I'm not sure what you mean by "dealt with your wife." I thought at first you were asking what can you do about this problem, but from your response to people's posts, it seems not. So I guess I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know there are two in a marriage. I wonder if being extremely orderly does not fulfill a need of your wife's and that is why she is not that way? I am a very casual person myself, perhaps not a slob, but not terribly orderly. It would drive me nuts to live with an ultra-orderly person. I have a need to not be that way, just like you have a need to be orderly. So perhaps it's not all about meeting just your need? Perhaps you can sit to talk with your wife and find out how both of you can get your needs met. Will probably involve some compromise on each side? Perhaps you could each have a part of the house that is organized (or not) each to your liking, and a common area that is somewhere in between?