When you go to pick up a dust bunny and it runs under the bed in your son's room.
When you start closing the door to messy rooms and then you realize that your guests can only hang out in the kitchen because all the other rooms are "off limits."
When there are a pile of clean clothes on the floor blocking access to your closet and dresser drawers (which contain clothes that you haven't worn in 4 years.)
When you start to store the stuff you need in your car so you can find them.
When people start using your backwoods as a bathroom.
When the Christmas wrapping paper has been standing in the same corner of the room for the past 6 years, instead of up in the attic.
When you decide that you haven't been able to see or use your stuff for the past 10 years so it must not be that important so you let your hubby throw it out.
When you actually welcome help from your Mother-in-law to clean your house.
When you suspect hubby has been taking truck loads of your stuff to the dump when you are not home.
When you think it might be nice to live in a shelter or hotel.
When your guests write their names in your dust and you find it years later.
When you can't go on an interview/date/special occasion because you can't find your "good clothes."
When all your clothes and shoes look like you've been living in the chicken coop with the chickens.
When you find eggs in the pockets of your winter coat and it's summer.