Peace of Mind Organizing

That stuck feeling

10 May 2010

I’ve had a difficult time coming up with insightful blog posts lately. I think about what to write and nothing comes to me.

I pondered the why of that this morning and it hit me that I’m probably feeling a little stuck because my surroundings are getting clogged up. I do clear off my desk every night, but I don’t clear my floor every night. I’m such a messy person that when I’m busy I drop stuff on the floor, rather than taking the time to put it away. Even if the stuff on the floor is at the perimeter of the room so it’s not underfoot, it still makes the room feel clogged. And it makes my mind feel clogged.

So why don’t I clean it up? It’s about priorities, isn’t it? I had stuff I had to do yesterday to get ready for today’s NAPO St. Louis meeting. And it was my husband’s birthday so I couldn’t spend the whole day working. (I’m not a mom, so I didn’t have any Mother’s Day festivities, beyond an hour-long phone call to my mom.) It occurred to me yesterday that I should take the time to clean my office, but instead, I spent the time taking care of my meeting preparations.

This morning when I walked into my office and sat down to write, nothing came. I’m thinking that if I had taken the time to clean my office yesterday, the words might have flowed today.

I have 15 minutes before I need to get in the shower to start getting ready to leave for the day. I’m going to see what order I can create in that time. I’d take a before picture, except my camera is upstairs.

I love snatching bits of decluttering time. Let’s see if this helps. I’ll let you know.

Edited to add: It’s 17 minutes later. I have cleared off the floor, working in fast motion, and even took my recycling out to my car. When I entered the room after my trip to the car, I looked around and let out a sigh of relief. I feel like I can breathe again.

It took me 17 minutes to go from stuck to breathing more freely. 17 minutes! I don’t know why I always have to be reminded of the power of a quarter hour in creating order.

Tagged with: 15 minutes, disorder, home office, priorities, productivity

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