I toss thread on the floor. Hold pins in my mouth, my mother did this it is an inherited habit. I am also messy with my scraps. I leave my sewing/quilting books all over the house, when I need one it may be on the coffee table, the kitchen table, on the porch, my night stand so I have to running around looking for it. As form self help I am using a tip from one of my books. WWMD ... What would Martha do? (yes Martha Stewart). Love her or not you have admit she is very neat and organized. A powerful role model for the organizationally challenged. When I find myself being a sewing slob, rushing a project or some other evil thing I chant this a few times. I believe it is affecting my sub conscious and I am slowly becoming neater.