Hi Jean, I'm glad you posted. Just pick one small area and begin there. Try to have tunnel vision and stay on task. I know this helps me anyway.
Sherry in FL On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:33:37 -0500 Jean Fahey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi to everyone on the JFC list, > I introduced myself several months ago, and read all the posts > faithfully,but have yet to post any additional messages. So,here > goes!I'm going to re-introduce myself. I am 51 years old,have been > married for 24 years(25! in August,2002).My husband has been with me > through thick and thin(literally and metaphorically),and has always > been > very supportive. I have two sons, 12 and 19. My outlook on life is > that > we are all traveling this road together, and anything we can do or > say > to make that journey more pleasant for each other,then,that's a > blessing. I am a teacher and have this week off-of course,there's no > vacation from being a parent, and spent most of this week taking my > son > here and there. Today,he is spending the day with a friend,and I > will > have the rest of the day,and early evening All TO Myself. However, > it is > not REALLY All to Myself. My home with ALL its clutter remains with > me. > I have had a problem with clutter for as long as I can remember. I > save > everything, and have not yet organized any of it! I have plastic > shopping bags full of stuff-not sure what's in them at this point > and > the only way to find out is to actually empty them and "sort" > through > them. The task seems overwhelming. But,I'm resolved to start the > project > and thought the best way to start is by stating my intentions to all > of > you. I'm going to start in the l.r. and start with one area at a > time. > My piano has become a catch-all,loaded with stuff, and is so > dusty,it is > very visible. The tv table is long and is also cluttered and dusty. > In > fact,I am sitting in the l.r.and this computer table is dusty and > cluttered. I could say the same about every room in my home...my > bedroom > is the worst! clutter everywhere, on the chairs, on my dresser,and > everywhere there is a table/flat surfact to accumulate junk and > clutter. > So,I am determined to make a start and would appreciate suggestions > on > how to stay motivated and not give up!Thanks,and it's great to be > part > of such a supportive group! > Jean in NH > "We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are." > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Journey from clutter List Website > http://journeyfromclutter.com > Members Only Page > http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm > > Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main > list. > > To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the > unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.; *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
