Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Time flies.

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”  Annie Dillard

Decide how you want to spend those days.
Shopping?
Scurrying to catch up?
Bent over your phone?
Obsessing over the past?
Overwhelmed by your stuff?
Searching for things you own but can't find?
Hoping things will change, but never changing your behaviors?

This is your one, true, and amazing life.
Live your life so it reflects what's important to you.
Spend your time engaged in activities that are meaningful to you.
(You get to define what those things are)
Spend time with the people you love and cherish.

The days are long, but the years are short...

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Bugs you lots

Where is that one space in your house that really bugs you?
Which pile makes you the most annoyed?
What area takes the most effort to keep under control and clutter free?

Take a moment and just look at what's piled up there.
Do the things not have homes?
Are they items you're doing to get right back to (but haven't)?
Did they get left there on the way to somewhere else?
Are they decisions you've been unwilling to make?

Once you have an idea of the why of the clutter,
it will be easier to take care of what's there in an appropriate way.
Figure out if the items are worth keeping and if so, 
find them a home.
If they are things that never get put away, perhaps they need a new home closer to where they are used or needed.

Make a decision about the item.
Move forward.  
Live with the results.

Trade annoyance for action.
A pile for a clean surface.

Small changes.
Big results.