The Potter's Hand

Jul. 22, 2006 - Organization envy

I fancy myself an organized person. OK...back up a minute. If my mom were to read this, she would most likely gasp in horror. Let's just say I have learned to be an organized person. I would even say I enjoy organizing. There's something cathartic about bringing order to a previously chaotic situation.

I visited with a college friend yesterday and left feeling like my home needs an overhaul! This lady has it all together. There is a place for everything (literally!) and everything in its place. Organization is her sanity. Living in a cozy home, she understands that without order there would not be enough space for her family to function. Her children's rooms have baskets and bins for every single type of item they own...her daughter's closet is immaculate. Rather than a place to hide things, she can actually find what she needs! What a novel idea! Am I mocking? No way! I want be like her when I grow up!

Organization is one of those things that seem to take so much time, but in reality saves us precious time in the end. No more digging through to find an item...it has its own place. I realized after being in her home, that the proper equipment is essential...boxes, bins, shelves, containers of every sort. Our boys created quite a mess in her young son's bedroom, but we all had it cleaned up in a few short minutes because it was obvious where everything went.

It's one thing to know what you need to do, but getting there is something else entirely. Sigh...think I'll go have another cup of coffee.

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Jul. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Dena

I was getting to the end thinking "Ok, so what do we do?" Then I read the last paragraph. Coffee? That sounds great!! LOL

I'm with you on the organization thing (and I'm married to a welf-proclaimed neat-freak). I'm trying to figure out if I'm just lazy or if my mind just "works differently." :-)

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Jul. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by joyismystrength

Hah! How many times do I put off what I need to do and just sit down with a coffee. But, it's not all that bad. Establishing change takes reflecting time. Diving right into a new project sometimes results in just more mess and lots of discouragement.
One rule of organization that really is my first rule...minimalism. To not have so much stuff. Sorting through stuff, giving stuff away, taking stuff to the dump has an amazing result in my spirit as well as in my home.
Thanks for the reminder that I have to do some organizing before plunging into schooling in the fall. Have a good one!

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