It's the first of September. Maybe you've let some things slip during the free-wheeling, oh-heck-it's-summer days of July and August. Maybe you've been looking forward to cleaning up a few messes. Maybe, if you are like me, you've even saved a few messes just for September.
I'm sure that no one has a drawer that actually looks like this one.
But whatever you want to straighten out, it's time to get started.
If you are new to this program, here is the only real rule: Clean out one drawer* a day.
*How to define a "drawer" is up to you. It may be a shelf, a box, the glove compartment in your car, an envelope full of receipts, or even a computer file. We don't care. Write a post or a comment about it if you have an interesting definition of "drawer."
And do something every day. If you are too tired to tackle something big, do something easy that day. If you miss a day, don't get derailed. Find two things to do another day.
I like to start on September 1 and continue until Thanksgiving, or until the holiday craziness takes hold and I just can't do it anymore. You might want to wait until after Labor Day, if you like to hang on to those last days of summer, and stop on Halloween. Your choice. Think of this as a 60 to 90 day project, not a lifetime commitment. There will be other projects for the holidays, resolutions to break in January, and things to keep you busy on into next summer. But in the meantime, 60 to 90 places in your life will be a little neater.
I'm still at the beach today. I cleaned a drawer in the kitchen here. I might clean out the trunk of my car tomorrow. It's all good.
Happy September, everyone!
Sheila
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