sinking in an ocean of stuff

But bailing as fast as I can. Where did all this stuff come from?! I mean, I recognise it. It's not like I can claim that some clutter elf came and delivered it during the night (or the last 700 nights). But holy cow!

I have identified at least three sources of this clutter:

1. paper

This category includes paperwork not filed or thrown away, supplies for future scrapbooking (including fliers and tickets and stuff like that, and also the actual supplies for the craft part of the exercise), notebooks and other evidence of my considerable stationery addiction, and unrecorded info (addresses, recipes, hexidecimal colour codes) on pieces of paper that otherwise would have been thrown away. Etc, Etc, Etc.

2. things that I've been meaning to give to other people.

It's going to be like Christmas in April when I start dropping these things off or mailing them.

3. projects not yet completed

Occasionally projects not yet started. (Oh, the shame.) I am severely well-intentioned. I am also (apparently, according to my clutter) a procrastinator of epic proportions. Or maybe I have too many plans for my limited time. I'm sure any number of valid-sounding justifications exist.

All I know is that I am extremely glad to have this big L-shaped ex-government workstation desk of mine. This means that to the left of my computer there is a workspace. Once the declutter is complete, these projects are going to get ticked off, one by one, because I am never again going to watch TV (which I watch on my computer) without doing something off to the left.

I really need to find my camera battery charger. Or maybe it's a good thing that I can't show you this clutter. Hmmm. Anyway, I'll keep swimming. Gotta reach the shore sometime...

a familiar addiction

Dedicated to all those who understand how

"definitely getting an early night"

becomes

"is that daylight?"

quote of the day #1

I won't actually be posting a quote every day. The reason the title is 'quote of the day' is because it's taken from my 'quote of the day' desk calendar.

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.
(Horace)

Bollocks. I find it just as easy to procrastinate a task I've started as one I haven't.

escaping my to-do list

My to-do list for the next couple of weeks:

Tonight: 90 min activity for 8-11 year-olds
Saturday: garage sale (yard sale) at my house (lots of stuff to get togther)
Next week: friends over for dinner (they just moved here from Sydney) and prbably babysitting their kids one day that week, too
Every day until it's done: list a LOT of items on eBay
Soon: first of four "Harry Potter film festival" nights between now and when the new film comes out.
31st Mar: Japan display at the big International Culture festival at church (which the two people who were helping me have dropped out on...hmmm)
By Monday: Finish two entries in the monthly challenge at my local scrapbooking store (I'd put this aside, but the challenge packs go like wildfire - to not enter after getting them would be so rude)

My list of escapist behaviours used while trying to live in denial of the above list:

- finishing all three 'books' on Bookworm Adventures (spelling game (no really) recent gift - loving it!)
- watching the first series of Biggest Loser Australia, series 1 & 2 of Tru Calling, every available episode so far of Heroes and series 2 & 3 of Beauty & the Geek
- sleeping my whole Saturday away
- trying out my new TV (see previous post)

You're probably wondering why I haven't blogged lately - it being such a good time-waster for people ignoring their to-do list. I think maybe it just feels too productive at the moment...hmmm.