Day 17: Tidy up
l admit, I'm a bit of a neat freak. At least when it comes to my personal belongings. It's odd that other people's messes don't really bother me. My previous roommates in Boston (Jenny is one of my best friends, and she wouldn't be offended by my saying this) and both of my roommates in SF, as well as my ex, are incredibly messy and unorganized people. Sure they'll go through cleaning fits, but generally speaking stuff is everywhere. I remember how frustrated my ex would get when he was in a rush to get somewhere and he couldn't find something.. he would get so angry, f-bombs all over. And when I'd try to help he would get more frustrated, so I learned to just shut up and watch him toss his room until he found what he was looking for.
The article mentions that the average person spends 55 minutes a day looking for lost things. That's incredible! That means that some people, like myself, spend far less.. but there are others, like my mom, who probably spend way, way more time searching for items. I'd personally rather spend that time doing something enjoyable. Maybe it's my logical brain that thinks "a place for everything, and everything in it's place." But it just makes sense to me.
One advantage I have is that I move regularly, and as a result, I'm constantly purging items that I really don't need anymore. There's no reason to fill precious space in my car with items I no longer want. And purging things can be one of the best feelings in the world. Rarely have I regretted giving an item away - though it has happened once or twice. More usually, I forget I ever owned it, probably because I really wasn't using it anyway.
So I can already check today's task off the list! And after yesterday.. I think I need an easy one.
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