I am a very conflicted person.. my downstairs (kitchen bath, dining room, family room) are a neat as a pin.. I even go so far as to clean up the kitchen before I sit down to eat.. I will wash the knife I've used before I eat whatever I cut with it..
But.. then there is the basement where the bulk of my sewing things are, plus a number or machines and surger.. That's a disaster.. and I have my embroidery machine on the first floor in what's supposed to be a formal living room. Now that room is a mess as well.. My conclusion: I am an extremely neat person, it's the sewing that's that messy by nature!