Zen of Organization?

I'm wondering if there is a Zen quality to organizing oneself. I didn't do any sort of organization this weekend. I was busy setting up my web comic which has a prompt and regular schedule -- that was Saturday -- and then on Sunday I mostly goofed off and talked to my girlfriend. Not saying there's anything wrong with talking with my girlfriend, but I didn't do anything terribly productive with those 48 hours of time as far as organizing myself went.

When I do get things in order though, there's a feeling of satisfaction and there's almost a zen-like quality to the organizing itself. Is it me, or is it like one of those little Zen gardens with the rake? You set things up just so... put things into piles... turn the piles into organized stacks... and then promptly realize you don't have room for the stacks so they have to be put someplace both 'safe' and 'out of the way' which usually means 'somewhere that you won't find when you're looking for it'.

OK, so maybe there's a point lacking in my Zen of Organization. Maybe it's like a mini Japanese Rock Garden, but with the added challenge of having too many rocks so you barely have room for your little rake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_garden

After doing some research, apparently some scholars will bemoan my mis-use of the word "Zen", but I still think there is a "Zen" to organization -- or at least it's part of it. Trying to figure out where things fit and removing the clutter seems symbolically appropriate to Zen.

Getting back to my original point -- my organization stops RIGHT DEAD at my lack of space. I don't think this is a purging moment, because this is about the stuff I need to hang on to for taxes or other governmental record-keeping purposes. At the same time, I don't want to spend hours searching for the things when I need them. So I want to organize my stuff, and then put it away, but be able to access it when I need to without having to move a bunch of crap or sort through things.

Since this is a brand new blog, I don't expect the answers to come to me in the form of comments. But, what I CAN do is go out and try to get answers from others and then post my findings here so others might benefit.