Simplifying Life

ceridwen

On an uncluttering note again - just seen ZenHabits latest entry - which is on this:

http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner#more-667

mary43

Cant seem to get onto the link ceridwen..........little yellow thing comes up with red exclamation mark on it when I try and click on......

ceridwen

Hi mary

Cant quite figure out why you are having problems clicking on the link - I've just done so a couple of times again no problem.

Perhaps if you just go to the website - its the latest entry.

http://zenhabits.net

Its "Are you an unclutterer or a cleaner" as heading of the article.

mary43

Interesting article................oh dear, think I'm more of a hamster going round in a wheel, having a 'tidy up' then having to do it all again -well as far as my desk is concerned anyway at the minute.
Cleaner ? Ooops...........not me.......well not really, Quick wipe over - does that count ?
I do always have paper shredder and basket handy when I'm sorting through papers so they go into the right place en route to re-cylcing bin and the filing cabinet is on view, not hidden away so thats another plus.
Its just all the other stuff around that I seem to be constantly re-organising - though I think this time I might just have done it. Everything has a place thats tidy but visible so I can see what I want.......even the stackable storage boxes and shoe boxes are labelled so I know which one to aim for,
Still some work to do on it though.............and as for my bedroom and the 'laundry on the floor'..............have to hold my hand up to that I'm afraid.
One of those rooms I really MUST sort out. Looks ok on the surface till I move the pair of jeans to reveal a linen basket overflowing with I don't know what. Bet there's stuff in there that I'll never ever wear again.........might just chuck it all out tomorrow.............shouldn't take long........just empty the whole lot in a bin bag and breathe a huge sigh of relief..............lol:T

Ellidee

Ceridwen & Mary43 please try and get hold of a copy of 'Life Lessons' by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I have bought loads of copies and given them away to family & friends who I thought would benefit. It's subtitle is ''How our Mortality can Teach us about Life and Living. Perhaps you could order it from the library. X El

mary43

Ellidee - thanks. I'm always worried about books that talk about mortality etc. Read one once that was linked with Natural Burial and it had several chapters on how to prepare for death in the family etc. and I found it a bit depressing at the time. Maybe it was the way it was written.
I'll try out library for this one and see. I know we really shouldn't try and hide away from the inevitable but I always find it a bit 'scary' if thats the right word.

Becky_2

Dear Mary!

Thanks to you too. I had a look at the psychologies magazine website http://www.psychologies.co.uk/ unfortunately it's down at the moment. I have seen the magazine in many news agents/corner shops. Personally I tend to buy mine in Sainsbury's. I hope you can get hold of it.

Please let me know how you get on if you do decide to buy the magazine.

Take care

Becky
x

mary43

If our newsagents doesn't have it I'm sure they'll order it for me. They're pretty good like that. Thanks a lot Becky.

Ellidee

Mary this book is one of the best books ever - honestly- not depressing - in fact quite the opposite. XX El

mary43

Thanks Ellidee -definitely give it a go. bless you x