish part of the list I feel I have been productive and I have that much less to stress over. I like the list because if I didn't do it I would be a cluster trying to get it all done and start things and never finish anything.

I try to give away,throw away or sell anything I haven't used or worn for a year to keep from being cluttered. I try to keep what I use in the same spot so I'm not driving myself nuts for looking for something. I am not saying to do it perfect but a little organization goes a long ways.

Yes organizing does reap some benefits.