has always been difficult for me. I am not sure where it stems from, but there has always been a guilt inside of me when I try to get rid of something. The guilt usually asks me "What would <Name> think if they knew you were giving away that item they gave you?" and then I keep the item not wanting to make that person upset with me. Logically, I know this is a foolish thing. Items that are very precious, such as things from my grandmother who has passed or items that are expensive, tend to be safe from this guilt or my scrutiny of seeking to get rid of them. Other items? Harder to deal with. I decided that enough was enough and I needed to do something. I was tired of moving piles around my room, having them outside my room, and them getting worse in my art room. Rather than jump right into the process, I actually sat back and tried to think about what I wanted to do. I needed a list to follow and a plan in order to be successful in this endeavor. Enter, the bullet journal. In my last journal, I made a check list and a page to get my started on it. I managed to check off only one thing from the list, but it was at least one more thing than I had done. I was proud of that and it felt good. Sadly, that was all the progress I made at that time before life took over again. However, with the new year came new goals and new journals and new motivation. In November, I received my mermaid tail from Merbella Studios and I needed a place to store it. I cleaned out some space in my room and hung it on the wall where it was safe and where it was displayed like the work of art that it is. Once that was complete, I looked at how clean the area now was and I got inspired to get back into tidying. I tidied up around the tail area, the drawers by it, and my computer desk. I know that I am meant to do it by subject and do it all at once rather than location, but in the moment, I wanted to strike while the iron was hot and I went a little out of order. I got a lot of cleaning done, including a bag of recycling taken out, two bags of trash, and a box of donation and sell-able items started. I was proud of myself, I mean look how nice that image of my desk is up there with all the sea shells on it. My only disappointment was that with the work week coming up, I might lose my motivation to keep at it. With that in mind, I have made myself specific tasks on the weekend to spend time cleaning the room. I wrote it into my bullet journal and have flagged my KonMari page to help remind me of what to do. I still may tidy the living area of the room before I dive completely into the KonMari process. I am ready to do this!
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