I really do not understand...

hipmama197190 wrote:
As I am reading all of these spreadsheet details, I can't help but feel like there's an entire level of genius out there that I can barely perceive, let alone grasp and utilize. Like when Salieri explains that he feels that God has given him just enough talent to appreciate Mozart 's music, but never create such beauty on his own.

When I am keeping tack of visits, I write down who came by on a scrap of paper. If I am not near my scrap of paper, I write on the back of my hand. I don't keep track of what they tapped, or anything else. Not a lot of room on the back of my hand, you see.

Are you that organized about everything else? Are your bills paid on time, and does your house get cleaned in a regular, orderly rotation? I bet you don't stand in front of the fridge each night at 5 while a horde of hungry children mills about your feet and you think, "Hmmm, dinner again? Didn't we just do that? Oh it's been a whole day already? Let's see, we've got celery, ketchup, spaghettios, 3 slices of bread, and Cap' n Crunch!"

Please tell me such organization can be taught?

Short answer? Yes and yes. It can definitely be taught. You just start off with the big things - say, meal planning - and once that's just "the way you do it", you add another thing, until one day you realise that you bought a label maker, labelled all your plugs, and ENJOYED it. Then you hide your organisation from the world in shame, but secretly, love that your husband can wander in and say "have you seen my..." and you know exactly where it is. Or, "I think we'll have enough to redo the kitchen next month", and you can just smile and nod, because you already have it planned with a little scale diagram and time plan and a budget and you know it's up-to-date because you price checked a week ago.