Day Five: Clutter - Energy Up/Energy Down
I am writing this post from work (thank goodness I am well practiced in the art of sneakiness! Also, it is a Friday afternoon so I think this is okay) and the image above of Chewbacca is one I can relate to - papers everywhere, post it notes with mysterious scribbles on it. I know if I look behind me my colleague has a post it note on her wall that reads "Interview Chicken Apprenticeship." I have no idea what that means, but it makes me giggle. It also raises the point that being organised in the office is very important.
Today's affirmation is:
Fresh, invigorating energy fills my life.
Today I chose Level 2, so Energy Up/Energy Down and Clutter Questionnaire and Clearing One Area. This is a very involved task - or at least, it could be if I choose for it to be. Like Denise says, decluttering can take time. For me, it is all about micromovements. One drawer here, one shelf there and before you know it, I will be completely decluttered!
I started with my office today. Well, it is more of a cubicle. An office implies walls! I took everything out of my bookshelves, everything off my desk and gave it a good clean. I gave items away to other staff members and piled all of the paperwork I need to go through into some trays. I filed all my client folders that have been hanging around on my desk (that's a no-no when it comes to confidentiality too. I want to be more careful about that. I WILL be more careful and responsible about putting client files away) and rearranged my origami (I have an origami everyday calendar and I do one piece every day. Now that it is November I have quite a collection!) and gave away some pieces and threw others in the rubbish bin.
The result is I feel a lot more focused and a lot more motivated. My colleagues have even commented on how wonderful my desk looks and how they would like to clean up their own!
I am keen to complete the rest of the checklist for the other areas of my house and my life. In my bedroom I have recently given away a lot of clothes that I retained for the reasons Denise mentions. I feel good about that! I need to do some more organisation though and when I get home I will do some energy up/energy down exercises in there. I reorganised the bathroom the other day and threw out lots of stuff. There are still some things under the sink that need organising though. My vehicle requires a service, which I plan on organising in January. My home office and desk need some organisation.
I really enjoyed the before and after photographs other people shared on their blogs. Very interesting. Also, thank you to those people who have commented on my blog. I really appreciate sharing this journey with you all.
5 comments:
The art of sneakiness, that's awesome. I can really relate to that and OMG, that photo of Chewbacca rocks! Paper clutter is the worst, I can't stand it either and I no longer work in an office and it still finds me. Sounds like you're doing a fantastic job microcleansing, way to go Beautiful Witch!
Chewy!
Sorry, I love Chewbacca! His primal vocalizations inspire my glee! :)
So, did your post! Very light, humorous and full of purpose! Weee! :)
your description of cleaning up your work area makes me want to go back to work and do the same! in fact i think i will!
I wish you the best of luck in your de-cluttering adventure!
Also--tag! You're it. :)
Wow, congratulations on getting so much done. That's awesome!
And thank you for sharing the Chewy picture. I totally laughed outloud when I arrived and saw that picture.
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