One of the main reasons we end up with clutter and piles is that we don’t complete things. I have noticed this creeping back lately. Cups don’t get put back after drinking in the living room. Papers aren’t in the inbox but strewn around. A pile of things to do has accumulated on my piano bench. Laundry was in the dryer for 3 days because I forgot to take it out.
I was talking with a client who was saying that with the kids it seems she runs from one emergency to another without finishing anything. Very easy to do.
One helpful idea is if you get interrupted, write in your notebook what you were doing. Then when you finish the other item, check your notebook for what you were doing. This prevents you from bopping from thing to thing without actually finishing the whole process. It’s not helpful to only have part of the dishwasher unloaded. And the kitchen floor looks funny half swept.
I think I am going to work with my papers today and the piano bench tomorrow. How about you?
Just a note to say hello Beth. I appreciate receiving
your newletter.
I wrote to you shortly after you lost your son. I teach
in the Dept. of Family Studies at CSU,Fresno. The main
course I teach is on family trauma. I’ve thought of you
so many times and I just want to remind you that I and
many others I’m sure, are still pulling for you. Take it easy on yourself – grief comes in waves and it is quite unpredictible. Though the loss of a child is a pain like no other – one day you will wake up and it will not be so overwhelming. Thank you for your continued
work. Blessings to you and your family. Barbara Christl