Tight Squeeze

We have a nice size apartment for newlywed couple living in a big city and on most days I really love it. However, today is not one of those days. I keep trying to get ready for my parents arrival, but my small apartment is not cooperating. The problem with only having four rooms total is that there is no where to hide the stuff that you actually use in your everyday life. Just as I think the living room/kitchen area is clean, I realize that I need to let some laundry airdry, Kyle has papers that he is waiting to take to work, I have two presents that are waiting to be dropped off and a book that needs to be returned. It is not looking so clean and tidy anymore. My mom used to have a saying on the fridge -- "A place for everything and everything in its place." That is a nice idea, but none of this stuff really has a place, just a holding zone. I guess I will just have to accept the fact that you can't have a tidy house if you expect to also live in it.