The Craziness of it All

"I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind…"
   
    I like to have about 27-30 messages in my inbox at all times.  These 27-30 emails are my reminders to get things done: email friend back, put date on calendar, upload photos, etc.  Some of these emails have been in my inbox since March of 2009, no joke.  Obviously those emails aren't time sensitive.  Um, I might as well admit it, I'm a bit of a procrastinator.
     The point is, I don't like clutter.  I like organization; excuse me, I LOVE organization.  In fact for a fleeting moment just out of college I toyed with the idea of becoming a 'Professional Organizer'.  I'm pretty certain my sisters' still wish I had…
    Back to my neurosis: I can have (small) piles around me, but those piles are very organized.  I actually know what is in each of those piles.  Right now, I am completely out of my element.  My office is a mess & its REALLY difficult for me to work efficiently with heaps of piles filling what desk space I have, the floor of the office, my mind.
     It might not look like much, but here is a glimpse into my own personal chaos….

a bike, an empty file cabinet, a bag full of work...

office supplies waiting for a home...

     (Sorry, I'm too ashamed to show you "real" photos, I had to pretty-them-up to hide my embarrassment.  By the way, these photos were taken with the Hipstmatic app, which I finally learned how to use today.  Yay me!)

     In conclusion, you will have to bear with me a little.  I received so much support & congratulations for my inaugural post ("you like me, you really like me!"), not to mention lots of questions, that I had planned to follow up today with a little more information.  We'll call it "Ah, the Beginning...There's More to the Story".  Problem is that the current state of my office has thrown me.  I guess it's all apart of the learning & growing process--be more spontaneous.

     So, thats it.  I had good intentions, but when you don't feel it, you don't feel it.  For all those unanswered questions hanging out in my inbox, which is now at 50+ emails: we'll see if I get to you.  They might be answered in a post, or an actual 'Robin to friend' email, but the important thing to remember is that I am still learning & growing…let's not forget that I am still a procrastinator.

    Love, Bird