January 17, 2013
Getting More Organized
Yesterday, the January Cure called for us all to walk away from our electronic media for an evening so, after dinner, I let the computer go into sleep mode, turned off the television, and put my phone into “Do Not Disturb” mode. I read one of my library books instead, then had an early night, something I do all too rarely.
Today, I went through the first part of the pile-o’-crap under the window next to my desk. It’s not an easy process, since there is a ton of stuff on top of the three storage bins there. I cleaned down to the one in front of the other two, and it was a good afternoon’s work, made easier by the roomie’s ferrying things to where they need to go. I also got the floor space that I cleared vacuumed, which got a fairly thick layer of accumulated dust out of the room.
It feels a lot better, although there is still a ton of stuff to go through. There are still books to be put away (waiting on the dining table), and I was able to consolidate a couple of boxes of shoes into one storage bin, for further culling later. I also found a storage container for the Weight Watchers Weekly newsletters from 2010 through 2012, so that the smaller container for them on my desk is ready for the new 360° Program Weekly newsletters.
The main reason it’s going so slow is my own resistance and inertia. Yep, even though I know that this is what I really want to do, and that I am truly looking forward to the results, I still procrastinate and hem and haw about what (and how much) to do on any given day. Usually, I do break through the inertia and get what I planned done, and I am seeing major progress, but it still feels overwhelming at some levels.
However, I intend to persevere, and to maintain my space in the manner I want it to be maintained once I get it there.
How are your reorganizing plans going? What stops or resistance are you running into? How do you break through such stops or resistance?
Charis (Nimrodita) said,
January 17, 2013 at 11:40 pm
I certainly know about inertia! I find, often, the trick is to do something small – say, five minutes of something. That makes it easier to get started, and sometimes I wind up with a lot done. Even if I don’t, at least I’m a bit better off!
otherdeb said,
January 18, 2013 at 12:13 am
Hi Charis! Welcome to my corner (well, one of them) of the blogosphere! Yep, I often start by telling myself, “I’ll just work on ‘x’,” and that expands into actually getting a whole job (or more) done.
Janet Wilson said,
January 18, 2013 at 5:41 pm
I’m going very slowly through the piles o’ crap. I have hopes of consolidating 3 bins of stuff down to 2 bins of stuff, and I’ve even had a look in my bedroom closet. But the inertia is hard to fight. Sometimes I can get around it by switching the order I do things in, or doing a few minutes at a time, but often I can’t. But I do seem to make a little progress each day, however slow. Maybe if I go and do some now, while I’m thinking about it…
otherdeb said,
January 19, 2013 at 1:39 am
Hi Janet!
I’m also doing things by consolidating stuff down into smaller and smaller containers and piles. Can’t reach my bedroom closet yet — the bed is blocking it. But, yeah, it’s hard to get started some days.
Today, I got lucky — a friend came over and helped me go through books, putting the ones she could scan in on eBay to sell for me. I also got another bag of laundry back and got all but the unmatched socks into the dresser. Those went into the shopping bag of unmatched socks, so I can try to match them to already cleaned socks.