A neat freak I an not, but I sort of clean as I go, in the kitchen as well as in the sewing room or craft area. By so doing, I avoid a lot of lost time looking for things which are right before me, but under clutter. It only takes a moment to put the rulers back in their rack, cutters in their proper location, thread where it belongs, etc., but days to clean up if I allow clutter to happen. Now my home office area is a different story . . .