Behind On Housework

Why can't I get a handle on my housework? I am looking at a huge pile of laundry, a huge stack of junk mail, and dishes in the sink. I still haven't cleaned out my laundry room. Things haven't changed in weeks. Or months, or years, if you count my law school years. Why can't I be one of those people who has everything in its place, all of the time? Maybe because I have too many things on my mind? Too many irons in the fire? I am on the internet too much?