As someone who may or may not be a hoarder of ~things~ and Master Procrastinator, this post was a good encouragement to keep chipping away at the efforts I’ve made this year to re-order my life. Re-order… there are a lot of meanings to that word… to purchase again, to rearrange. But I’m going for the more foundational meaning, as in, to adopt a new and different structure. Lately the chaos has gotten the best of me… Life has started to spiral out of my control, and I feel myself trying to re-ravel all these spools of unwound ribbon, but they just end up in knots. I’m definitely cRaViNg *order*, but rarely am I finding it. I need to remember to mise en place *before* I tackle the Mess of the Week.
A comment from Ashlie! Best notification ever. And yes, peel things back to the roots, take reallllllly good care of you, then pour yourself something fun, turn on some music, get out the fun pens, and see what that frees up for you. You're doing great, my dear.
Applying the mise en place approach to LIFE (especially during stretches of uncertainty and transition) is such a brilliant reframe. There's also something about it that feels like taking an active role being a *participant* in the change and transition... setting the stage, signaling to the universe that you're welcoming in the next thing, your taxi light is on.
(This also feels like the nudge I need to actually do some decluttering soon vs. thinking endlessly about how badly I need to start doing some decluttering so thank youuuuu for that.)
Thank you! Yes, it feels SO MUCH BETTER to be a part of it rather than just being ushered along aimlessly (even though it can still feel like that sometimes). I was really energized by what Tosha said. How could there not be something ahead when you're creating such ripe conditions?
It sounds like it's time for a good playlist and some ruthless purging! Do it do it do it
As someone who may or may not be a hoarder of ~things~ and Master Procrastinator, this post was a good encouragement to keep chipping away at the efforts I’ve made this year to re-order my life. Re-order… there are a lot of meanings to that word… to purchase again, to rearrange. But I’m going for the more foundational meaning, as in, to adopt a new and different structure. Lately the chaos has gotten the best of me… Life has started to spiral out of my control, and I feel myself trying to re-ravel all these spools of unwound ribbon, but they just end up in knots. I’m definitely cRaViNg *order*, but rarely am I finding it. I need to remember to mise en place *before* I tackle the Mess of the Week.
A comment from Ashlie! Best notification ever. And yes, peel things back to the roots, take reallllllly good care of you, then pour yourself something fun, turn on some music, get out the fun pens, and see what that frees up for you. You're doing great, my dear.
Applying the mise en place approach to LIFE (especially during stretches of uncertainty and transition) is such a brilliant reframe. There's also something about it that feels like taking an active role being a *participant* in the change and transition... setting the stage, signaling to the universe that you're welcoming in the next thing, your taxi light is on.
(This also feels like the nudge I need to actually do some decluttering soon vs. thinking endlessly about how badly I need to start doing some decluttering so thank youuuuu for that.)
Thank you! Yes, it feels SO MUCH BETTER to be a part of it rather than just being ushered along aimlessly (even though it can still feel like that sometimes). I was really energized by what Tosha said. How could there not be something ahead when you're creating such ripe conditions?
It sounds like it's time for a good playlist and some ruthless purging! Do it do it do it