Peace of Mind Organizing

Scrambling

2 April 2009

It’s so interesting to me how in control I feel when I have (and take) the time to keep my systems going, and to maintain order. And it’s also interesting how quickly those systems can break down.

In the last week or so, things have deteriorated around here fairly substantially. I was busy getting ready for Declutter Happy Hour (the first class went well!) and then I’ve had more than 20 hours of client work this week, which is over my maximum comfort level if I’m going to get anything else done.

The result? Things are piling up. I have a mountain of laundry to do. My once nearly empty email inbox has 71 messages, ten of them unread. Surfaces are starting to attract clutter. I haven’t looked at my Autofocus list all week. Eek!

Here’s the worst part: I ordered a Wii so that I can do Wii Fit. It arrived yesterday and I won’t have time to even hook it up until Saturday afternoon!

I’m going to have to focus some effort this weekend on gaining some control of my stuff, clothing, email and, yes, my mind. Ordinarily, I like to do a lot of sitting around on the weekends, knitting and catching up on TV and movies. I’m going to have to try the method I blogged about a couple of months ago, where I reward myself with some solid sit-on-my-butt time.

And that Wii Fit? At the very least, I’ll get the Wii console it hooked up. And I hope to be rejuvenated enough to actually try out the workout!

Tagged with: autofocus, backsliding, balance, clutter, control, disorder, exercise, time management

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