have you ever noticed that sometimes you declare something to be true and then, once it is declared, it changes to something else within days?such is what happened with the last post, where i declared that I seemed to be starting more and finishing less. ever since I wrote that post, I have been obsessively finishing things and restoring order to my home. the finished items will come later... right now it's about restoring order.
restoring order (decluttering, reorganizing, tossing out, recycling, buying new) seems to be what I do on my vacation. as a teacher, i have ooooooooodles of vacation time (no need to make me feel guilty, my DH does that) and i find myself using "restoring order" as a way to relax. i find that the chaos of a school year does not allow me to keep up with housework or simple organization, so i tend to do it during holidays. it grounds me.
on my current "restoring order" list:
- cleaning up my office to make room for a new dresser to hold my yarn and a new bookcase to hold my books
- finding art posters that we purchased in Nice, France on my husband's desk - they get new frames tomorrow!
- finding wedding gifts in the spare bedroom closet and either: putting them to use where they need to go (e.g. the new ironing board cover) or finding places to display them
- cleaning up the laundry room with a new rug, new shelves, and a new curtain - because laundry should be more fun than it really is
- gathering up gently used clothing and housewares that I no longer need to donate to the local women's shelter
- writing thank you notes for our wedding gifts
.... and much much more, of course. Some might wonder why I would choose to do so much during my holidays. And I say: because it makes me feel balanced, grounded and centred like these rocks:
how do you restore order to your life? do you find it as relaxing as I do?
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