Paul, you just cracked me the heck right up. You are soooo right, if you’re not a therapist, you really ought to be thinking about a career change! I am feeling better than ever about the stack of mags I almost threw my back out heaving to another area in my office. I incorporated all of your components from above (the agitation came from the fact that I could no longer fit any more of them on my desk – a tragedy!) and now I feel like I got my best workout of the New Year!

Thanks for making my day, man!

When the rest of my house is a pit, though, I feel flustered and out of control. If I could send a non-biased party to clean out my kids’ playroom, I’d do it in an instant. And oddly, their playroom is steps from my office and that bit of clutter gives me a twitch! Weird.

But seriously, when my house, including my office, is cleaned up and clutter-free, my mood is definitely lighter. I stress easier when it’s messy and cluttered.