The positively messy desk…

Somewhere I read that clutter and mess can be the death of you. It can zap your energy and cause great stress. If this is the truth my desk is in dire need of help and so am I.  You see I am a pile person. Now make no mistake I can always find the things I am looking for but in a small house if does not take much to look overwhelming. But today is the day to tackle the DESK!

I brought over the recycling bin and the garbage can then set to work. First there was the sorting. Papers that need to be filed, things that needed a new home and then there is always the what am I going to with it pile. I pitched and recycled, and pitched and recycled. I was making progress; you could almost see the top of the desk. Then came the hard part, dealing with the what am I going to do with you pile. The pile had assorted things from several wedding I had attended, old racing numbers and a few recipes waiting to be tried.

I looked at the wedding mementos and remembered those special days. One was the invitation to an East Indian friend’s wedding. It was so beautiful in red and gold. It had been hand delivered with a special box of traditional cookies, which is the custom in India. I remembered all the wedding activities and how fun it had been. But the wedding had been two years ago so I took one last look and into the garbage it went. I told myself that it was alright because soon her sister would be getting married and there would be another beautiful invitation to take its place.

Next in the pile was a wedding favor of special music a different bride and groom had put together for their guests. Again I remembered the special day. The wedding had been in San Luis Obispo at a charming outdoor location. She was so beautiful and so was the wedding. I had never seen her happier. It had been a great weekend of site seeing and exploring a city I had never been to. I had yet to listen to the CD so into the car it went for future listening.

The rest went fast. The racing numbers were put into plastic sleeves and into a binder. I already had a binder for recipes so into that they went. I took a look and it was there for all to see, the top of my desk! Now I make no promises as to how long this will last but hopefully it will be long enough for me to tackle one of my other messy places.

Do you have messes cluttering up your life? Where in your life would a good cleaning make things more positive? Let's all get started making positively healthy choices everyday by reducing what is cluttering up our lives.