Do you sometimes use a big trip to set deadlines? I am using my Italy trip next weekend a chance to kick some deadlines in high-gear. While clearing out some old digital files, I found some interesting notes I forgot I wrote almost 2 years ago. The notes are a combination of several appointments I went on at the time, and various excuses I heard for not getting organized. These excuses are not amusing or funny, but rather serious and introspective.
Do any of these excuses sound familiar to you?
12 Top Serious Excuses for Keeping Clutter - Can You Relate?
- Everything can be used for something else in the future.
- Creative people make messes-- so they're completely okay to make.
- I like everything out in the open so I can easily find it.
- I like collecting things... it is in my genes.
- I want one of everything (for creative projects) so I can pick the textures/colors, etc. when I work on something.
- Clothes: My passion for shopping is still so comfortable; I spend so much money on clothes, I can't get rid of clothes even if I don't wear the piece; maybe it will fit someday; it was one of my favorites, I can't give it away, etc.
- It was such a bargain-- I bought it.
- They were so reasonable I bought lots of them to use in the future.
- Isn't this piece great? I can think of lots of ways of using it.
- Plants: pruning... I can get that to grow a new plant. Seeds: I should collect them so they don't go to waste.. I can replant them next year.
- Food: I'll make something else out of the extra ---.
- Old things: "it was my mother's favorite poached egg pan" -- I've had it for such a long time-- it will be valuable in the future-- even if I'm not using it now. I might in the future.
We write alot about techniques to get organized. Part of that are the excuses that go along with the techniques and the quiet conversations you should have with yourself when you want to keep something. Do any of these sound familiar to you?
