Clean-Up Time!

I have ALMOST finished cleaning out and reorganizing my work room. Most of the work today was on the floor. I was actually embarrassed at the state of the floor. It was not only covered with boxes which prevented me from doing anything except sitting at my computer, but it also had thick dust in the corners. Let’s say I can’t remember the last cleaning.

So, I swept the floor, took out two bags of recyclable paper– and to be fair to myself, one bag was from the shredder –Swiffer dry-mopped the floor and finally wet mopped. It is also a little embarrassing to admit that I had to use three wet pads before it came clean. Anyway,it looks really nice now.

I got a spare bookshelf from the storage area where it has been since we moved in, wiped the white paint clean, and found a place for it. This entailed moving my non-computer desk up against the wall. I moved all my Italian books to the new bookshelf and tomorrow I will clean off the stuff which is still piled up on the non-computer desk and the computer desk.

The incentive behind all this is not only shame at the condition I had let this room get into, but also my desire to get back to some art. I couldn’t even GET to my art table until today!

1. One positive self statement:I did really well at cleaning up today.

2. One thing I am grateful for that is outside of my control: If it snows tomorrow, I am going to enjoy the way it makes everything look so white and clean. And go for a walk round the block while it is snowing.

3. One thing I will do to be kind to myself today: After I am finished here, I am going to read the latest Donna Leon book I found Kindlized today! Then I will watch "Top Chef."

{The idea for this came from Principassa Pollyanna. Acknowledged with thanks.}

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

Jim Rohn

"Enjoyment is not a goal; it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."

Paul Goodman

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."

Marcus Aurelius