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Once upon a time...

...there was a girl who was very fastidious in meeting her obligations and tending to her projects. When a guest entered her house, you could open the closet doors in the hallway and find a place to hang your coat, for there were never boxes of projectors or old films awaiting a convenient time to be converted into VHS or DVD. The closet was nice and neat and clean and organized. And should the guest, after hanging up her jacket in the hall closet, wish to open the other closet and choose a game to play, then she could simply do so. For the owner of the house would never ever open those doors, frantically pull out bows and wrapping paper, and in a panicked moment of desperation dump an entire container out upside down so as to find a matching item and get out the door to prevent being even later than she already is, and simply close the door on the mess.
Nothing so preposterous would happen in this world, for this girl not only starts and finishes projects in a timely manner, but she also tidies up her mess afterwards.
And after a short game and exchange of pleasantries, everyone would sit down and enjoy a nice, delicious meal without any pangs of guilt, for everyone had eaten healthy all day long and not devoured all the allotted calories for the day five minutes before lunch.
When the meal is over and the guests have left, all the dishes will be quickly washed before bedtime, and the family will retire at a reasonable hour so they won't be drop-dead exhausted for the next day. The girl awakes refreshed and ready to tackle whatever awaits, and would never dream of heading to the computer to check e-mail and Facebook notices before getting dressed or starting chores. Those things are only done after all required work is finished.
I'm sure this has happened somewhere, once upon a time - just not at my house.
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