Organized vs. Chaos

This morning I wanted (wanted is not really the right word...) to look at the options for health insurance, since our sweet little policy did not survive the Affordable (HA!) Care Act. For the last year, we have been able to keep our old policy (at an increased rate, of course!!), but will soon have to switch over to an approved plan.

{FLASHBACK: “If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change for you under this plan is the amount of money you will spend on premiums. That will be less.” ~ Pres. Obama} Lying, unpatriotic, immoral, self-centered jack-...but I digress.

Back to the point of this post, which is my organized chaos life, I get to the insurance website and they force me to log in. I try every combination of member ID and password I can imagine. Nope. Not. Try Again. DANG! I hate to click "forgot password". They always ask a bunch of questions I have even less of a chance of remembering than the actual password. Ugh! I finally give in. Click and wince.  I am stumped on the very first question: Member number. Now I have to go find my card, which requires digging in my purse to find my wallet, then sorting through a jillion member cards, discount offers, expired coupons, and receipts. I found it! And there, written ever so neatly on a sticky note on the back of the card, is my user name and password.

Ya know? That was a pretty good idea. Apparently, I have been down this seek and find road before. I tried to plan for the next time and be organized, but in the chaos I had forgotten. I have read books, joined on-line groups, and observed organized friends. I grasp the concept of planning and organization. I struggle with the implementation. Most of the time I don’t care (which could be part of the problem) I just accept the chaos and move on to the next fire that will need stomping. Then there are times it really makes me crazy. Those are the scary times. The times when closets get cleaned out. The times when I dig out the old label maker. The times when stores like the Container Store, Walmart, & Office Max get a little richer.

I'm not there yet, but I feel it coming. I guess I need to remember: