I used to be so organized, I don’t know what happened. I knew exactly where everything was. I took care of things as they arose. I feel like I woke up one morning and a storm has come through my life and I’m in a daze trying to figure out where I am. I have fallen into the terrible habit of procrastination, I feel consumed by the aftereffects. As a new mother I obsessed over a clean house, I would mop the kitchen floor and vacuum in the morning before putting my son in the floor and again in the evening. Now 17 years later, I’m not even sure where my mop is. I’m sure this wasn’t an overnight change. I have spent months wandering around my home wondering what in the world has happened. One recent morning I figured it out. I am always thinking “Oh I’ll just put this here and do something with it later” or “I have no idea what to do with this” so I end up doing nothing and there it sits. This year for Lent I decided I’m giving up procrastination. It has been so much harder than I thought it would be. I have read countless articles on de-cluttering and organizing, and put off starting time and time again. I have spent so many hours and days of my life trying to figure everything out and I finally realized I don’t have to FIGURE it out, I just have to DO it! I know it will be a long process to get reorganized and de-cluttered but I can’t wait for the end results. I’m ready to put my time and energy into the things I love and quit being weighed down by stuff and wasting time looking for things because I didn’t take the time to take care of them in the first place. Funny how much taking a little action, a baby step in the right direction or just diving into a task is so freeing! If you have overcome the clutter and disorganization please share any tips you may have in the comments…I need all the help I can get! 🙂
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. ~ Hebrews 12:11
Boy can I relate to this!! Good job making the changes!!
Thank you for the encouragement! It’s a struggle…but I’m determined!