My apartment is awesome. I should take some pictures some time and post them. It’s adorable and I personally think it has the best vibe in the world. Especially with the advent of
1. The curtains.
2. My feng shui makeover.
However … the size is SUCH a challenge, and I am talking on an every day basis. Like: every day. I have to manage the encroaching chaos daily. I have storage space, I have lots of bins … everything has its place … but man, one pile of books lying on the floor beside my chair, and it looks like all hell has broken loose. In a cavernous house, you wouldn’t notice, but in mine sometimes I get tormented by my own belongings.
Like: STAY PUT, DAMMIT.
Today: an orgy of cleaning and organizing.
I have things I need to work on, stuff I need to do … and I just can’t do it in chaos. I wish I could. I’d be the most productive person in the world.
But when my space is pristine and clear, it opens up space in my BRAIN. I don’t look at the pile of books, or the hamper of laundry … and think: AH, MY STUFF IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE!!! This, as I said, is all exacerbated by the smallness of my space.
A sense of well-being and tranquility when I have all my ducks in a row. When the shelves are dusted. When the drawers are closed. When the books are where they belong.
Ready to get to work.
Post pictures. Let’s see, let’s see! I like cute apartments, probably because I live in a tiny one right now. To live in the city in an affordable place in a fairly decent neighborhood, I must sacrifice space.
You know what? I really liked that picture of you in the sidebar with the sad makeup on.
I know what you mean. I also live in a small place and if I don’t put everything away immediately, it looks like it was hit by a tornado. This can go too far, however. I bought some pricey (for me) lamps last year and I dragged them up to my apartment, set them up and threw all the packing, receipts, etc. away immediately. then I decided I didn’t like the lamps.
Anne Lamott says, “My mind is a dangerous neighborhood I don’t like to go in alone.”
This has nothing to do with this post however. Just kidding. I find that my mind can be a whirling vortex of chaos so if my outside world is neat and in order it encourages my inner world towards the same.
In other words…I relate!