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Halfway through Vacation
Dec. 14th, 2011 10:40 amI started my new job in May, and couldn't take vacation for 90 days. I thought about going various places, but it seemed... like too much work. Picking someplace, making arrangements, booking things, making decisions... So much effort! The only thing that got me really excited was the thought of ... wait for it ... cleaning my room. Seriously.
We've lived in this house 6 years, and during that time I have changedsomewhat a lot. One of the biggest changes is that I no longer need to hold on to everything. I have started to trust that I will be able to provide for myself - that I can buy a notebook or a skein of yarn or a book when I want to read it, so I don't have to keep stuff for years, in case I might need it, in case I might use it, even if I don't like it or want it, but You Never Know, and It Might Be Useful Someday.
I spent 4-6 hours each day Monday and Tuesday cleaning. All the loose books are now on bookshelves. Several boxes of papers have been sorted and put away. The 20 gallon tote full of "stuff" has been sorted. Still not positive what to do with some of what was in it. The coffee and side tables I am giving away have been cleared off. The pigeonhole cabinet I bought a few months ago is upstairs in their place. I have purged my notebooks - some are for friends, and some for children at a local school whose teacher I know. Done the same with stationery. Both now fit into the same rolley drawers. Markers will go to the same teacher. I don't need them, I don't use them - pass them on to someone who can.
Today, I worked only an hour, went and had a routine sonogram and lunch, came home and took a nap. And then woke up, did a little copying/organizing, watched some TV, bonded with the cat, and now, am finishing this post. I will go upstairs, and pack up everything I want to mail tomorrow.
The goal is 4 hours per day, cleaning/purging/sorting/organizing. I don't have to do anything specific, just do something.
This week seems to be a good one for getting stuff off the floor, and into some semblance of "away." Once the room is fit for human habitation, I will have the space to sort out clothing (maybe this weekend?) and all the other stuff I have. It is time to let go of the things that I will not use, do not need, do not want, that are just taking up space and energy.
We've lived in this house 6 years, and during that time I have changed
I spent 4-6 hours each day Monday and Tuesday cleaning. All the loose books are now on bookshelves. Several boxes of papers have been sorted and put away. The 20 gallon tote full of "stuff" has been sorted. Still not positive what to do with some of what was in it. The coffee and side tables I am giving away have been cleared off. The pigeonhole cabinet I bought a few months ago is upstairs in their place. I have purged my notebooks - some are for friends, and some for children at a local school whose teacher I know. Done the same with stationery. Both now fit into the same rolley drawers. Markers will go to the same teacher. I don't need them, I don't use them - pass them on to someone who can.
Today, I worked only an hour, went and had a routine sonogram and lunch, came home and took a nap. And then woke up, did a little copying/organizing, watched some TV, bonded with the cat, and now, am finishing this post. I will go upstairs, and pack up everything I want to mail tomorrow.
The goal is 4 hours per day, cleaning/purging/sorting/organizing. I don't have to do anything specific, just do something.
This week seems to be a good one for getting stuff off the floor, and into some semblance of "away." Once the room is fit for human habitation, I will have the space to sort out clothing (maybe this weekend?) and all the other stuff I have. It is time to let go of the things that I will not use, do not need, do not want, that are just taking up space and energy.
