What is Your Organizing Style Test?

[Hermit of the Forest]

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[Hermit of the Forest]

Butterfly.

Edit: After watching some of the descriptive videos on the site I think I may be closer to Lady Bug.

 

[ceecee]

You’re A Cricket!
Love visual simplicity and organizational abundance. You prefer your everyday items out-out-sight, but you are a bit of a perfectionist and a very detail oriented person.

 

[Vendrah]

None!
You are disorganized. You just love chaos!

PS: I made that up.

 

[Luminous]

Bee

Love visual simplicity and organizational abundance. You prefer to see your everyday used items instead of hiding them away. You are also a bit of a perfectionist and tend to pile items until you can put them away properly.

 

[red_evening_apple]

You’re A Butterfly!

Love visual abundance and organizational simplicity. You are a really visual person and for you, it’s out-of-sight, out-of-mind. You need visual, but fast and easy systems, like clear or wire bins and baskets and lots of hooks.

 

[Maou]

Bee

Love visual simplicity and organizational abundance. You prefer to see your everyday used items instead of hiding them away. You are also a bit of a perfectionist and tend to pile items until you can put them away properly.

 

[Red Memories]

You’re A Butterfly!
Love visual abundance and organizational simplicity. You are a really visual person and for you, it’s out-of-sight, out-of-mind. You need visual, but fast and easy systems, like clear or wire bins and baskets and lots of hooks.

makes sense since this is how I organize. XD

 

[RadicalDoubt]

Butterfly (though looking at descriptions I may be somewhat of a butterfly bee hybrid)

 

[cascadeco]

Ladybugs are generally stressed out by surface clutter and like to keep their living space clean and clutter free. Usually, a Ladybug takes a lot of pride in having a clean and well decorated home. The hidden areas of a Ladybug’s home are a different story though!

You know you’re a ladybug if your surfaces are clean and tidy but your junk drawer is overflowing and you would be embarrassed if guests opened your closets. Ladybugs need macro-organizing systems (aka quick and easy) and without a system in place, stuff can get shoved here, there and everywhere! Ladybugs need to work on setting up systems inside drawers and closets that are quick and easy to use.


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Pretty true.

 

[Lexicon]

Cricket!


It feels *mostly* accurate, except for the detail-oriented part. I'm not all that detail-oriented, which is exactly why I prefer to keep things organized a particular way. I'll lose everything & live in a Lexplosion of random crap wherever. It's one or the other.

You’re A Cricket!

Love visual simplicity and organizational abundance. You prefer your everyday items out-out-sight, but you are a bit of a perfectionist and a very detail oriented person.

Crickets tend to be “traditionally” organized and prefer minimal visual clutter in their homes and work spaces. Crickets also prefer detailed, Micro-Organizing systems and are often a bit of perfectionists when it comes to setting up and using these systems.

Until the “perfect”, detailed organizing systems are put into place (or until Crickets have time to use them properly), a Cricket will often “pile” their belongings. They are very neat and tidy piles, but piles nonetheless. Crickets tend to be very logical and like things in a certain order.

Once an organizing system is in place, the Cricket will have no problem following it…it’s just a matter of finding the time to setup the right system! Crickets are often quite organized and maybe even a bit over organized. Sometimes perfection can be paralyzing! Crickets like very detailed and logical organizing systems which can sometimes take too much time to setup or too much work to use them properly.

Remember, good-enough organizing today is better than perfect organizing tomorrow. You can always go back and tweak the system to make it better, but at least it is put away for now.

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The best solution for a Cricket is to let go a little bit. Try “Macro-Organizing” your piles instead of “Micro-Organizing”. Here is an example: Joe wants to file his financial paperwork into a filing system. He wants a file for his investments with a separate folders inside for each year and fund. He also wants a separate folders for stocks and one for his children’s RESP. In the meantime all his papers are stacked in neat piles on his desk..and have been for months.



A good solution would be to make one file called “investments” and file everything together for the meantime. He can always “micro-organize” this file folder at a later time, but at least it is easy for everyone to find right now.

Here are some good organizing solutions for Crickets:



Setup a paper filing system. Create a “Short Term” filing system for your monthly bills and statements and a “Long Term” system for your contracts and papers you need to keep long term (like taxes). Be sure to create a vertical paper filing system, such as hanging file folders. When it comes to paper, VERTICAL IS VISIBLE AND HORIZONTAL IS HIDDEN. This is why we often “forget” what is in our paper piles. Label each file folder. Use general categories (Financial, Utilities, Insurance, Auto, School etc) to start until you have more time to make a detailed filing system. Paper is a Cricket’s biggest organizing issue. Make time to set up a system today.



Be mindful of other “ClutterBugs” in your home or workplace and make sure that your systems are easy enough for them use.



Set a timer when organizing to encourage you to move fast and stay focused.



Use stackable storage solutions that are solid colors and have smaller containers inside. If you do use bins and baskets, label, label, label for the other “Clutterbugs” who may also be using your system.



Place open baskets or bins on your desk or kitchen counter to hold you piles until you can get to them. This will be a visual reminder that your stack is getting too big for the basket and it is time to put it away.



Make yourself a to-do reminder on your phone or computer that automatically reminds you of the tasks you want to complete each day.



Turn off distractions like your phone, email and television when starting a project.



A labeler is your best friend. Label containers, file folders and just about everything else to ensure that you (and your family members) put things away properly.



Paper is your nemesis! Invest in a paper shredder and use it….often!!



Bento box style organizers are made just for you! Fill them and stack them with all of your smaller belongings.



Embrace “good enough” organizing. Letting go of perfection can help you get so much more accomplished.

 

[Tina&Jane]

Ladybug

Ladybugs are generally stressed out by surface clutter and like to keep their living space clean and clutter free. Usually, a Ladybug takes a lot of pride in having a clean and well decorated home. The hidden areas of a Ladybug’s home are a different story though!

You know you’re a ladybug if your surfaces are clean and tidy but your junk drawer is overflowing and you would be embarrassed if guests opened your closets. Ladybugs need macro-organizing systems (aka quick and easy) and without a system in place, stuff can get shoved here, there and everywhere! Ladybugs need to work on setting up systems inside drawers and closets that are quick and easy to use.

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This is really accurate. I hate visual clutter, but I end up just shoving everything out of sight rather than truly organizing. My closets/drawers are literal disaster areas. The best thing I've done for my clothes is organize them by color in my closet, otherwise they were all mixed together and I could never find anything or I was lazy and never rehung them.

 

[ceecee]

Cricket!


It feels *mostly* accurate, except for the detail-oriented part. I'm not all that detail-oriented, which is exactly why I prefer to keep things organized a particular way. I'll lose everything & live in a Lexplosion of random crap wherever. It's one or the other.

You’re A Cricket!

Love visual simplicity and organizational abundance. You prefer your everyday items out-out-sight, but you are a bit of a perfectionist and a very detail oriented person.

Crickets tend to be “traditionally” organized and prefer minimal visual clutter in their homes and work spaces. Crickets also prefer detailed, Micro-Organizing systems and are often a bit of perfectionists when it comes to setting up and using these systems.

Until the “perfect”, detailed organizing systems are put into place (or until Crickets have time to use them properly), a Cricket will often “pile” their belongings. They are very neat and tidy piles, but piles nonetheless. Crickets tend to be very logical and like things in a certain order.

Once an organizing system is in place, the Cricket will have no problem following it…it’s just a matter of finding the time to setup the right system! Crickets are often quite organized and maybe even a bit over organized. Sometimes perfection can be paralyzing! Crickets like very detailed and logical organizing systems which can sometimes take too much time to setup or too much work to use them properly.

Remember, good-enough organizing today is better than perfect organizing tomorrow. You can always go back and tweak the system to make it better, but at least it is put away for now.

Download Here

The best solution for a Cricket is to let go a little bit. Try “Macro-Organizing” your piles instead of “Micro-Organizing”. Here is an example: Joe wants to file his financial paperwork into a filing system. He wants a file for his investments with a separate folders inside for each year and fund. He also wants a separate folders for stocks and one for his children’s RESP. In the meantime all his papers are stacked in neat piles on his desk..and have been for months.



A good solution would be to make one file called “investments” and file everything together for the meantime. He can always “micro-organize” this file folder at a later time, but at least it is easy for everyone to find right now.

Here are some good organizing solutions for Crickets:



Setup a paper filing system. Create a “Short Term” filing system for your monthly bills and statements and a “Long Term” system for your contracts and papers you need to keep long term (like taxes). Be sure to create a vertical paper filing system, such as hanging file folders. When it comes to paper, VERTICAL IS VISIBLE AND HORIZONTAL IS HIDDEN. This is why we often “forget” what is in our paper piles. Label each file folder. Use general categories (Financial, Utilities, Insurance, Auto, School etc) to start until you have more time to make a detailed filing system. Paper is a Cricket’s biggest organizing issue. Make time to set up a system today.



Be mindful of other “ClutterBugs” in your home or workplace and make sure that your systems are easy enough for them use.



Set a timer when organizing to encourage you to move fast and stay focused.



Use stackable storage solutions that are solid colors and have smaller containers inside. If you do use bins and baskets, label, label, label for the other “Clutterbugs” who may also be using your system.



Place open baskets or bins on your desk or kitchen counter to hold you piles until you can get to them. This will be a visual reminder that your stack is getting too big for the basket and it is time to put it away.



Make yourself a to-do reminder on your phone or computer that automatically reminds you of the tasks you want to complete each day.



Turn off distractions like your phone, email and television when starting a project.



A labeler is your best friend. Label containers, file folders and just about everything else to ensure that you (and your family members) put things away properly.



Paper is your nemesis! Invest in a paper shredder and use it….often!!



Bento box style organizers are made just for you! Fill them and stack them with all of your smaller belongings.



Embrace “good enough” organizing. Letting go of perfection can help you get so much more accomplished.

I feel the macro organizing is the best choice for finding a happy medium here. If I have everything that needs to go in a specific yet generalized pile - I put them there without issue. I can get to micro-ing when I get to it. That's "good enough" for me.

 

[Morpeko]

You’re A Butterfly!

Love visual abundance and organizational simplicity. You are a really visual person and for you, it’s out-of-sight, out-of-mind. You need visual, but fast and easy systems, like clear or wire bins and baskets and lots of hooks.

This was kind of hard because most of the time I don't think I care enough to have an organizing style.