The ripple effect

[susandennis]

All I really wanted to do was move the dirty clothes hamper.

After I rearranged the bedroom, now one corner looked really cluttered mainly because now the others do not. I needed to find a new home for the dirty clothes hamper. What about the end of that closet where that shit is? What is that shit anyway?

Oh ok, if I move this and move that, and then move the big plastic bin it was all in, I have room! But what about the bin? Hmmm if I put the stuff stacked in the other closet into the bin. But, wait, that won't fit unless I pull out this other stuff. What is this other stuff anyway?

I emptied a box, I emptied a bag, I tossed some stuff across the room that needs to go into the Goodwill bin.

Now imagine how how much fun the cats had. Now double that and you get close. OMG they nearly lost their minds.

I took a break for lunch and they demanded lunch, too. I suspect they are now off somewhere in a coma from which they will not emerge until dinner.

BUT... my dirty clothes hamper is in the closet and that corner is now very tidy, too. Also I found some dishes I has lost. I looked for them to take to Goodwill. I now have two more Goodwill bags full and that doesn't even count the dishes.

I think I need to make some breakfast muffins. I'm tired for burritos. Time to get tired of breakfast muffins for a while.

Comments

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

The ripple effect, both a blessing and a curse. That's what happens every time I try to organize, so I get very little accomplished. To be fair it's partly due to my tendency to get sidetracked so easily. lol I bet the cats had a ball with all that going on.

[susandennis]

This time it was good, tho. I got a lot more done than I planned - usually, I'm just like you describe.

[letmesaythis.livejournal.com]

You seem to have Goodwill drop-offs so often that when you say you found more stuff I wonder how it's possible that you're still finding stuff to donate. Then I imagine how many years of smaller trips to Goodwill it would take for me to get rid of all the stuff I don't need or use, and I get it. But still, you've got to run out eventually...right?

[susandennis]

My cart holds about 3 13 gallon kitchen trash bags. And that's usually about how much I take each time. So, really, not that much. I've got 70 years worth of shit here and more gets in all the time. I'll be lucky if I make a dent.

Happily the Goodwill Store/drop off station is an easy mile from here.