My middle daughter moved home. March was chaotic with her moving. April is turning into chaos with getting our house organized – or reorganized and integrating her stuff into our house.
I’m finally tackling my office. Currently it’s in that state of extreme messy because I’ve been going through papers, shelves, drawers in order to sort out what we need to keep. There’s an ultimate goal in mind but for now, I want to get rid of one piece of furniture and move two others. These means I’m taking decorations down from the wall as the furniture is going to cover up the wall space.
I’m not certain the way I want to rearrange the furniture is actually going to work so I need to try it before I decide whether it is how I actually want it. Also all the stuff I want to put on the furniture is sitting around my office making it seem more cluttered. I swear there is an organized method to the chaos at this point.
I started yesterday and made good progress but today I’ve spent running errands and prepping for the week. There are some things I don’t want to get rid of. I look at them and the organizer in me is saying just let it go. But the writer / mom / creator in me is saying NO!!! I’m working on it. I’m also looking at a row of books – reference type – which sit by computer. Do I want to weed through them? No but should I? Probably. I know some of them will stay. I can look at at least six of them and know they stay but there’s at least three times that many. So reluctantly I’ll look through these books to weed out any.
Then there’s the recycle / garbage, sale piles to contend with. I’ve got a box of stuff for a sale we’re hoping to participate in later this summer. Also while I remove and rearrange what do I do with all the stuff.
It’s definitely been a weekend of chaos. I’m not sure we’re making it any better. However, at the intermediate phase, it is so chaotic I’m not sure it’s getting better.
We’re doing all of this while I’m at my most busy at work. Registration and scheduling for spring 18 are going on. Lots of changes, problem solving, and stress at work means I need peace at home. Right now, no peace just chaos.
This is where my crocheting comes in. I’ve been working on a number of projects. I finished an afghan, several headbands, and started a bandana. This keeps me sane (ish) as it takes me away from the stress of both work and home. It allows me to escape into my creative mind and work on patterns. Right now I have several which I want to publish.
I keep telling myself it will get better. I keep reminding myself it is the first weeks and I need to be patient. However, the clutter is starting to wear on my nerves. After I’m done in the office, I plan to hit the recliner and work on another pattern or three in order to calm and ease the stress of life right now.