I am THAT girl!
I like to think I'm organized. Well, I like to tell myself, I'm organized...I'm not sure I'm quite there yet. This Covid pandemic has definitely shown me I have a ways to go!
I remember being in a Bible Study group and one of the gals shared a short story in which the author referred to her "basement"... I have so many "basements" (and yet I live in California where NO ONE has literal basements!! lol...not funny? Just me? Okay sorry...anyhow...). You know that room(s) in your home that you would just die if anyone saw? That's your basement. Remember uber-organized Monica Geller from FRIENDS, that was super organized, everything in it's place, OCD...almost to a fault...and yet she had a closet that if you opened, you would surely have at least one item fall on your head...that was her basement!!!
Anyhow, as I said, I have many basements and the Shelter in Place order, has allowed me to take the time (usually my excuse why I didn't tackle my basements) to work through the various areas and purge, organize and find pride in the area...and if I'm honest, myself! I'm not 100% there yet...but I am so much better and I honestly feel joyful about it...I feel lighter...I feel pride...I feel like I want to invite everyone over and have the roam my house (well most of it!!!) freely, without my worrying if they will stumble on my "basement". Maybe Maria Kondo does have a point when she suggests that things (or lack of) can spark joy in our lives...note to self: must read that book at some point!
So here I am...getting organized in my home...I'm scheduled to a T and my family thrives on schedule...so no work to be done there...and then there's my technology...those inbox messages, updates, notifications that well, to be honest, I've become numb to! They've gotten so out of hand they don't even give me anxiety. I live with red circles all over my phone and really haven't seen my inbox with no number next to it!
But I ask myself...if I took the time to clean those out...purge what I don't need, will I find joy? Will I feel lighter? Will I have less anxiety and greater pride?
Readers...where do you fall? Are you THAT girl as well?
I remember being in a Bible Study group and one of the gals shared a short story in which the author referred to her "basement"... I have so many "basements" (and yet I live in California where NO ONE has literal basements!! lol...not funny? Just me? Okay sorry...anyhow...). You know that room(s) in your home that you would just die if anyone saw? That's your basement. Remember uber-organized Monica Geller from FRIENDS, that was super organized, everything in it's place, OCD...almost to a fault...and yet she had a closet that if you opened, you would surely have at least one item fall on your head...that was her basement!!!
Anyhow, as I said, I have many basements and the Shelter in Place order, has allowed me to take the time (usually my excuse why I didn't tackle my basements) to work through the various areas and purge, organize and find pride in the area...and if I'm honest, myself! I'm not 100% there yet...but I am so much better and I honestly feel joyful about it...I feel lighter...I feel pride...I feel like I want to invite everyone over and have the roam my house (well most of it!!!) freely, without my worrying if they will stumble on my "basement". Maybe Maria Kondo does have a point when she suggests that things (or lack of) can spark joy in our lives...note to self: must read that book at some point!
So here I am...getting organized in my home...I'm scheduled to a T and my family thrives on schedule...so no work to be done there...and then there's my technology...those inbox messages, updates, notifications that well, to be honest, I've become numb to! They've gotten so out of hand they don't even give me anxiety. I live with red circles all over my phone and really haven't seen my inbox with no number next to it!
But I ask myself...if I took the time to clean those out...purge what I don't need, will I find joy? Will I feel lighter? Will I have less anxiety and greater pride?
Readers...where do you fall? Are you THAT girl as well?
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