For educators, back-to-school is the real start of a new year. It's a natural time for starting fresh, reorganizing, re-prioritizing. Educators in Florida head back to school early, as in now. So I'm getting myself pumped up, psyched, and ready to rise to new challenges!
Last August I challenged myself to get rid of 365 things in 365 days. I amazed myself with my success! I not only unloaded more than 365 items; I am also routinely purging as I bring new items into the home. The scent of success is sweetly satisfying.
It's also temporary.
Last August I challenged myself to get rid of 365 things in 365 days. I amazed myself with my success! I not only unloaded more than 365 items; I am also routinely purging as I bring new items into the home. The scent of success is sweetly satisfying.
It's also temporary.
Every time I boot up the computer, I'm confronted with files sorted into files sorted into more files. Many of my images, documents, and photos are stored in multiple places: hard drive, flash drive, cloud, camera. How is this better than multiple file cabinets (which I've pared down to notebooks, one file box and two file bins,) or shoe boxes of unsorted photographs (of which I have many)? To add further insult, paper still accumulates on our table and counter tops, then gets piled willy-nilly into baskets or bins when we need to tidy up for an occasion. I confess: I often won't go through those piles for months. They're just too daunting.
So here is (drumroll please!) my new challenge for 2014-15:
It's brilliant! By this time next year I will have sorted through all our papers, files, and photos. I will have selected what needs saving. I will have created a system for housing and retrieving. I will be facing a future of never being overwhelmed by files and photos again!
I am off to an amazing start. I've identified a problem. I've begun pinning anti-clutter and organizational ideas and inspirations. I started an accountability page. I've written this blog entry. My job this month is done...
#clutter, #digitalclutter, #organizing, #resolutions
So here is (drumroll please!) my new challenge for 2014-15:
- SORT
- SELECT
- SYSTEMIZE.
It's brilliant! By this time next year I will have sorted through all our papers, files, and photos. I will have selected what needs saving. I will have created a system for housing and retrieving. I will be facing a future of never being overwhelmed by files and photos again!
I am off to an amazing start. I've identified a problem. I've begun pinning anti-clutter and organizational ideas and inspirations. I started an accountability page. I've written this blog entry. My job this month is done...
#clutter, #digitalclutter, #organizing, #resolutions
