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Saturday, January 2, 2010
"Order is Heaven's first law."--Alexander PopeI'm taking baby steps in my whole clutter outlook. The reason I used to avoid cleaning was because it seemed so overwhelming. So my strategy for this is pretty simple--break it down and tackle something everyday. On days when I feel like doing more, I will. However, I'm going to schedule a little part every day to do. Last night I cleaned out underneath my sink. It's amazing to see some things that I've kept. Makeup I haven't used in a while or diffusers to blow dryers that caught on fire. Yes, true story. My blow dryer burst into flames while I was using it. So, baby steps it is. I felt good about doing that last night. I realized that I left my stuff out on the sink because of the clutter underneath the sink. I wasn't using the space well that I had. I also got a new cabinet for the bathroom so I'll have plenty of space for all my makeup and hair junk. I've realized how anxious clutter makes me feel. Do any of you feel that way? I've just let myself live with it for so long and avoid it but it really makes me have bad anxiety and just makes for clutter mentally too! I don't HAVE to be worrying about something that I have control over. On a side note, I've been watching the show Hoarders (and while I am NO way near that bad) I want to nip my disorganized nature in the bud so that I DON'T end up like those people when I get older. That show makes me so sad. One thing that I've learned while reading about clutter and trying to find some helpful tips is that organization shouldn't be the principle concern. First you need to get rid of things/declutter and THEN you can organize. It makes so much sense to me. Organizing will be so much easier when I rid myself of all the things that I don't need. So, I'm going to try and resist the urge to organize first. I can do that later. My game plan for today will be to tackle my closet. This could take more than today to be honest. I could possibly clothe a small army with the amount of clothing I own. This is going to be the hardest thing in the world for me. I'm always incorporating old things into new outfits so I cringe at the thought of getting rid of clothes. I actually might cry and I realize how absolutely pathetic that sounds. It brings me back to the days when my mom said that having 50 Barbies was absurd and I need to get rid of half of them. You want me to WHAT??! How can I choose to get rid of half of them?! It's like choosing between children!! So, I will be creating 5 piles: -Favorites --Things I wear often and absolutely love. -Recycle- Things I know I should give away because they don't fit or I don't wear them. -Garbage--Clothes that are just way too worn or homemade t-shirts. I mean really..why have I held on to all the t-shirts I made in high school for sports and other things?! -I don't know-- Things that I can't let go of for whatever reason but that I'm not really sure if I need it or will wear it. I have jeans that I don't really wear except for when I'm all out of jeans and I'm too lazy to do laundry. I have clothes that I think I might wear but I'm not sure. These clothes I'm going to put on the left side of my closet (away from the things I know I want) and if I don't wear them in 6 months from now they are GONE! - Excess: I don't REALLY need 5 white tank tops that are all basically the same or 4 black skirts of the same basic style. Pick the best and get rid of the rest! And now I'm off! And if you are bored, what are some of your most cluttered spaces in your house? What do you tend to hold on to? Any de-cluttering tips you've learned along the way? Labels: closet, clutter, order, organizing 1 cheers & encouragement 1 Comments:
Clutter makes me anxious too. At home my room can sometimes be a pigsty (mainly clothes on the floor and books on my bed) because I don't spend much of my time there, but at school, if my desk is messy I can't get any work done. I'm constantly cleaning it off, piling papers, shelving books, etc. |
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Jamie. 24. Unemployed college grad.
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