I found the best way to work in the room of horrors. I either need to be on the phone talking with Sluggy or listening to an audiobook. I did both the other day and it made a huge difference in the amount of time I could work without feeling totally overwhelmed. Now, did this new found way of working mean I am finished with the room?
Not at all, but I have been through all the decorations from New Year's to Thanksgiving, leaving just a ridiculous stash of Christmas decorations to sort through. I had already sorted through some bins, but I swear something supernatural happened in that closet once the door was shut and the Christmas decor multiplied. There is no way a single family could have possibly collected that many decorative items and ornaments without some sort of hocus pocus going on.
So for now, I am quite a bit further that I was and the room is not so treacherous as it has felt before. In fact I am feeling a little bit like going upstairs and working on it a little bit today, however I can always be persuaded to put off finishing with the least little suggestion of doing something else.
Ho, Ho, Hmmmmmm
I am still soooooo not ready to think about Christmas. And here you on the way that some things breed behind closed doors.
ReplyDeleteThere is some serious breeding going on in that closet. There is no way I have accrued that many ornaments
DeleteYou did it. Now just one more holiday to go.🎄 :)
ReplyDeleteYep but it occupies 75 percent of the decorating mess
Deletewe must be twins, as hubby was just complaining yesterday at how many Christmas Decorations we have and I need to go through them. We even have two trees. One I had totally forgotten about. That one will be posted on the free site, as half the lights are broken.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I hate to admit it I have 5 trees and often put all of them up
DeleteI finally think I found someone to help me get all cleared out from the room that we are making into a bathroom. That involves cleaning out all three bedrooms to be able to have one free rooms. I am considering selling all my Shiny Brite ornaments. That will be extra cash, too. I have all the boxes, plus some extra empty boxes. Plans are easy to make and some are hard to accomplish. Good for you for finding a solution.
ReplyDeleteI am getting rid of a ton of stuff I no longer need or use. I think the only way for me to get this organized is to let a lot of it go
DeleteWell done! My daughter calls that body doubling, even if the other person isn't doing the same thing. Before I came to live here, she used to call someone (some program through the internet) and the two would chat as they did whatever it was they needed to do. Now that I'm here, when I start working on something, she'll (usually) get up and do something too.
ReplyDeleteIt worked and I stayed on task much longer than I normally do
DeleteThis reminds me of that old saying: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time."
ReplyDelete(... which begs a question. How does one cook an elephant?)