A wise man (and it irks me to give him credit for it) told me years ago that if my cupboards were in order, my life would be too. The rebellious excuse-finder in me wanted to disprove this theory on numerous occasions, but unfortunately it was true.
Was it because I started my day with an organised view, or was it the lack of frustration when finding clothes for the day? Either way, my day definitely went a little smoother if the cupboard was tidy.
My challenge for 2017 is to organise my cranial storage unit. It has taken me years to pack it full of unwanted 'gifts', chaotic decisions, useless information and more. But thankfully we are all born with an incredibly intricate storage system that has quite a few special features....
The Filtration System: that lovely unconscious capability to send all the recognisable trash to the recycle bin (for permanent deletion at a future date)
The Revisit System: the back of the shelf option for indecision
The Triage System: if there's blood, legal consequences or major financial implications, priority is given
The Ostrich-Style System : bury your head in the sand to ignore it!
The storage capacity for the items sorted by this last system is quite close to maximum level. When the mind cupboard hits full capacity, system overload happens and the consequences aren't pretty. Most people can go their whole lives without filling even twenty percent of their capacity. But for those of us who have been met with unusually dramatic life events, the alarm bell can sound fairly quickly. Admittedly, escaping to sea is very therapeutic, but it is not always the problem solver.
As New Year's Day approaches and people are contemplating their New Year's Resolutions, I will be starting the next phase in my 'mid-life-crisis management programme' - there has to be a bigger reason for all that has been thrown at me, and unless my "cupboards" are tidy, I won't be in a position to realise what the answer is when I find it!
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