What a mess!

Boy, there are areas in the basement that are soooo messy. Well, most of the areas in the basement are messy. But, that's what we made it for. It's unfinished, rain leaks in 2 corners sometimes, there are centipedes when I don't spray the bug killer and there's very old furniture. The upstairs looks pretty good most of the time. When we moved here 10 years ago, we put toys, DH's office, a t.v., a couch, a recliner, our old kitchen table and chairs, our old china cabinet, the sewing machine, ironing board, chest of drawers for my crafty stuff, the treadmill, keepsake boxes for the children and holiday decorations down there. All that stuff is still there, but much more has been added. Like, another computer, a long table for it and another printer, 2 copy machines, another t.v. right next to the one we already had, 6 sets of shelves for all kinds of stuff, another recliner, a ping pong table, an arcade style basketball goal and more old furniture that my dad got for free from Western and we couldn't say no. I do get areas straightened up every now and then and I say I'm going to keep it that way, but it always goes back to being messy. I just can't put things away. I put them down instead of putting them where they belong. I heard on Focus on the Family a loooong time ago someone said to put signs around your house saying, "Don't put it down, put it away." I did that in our first house and maybe the 2nd house. It worked for me for a while. I guess it's because company doesn't go in the basement except for kids' friends. They don't qualify as company, do they? Well, they do when they're upstairs.