I’ve got a dirty little secret . . .
I am a pack rat. I am not as bad as many, but I am there, and if I don’t carefully keep things in check, the clutter will CONSUME me! As a result I have too much STUFF . . . and nowhere to put it. This drives me crazy, because I’m actually a very organized person. However, my perfectionism is pretty strong too, so since I can’t take everything out of my room and put it all back perfectly in, oh, I don’t know, 30 minutes, I just don’t even try. So the stuff just keeps accumulating, and I keep not doing anything about it.
Since I live in an apartment, the majority of my STUFF is in my room . . . namely my closet, which is actually really big. However, there is so much chaos in there that I don’t know what I have . . . lots of clothes (of which I wear maybe half), tons of books (mostly unread), and a mass accumulation of papers and books for classes that I’m not even taking anymore.
What do to??? I don’t need it, it just makes me unhappy, and it makes for a home that is not what it should be - comforting and inviting. I’ve gotten a lot better about getting rid of things as they come into the home since I started with FlyLady, but I have yet to conquer the demons of my dirty little secret . . . my closet.
The solution - actually get in there and take care of business!!!!! And why am I blogging about this? Because I was just motivated to clean out my closet by a challenge from another blogger. I have until December 6th to get it all cleaned out, sorted through, and put back together in an organized and functioning manner!
Do you have a dirty little secret? Come join us for the 30 Day Organizing Challenge! Accepting all packed closets, jumbled drawers, and under-the-bed hiding spaces!
I'm Lindsey, and thanks so much for stopping by Suspension of Disbelief. I love living in the South. Born and raised in Georgia, live in Florida, school in North Carolina – it just doesn't get better . . .
