struggling to organize

[weirdunicorn]

ive never been a type a, perfectionist when it one’s to being organized. and i never will be. i don’t even want to be. there have been at least 6 periods of my adulthood where i remember feeling sufficiently organized and right now ain’t it. usually it was tied to a time a was moving and starting something new. around 7 years ago i did the whole mari kondo thing, which was great. but in the past couple years i moved, had back surgery, had a handful of other minor health problems, blah blah blah, a bunch of stupid set backs, and i just feel like everything in my life is a metaphorical mess that that can’t be cleaned up. i haven’t even settled into my new place. i need to revamp my whole life but i think i just don’t have the extra energy right now or something bc every week i have a plan to start organizing, decorating ect and i just end up spending my free time at the beach looking at the sky. which my soul greatly needs and i try to give myself some grace but every time im cooking and i see the state of my spice cabinet or stuffing my clothes in unorganized drawers or see 6000 unread emails i get stressed. it’s annoying. and then whenever i look into trying to implement systems and I hear someone talking about how they stay organized making spread sheets or whatever my eyes glaze over and i dissociate bc like holy shit. other than this my mental health feels pretty good rn so i don’t think it’s depression. i just hope this phase passes sooner than later. god help me. 
 

does anyone else struggle with organization? or is everyone else going the extra mile and half? 

[shadowrider]

 I'm currently not going an extra inch, let alone a mile and a half. My spice drawer is a wreck and my laundry from yesterday is still in the dryer. But none of that is fatal so I'll get to it when I get to it.

 I started some wood working projects for Halloween then oddly had a stomach thing 2 weekends in a row. This weekend I was on the couch with a fever and chills so nothing got done. I am about 1 setback away from having a nice cozy bonfire and calling it a day 🤣 I guess if I want to get things done I'll have to start doing a little after work each day.

 I'm not gonna stress over any of it. Once my batteries are recharged I'll deal with all that small stuff.

[SweetLu]

You just described me! I get so stressed out about it.  I'll never have a magazine ready house, but i'd like to have a place that isn't decorated in dorm room (or moving day) chic and doesn't have most surfaces junked up with paper or things i'm not sure where to put them. Question is..where to start 🤷‍♀️

[weirdunicorn]

if anyone wants to join, @shadowrider and i are striving to get our spice areas organized this weekend. 

[shadowrider]

This is our one "to do" thing this weekend. 

I'll be throwing away anything old and making a list of what I need to buy. 

C'mon y'all we got this.

[adamfinch]

On 8/24/2024 at 9:35 AM, weirdunicorn said:

ive never been a type a, perfectionist when it one’s to being organized. and i never will be. i don’t even want to be. there have been at least 6 periods of my adulthood where i remember feeling sufficiently organized and right now ain’t it. usually it was tied to a time a was moving and starting something new. around 7 years ago i did the whole mari kondo thing, which was great. but in the past couple years i moved, had back surgery, had a handful of other minor health problems, blah blah blah, a bunch of stupid set backs, and i just feel like everything in my life is a metaphorical mess that that can’t be cleaned up. i haven’t even settled into my new place. i need to revamp my whole life but i think i just don’t have the extra energy right now or something bc every week i have a plan to start organizing, decorating ect and i just end up spending my free time at the beach looking at the sky. which my soul greatly needs and i try to give myself some grace but every time im cooking and i see the state of my spice cabinet or stuffing my clothes in unorganized drawers or see 6000 unread emails i get stressed. it’s annoying. and then whenever i look into trying to implement systems and I hear someone talking about how they stay organized making spread sheets or whatever my eyes glaze over and i dissociate bc like holy shit. other than this my mental health feels pretty good rn so i don’t think it’s depression. i just hope this phase passes sooner than later. god help me. 
 

does anyone else struggle with organization? or is everyone else going the extra mile and half? 

I totally get where you are coming from. I feel like finding a work-life balance is such a struggle for me too. Honestly, one of the few things that helps me unwind and feel a little more in control is slipping into my favorite comfortable pajamas at the end of the day. This is what that makes me fresh after exhausted work day. Though there is no such specific formula for this one. But, it is must for everyone to almost take a bit of time for something which we like the most. 

Edited January 20 by adamfinch