The Black Hole ... that's what I affectionately call my purse. Because anything that goes in...never comes out! Well, except my wallet -- c'mon a girl's got spending needs.
The Black Hole (or TBH) has never been an issue of concern for me in the past. Probably because the stuff that goes into TBH is either irrelevant to my daily life, or stuff I really don't care about (ie: rocks my daughter finds during our walks, paint sample cards, socks, tourist info from months ago, etc). But last week a great friend of mine and I were comparing the organized state of our purses. My friend, "J", is extremely well organized. I envy her. She is my friend who has got it together. She is a truly "born-organized" kinda gal. So as I was checking out her neatly packed purse, I thought, "Hey, for fun, let's check out mine!" I was rather shocked and dismayed at the things I was able to pull out of TBH.
I went home that night and lost sleep. I was concerned that my friend had been up all night worrying about how disorganized I am and how she could help cure me. So today when I saw her, I told her that I would love to have her help me get organized. "J" is now my new "organizational guru".
You need to understand something about me. I am totally disorganized, I live in a house of clutter, I never know where my car keys are, and I have a calendar for appointments which I rarely use. Oh, I have subscribed to the organizational stylings of FlyLady (which I do highly recommend). But I am the type of person who goes all gung-ho for a few days and then I fizzle out, usually because I am completely overwhelmed by all the chaos surrounding me.
To sum it up the best ... I am "flighty". Not in an "air-head" sort of way. Rather, there are so many things I want to do in my day, but not enough hours in the day to complete them. So then, I do everything half-a**ed and eventually give up on many things because I can't get them all done. Oh, by the way, I am a perfectionist -- big time! I'm sure my husband wishes I were a perfectionist when it comes to keeping the house clean and organized. LOL! However, it is sort of the opposite. I create such a huge "To Do" list for my day, that it is all so unattainable. And then the perfectionist in me figures, "Well, I can't do everything perfectly, so what's the point of starting". As a result I end up with piles of clutter, a very messy house, tons of laundry, hundreds of hobbies/crafts started and never completed, piles of unread books beside my bed, hours of my life wasted looking for my keys, phone calls and e-mails never responded to, panic over conflicting appointments...I think we can all see where this is going.
Ergo, I needs me an organizational guru. Enter "J". Did I mention that I envy her??? She is the epitome of organization! Even if I can organize a few things in my life, I believe life would be that much smoother and sweeter.
And who knows -- TBH might even become a tiny compact world of organization! Dare I dream?
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>>To sum it up the best ... I am "flighty". Not in an "air-head" sort of way. Rather, there are so many things I want to do in my day, but not enough hours in the day to complete them.<<
That is me, exactly! I think I may have actually used similar words in my own blog. I always laugh when women say they "would be bored" if they didn't work or have kids. Ha! I have never been bored yet. I'm too busy trying to accomplish well, everything there is, before I drop dead. Knitting, gardening, baking, painting, sewing, exercising, taking photographs, blah, blah, blah. When????
I say I am a hummingbird. I flit from one thing to another. I buzz around like a crazy woman for hours at a time, then crash and do nothing while I recover. It's so frustrating. I have a B.O. friend who moves very slowly but is always moving a little. When I have lunch at her house, she manages to feed me great food and clean it all up without me even noticing she's doing it. When I leave, the kitchen is spotless.
I'm glad you found an organizer. I wish you luck with the process. I would love to be less scattered and I'm sticking with Flylady, which is slooowly showing some results around here.
Keep us posted on your progress. Before and after pics? (I wouldn't dare.)
And last, don't be too hard on yourself. While I am constantly wracked with guilt because I am self-conscious about how my "neat" friends see my house, I have had several people tell me when the come here they feel like they are instantly at home. Maybe they are slobs, too, who knows, but I must be doing something right. :-)
Boy if you come up with a system of organization for those of us who mean well, but can't quite seem to keep it up, you'll make a fortune!!!
I have so many grand plans for keeping it all together...they always seem to fall apart in the end. ::sigh::
My dear friend,
It would be my pleasure,
To assist you at your leisure,
In your pursuit to organize,
But you realize this doesn't finalize,
Your system as we're always
accumulating stuff.
So to organize just once
is never enough!
We'll have to meet regularly
to put things in order,
To ensure that you don't
become an obessive hoarder!!
"J" ;)
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