1. Are there areas of your home you tend to avoid because of clutter? a. Definitely not b. Perhaps sometimes c. I find myself putting on blinders d. Definitely yes, someone could get hurt in there 2. Do you often find yourself fumbling through your purse looking for gum, lipstick or keys? a. No, I know where things are b. Rarely c. Sometimes d. Often, but I know it is in there somewhere 3. Are your shoulders sore by the end of the day or does your back hurt from all the stuff you carry? a. Never, I travel light b. Some days, but not too often c. Usually d. Yes, I need to put my handbag on wheels 4. Do you ever look around the car and ask yourself what is all that stuff doing in here? a. Never, I clear my car daily b. I try to keep up with the clutter c. Sometimes it gets away from me d. Yes, I admit it s a huge mess 5. Do you have more than two boxes of miscellaneous keepsakes? a. No, just 1 b. No, only 2 c. Yes, I have a few d. If it was all together in one place more than 3 6. Do you ever lose track of important documents, tickets, letters, etc? a. I know exactly where everything is b. Rarely, I try to keep it together c. It s not lost I just can t find it right away d. Let s hope there is no real emergency 7. How many boxes or bags of deferred shredding do you have at home right now? a. Nothing I clear it out immediately. b. Less than 1 c. More than 2 d. I need a truck to stop by my house
8. Are there certain closet doors you can t close? a. No b. I may have one c. It s not all my stuff d. Yes, at least two 9. Are there certain doors you avoid opening, especially when you have company over? a. No, I like to show off my neat closets b. It s not that bad c. It s a secret d. I don t want my guest to be injured 10. Do you ever feel overwhelmed with all the things you have to get done in 24 hours? a. No, I pace myself b. Sometimes it s hard c. Yes, often d. I feel like I can t take it anymore 11. How many hours per week do you spend running errands? a. 1 to 2 b. 3 to 4 c. 5 to 6 d. more than 6 12. How often do you sacrifice sleep in order to get things done? a. Never b. Sometimes c. More often than I d like to d. I need a personal assistant, organizer, maid and a stand in mommy-me 13. Do you tend to avoid your To Do List? a. No, I refer to it regularly b. I use it when I can c. I hate lists. I like to keep my schedule flexible d. It s in my head, besides I don t have that much paper or time 14. Do you find yourself procrastinating? a. Never, I handle my business b. Not too often c. Well kind of - sort of d. They say admitting I have a problem is the first step to recovery
15. How much down time do you have for yourself each week? No chores, no errands, no responsibilities to fulfill a. I schedule time for myself regularly b. I try to steal away when things get crazy c. I wait for my vacation d. My only downtime is sleep time 16. How many days per week do you start the day feeling rushed? a. 0 1 b. 2 3 c. 4 5 d. 6 7 17. How many days per week do you feel pressed and stressed for time? a. 0 1 b. 2 3 c. 4 5 d. 6 7 18. Do you miss birthdays, appointments or special events you wanted to attend? a. No, it s on my calendar b. Maybe once a month c. Perhaps once a week d. I m notorious 19. Are there certain responsibilities that just seem to fall through the cracks? Or, heck you just don t do it! a. Not that I know of b. Every now and then c. Sometimes I have to just look the other way d. Truthfully that happens far too often 20. How many things are on your To Do List right now for this week? a. Less than 20 b. More than 20 but less than 30 c. More than 30 but less than 40 d. Too many to number 21. How many unread emails are in your in box? a. Less than 10 b. More than 10 c. Between 20 50 d. Too many to count
22. My weekend plans make me feel a. happy and excited b. a bit stressed at times c. anxious, it s too much going on d. completely in over my head 23. Are you taking care of the minor things, but some of the major things are going neglected? a. No, I m pretty good about getting everything accomplished b. Yes, I have a few issues c. Well, at least I admit my faults, don t judge me d. I need a solution for this mess now! 24. How often does food go bad in your refrigerator? a. Hey, I paid good money for my food, that doesn t happen b. Now and then c. Respect the fact that I m busy it happens d. Well, what happened we ate it anyway and recently got sick 25. When Friday rolls around do you ever wonder where the week went? a. Not really b. Sometimes c. I m so tired by Friday it doesn t matter d. I don t even know when Friday rolls around - it s a blur See Next Page for Scoring Information!
What is Your Organizing Personality Type? Survey Scoring System A is worth 4 points 76-100 B is worth 3 points 51-75 C is worth 2 points 38-50 D is worth 1 point 25-37 If you scored between 76-100 points you are extremely organized and you think everyone else should be also. You sometimes obsess over having structure. You don t like disorder and can not function well where things are not organized. You enjoy administrative work but are also rather creative. You are especially talented at fixing what s wrong. If you scored between 51-75 points you are generally a neat person, you have your own way of staying on top of things. You sometimes let things get a bit behind, but you always know you will pull it back together again. You usually take time out for what s important and you tend to appreciate what you have. If you scored between 38-50 points you often feel like you are barely coping. A lot of disorder and you tend to make up excuses for the disorganized way you manage things. You want to be organized but can t seem to find time to get started. You have been overlooking the problems caused by your lack of organization. You tend to over compensate for not really knowing how to get organized and spend too much money on adding more things. If you scored between 25-37 points you most likely are chronically late, and your disorganization is affecting your relationships. Your lack of order is hindering you from moving forward in certain areas of your life. You believe you could definitely use some professional help. You sometimes feel like you are drowning in a sea of clutter and things to do. At this point you don t know where to begin and you have certainly considered taking drastic measures to free yourself.