When I think about simplifying my life, images
of peace, organization, and a load taken off appear. Yet, in my experience,
this is not the case. Eventually it
is, but not during the process. Any type of organizing and simplifying, whether
it be your closet or your life, involves pulling out the good with the bad and
sorting through. It involves changes and messes. It’s not exactly a simple
process.
But the goal is to get to something simpler. And
I try to remember that when I feel like I’m in over my head and surrounded by
stuff or undone tasks. I remind myself that it will get cleaned up and then I will be organized, then things will be simpler.
Yet, I also have to remember that it is never
done. It’s a cycle of constant upkeep. However, once the initial overhaul is
done, the maintenance is simple, as long as I keep up with it.
This year for me as been a series of (or
sometimes coinciding) projects all started with the intention of making life
simpler. And the hard work has paid off. Yet, there is more to do. I’m accepting
that not everything will be done at once. There will always be something. And honestly,
that’s how I like it.
Have
you had the same experience with organizing/simplifying projects?
