Statistics!

We thought you'd all enjoy this statistics--might make you rethink some things! This information was provided by the National Association of Professional Organizers.

* The Wall Street Journal reports that the average U.S. executive wastes six weeks annually searching for important documents lost in clutter.
* 80% of filed papers are never looked at again.
* The National Soap and Detergent Association believes getting rid of clutter would eliminate 40 percent of the housework in the average home.
* 23% of adults say they pay bills late (and incur fees) because they lose them.
* The Self Storage Association estimates that there are almost 40,000 self-storage facilities in the United States, and the demand for them doubled from 1994 to 2004.
* 25% of people with two-car garages don’t park any cars in their garages, and 32% only have room for one.
* Each year, about 100 million households receive 16.6 billion catalogs
* 80% of household clutter is the result of disorganization, not lack of space.
* According to a study conducted by a Boston marketing firm, the average American burns 55 minutes a day looking for things they know they own but cannot find.
* 65% of people describe themselves as “very” or “insanely” busy according to a Day Runner Survey.