I think I told you some time ago about buying the book "Getting Organized" and losing the book? :)
Well the other day I ran across the book Sat down to read and to see what tips I might incorporate that might get me started somehow in straightening out and throwing away stuff in our house.
Ever since my knee replacement surgery last April,even though I am fully recovered, I have not been motivated to do much in the "getting organized" vein.
I had mostly "wanted to organize and straighten up" the unfinished , storage part of our basement. I would sneak a peek when I got cleaning supplies from a shelf down there or a soft drink from the small second fridge or a doggie potty pad for Buddy.
One day I looked around and said " I just can't face this mess. And don't know where to start making order out of chaos in here. Too big a job to tackle.
That night I sat down with the "Getting Organized" book and read a suggestion about getting started on a daunting task. To paraphrase, it suggested parring down the task into bite size pieces. One shelf at a time. One box at a time. One corner of the room at a time, and by all means STOP BEFORE YOU GET TOO TIRED.
I Started this past Saturday. Continued on Sunday. Tackled another corner on Monday.
Finished up today..
I stood and admired my accomplishment.
Called hubby to COME LOOK
He was impressed.
He said "Wow. Now I can enjoy riding the treadmill in here :)
Hip Hip Hooray for me !!
I feel GOOD -- I DID IT.!!
STRIKE UP THE BAND!!
4 comments:
I need to take a lesson from you. I"ve been unable to lift anythingt heavy for 2 months.
And that seems to be long enough to not want to lift anything heavy at all. Maybe I'll give your way a try.
Good for you Chancy...Bravo. It's so hard to get motivated to even start an organizing project. I need to get inspired...lately I don't feel like doing much of anything in this house. Congrats!
Congratulations! I truly admire your accomplishment. I got personal-organization-side-tracked for a period before my husband died and more so after he died when, along with all else, I got caught up in the novelty of computer use plus blogging. Seemed like it took me a couple of years or more to get my head together, but I haven't been able to get the impetus to get started organizing since inside the house. Had to add several new appliances but that's as far as it went. I've done some exterior tasks I had long wanted done, but inside ... just can't get motivated.
I'm organized professionally with my continued part time work, but otherwise......
I've been doing a little of that too, and taking it in bite-sized pieces really helps. Otherwise it is overwhelming.
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