The Grind

The first day back at work was brutal.  Memo to myself: don't take a bunch of days off at the end of the year. Manage your time off better.

I expect to be buried for a while.  We are in panicked chaos mode. See you in about two weeks.

Continuing the "A Year to Clear What is Holding you Back" series from Daily OM which I'm trying to do each day, today's question is: How does "clutter" show up in your life?  For me, clutter turns up as incomplete things. Things that I started, but didn't finish. Things that I meant to put away, but got distracted. Things that I plan to do, but never actually start.

I have to say that I bought this course thinking it would offer practical daily de-cluttering guidance, but that hasn't been the case so far.  Perhaps the approach is to understand the psychology inside us that creates clutter, but from my point of view, I'd feel I can do both de-cluttering and psychoanalysis concurrently.  Contemplation is wonderful, but I think I already do plenty of that.  So, at this point in time, I'm disappointed that I shelled out $20 for this.

Meanwhile,  I have found a de-cluttering challenge which I think is pretty good over at SparkPeople:  Declutter Your Home in 30 Days some of the "days" are things that I can do in about 15-20 minutes, like the medicine cabinet and shower; others the "day" could take several hours to complete, like the clothes closet and craft items. I'm happy to devote a weekend afternoon to either of these.  Going through my books, for instance, is a yearly task that takes several weekend days to complete. 

Anyway, I will continue the Daily Om course - especially since I paid for it - but I think I'll just put everything in a draft document to post at a later time.

And I'm still doing the Infinite Possibilities 30 Day Project from TUT, but I have to admit, I got stuck yesterday at putting an emotional connection to my goals.  I'm too cerebral, I guess. I finally put it in a spreadsheet, and was able to come up with at least 5 for each.

Today, I'm to find and place around me visual reminders of what I hope to accomplish.  Too busy right now.