I'd be inclined to use the word "cluttered" rather than "messy". I keep way too much paper-- newspaper articles, recipes, etc., and I don't have anyplace to organize them. I've just boxed up my holiday decorations, but the boxes are in the middle of the floor in my spare bedroom. I have sheet music and song lyrics in piles all around the room, too. And my dining room table is the place where everything waits, until I find space for it.

Maryanne