Every
day at 6:50 I am searching for my clothes in a rush. My closet it is filled
with random clothes from summer tank tops to winter jackets, and numerous dirty
clothes I shove to hide from my parents. My closet looks like a hurricane had hit it. Every
day it takes me a minimum of 20 minutes to find decent clothes to wear to
school. For this entry, I wanted to
organize my closet in order to make the mornings go a little quicker and
smoother. I wanted to organize my socks,
pants, shirt, boxers, jeans, jacket, etc., and organize it by a certain
category to make it efficient. I wanted
to organize the clothes by season and pants, shirts, and socks by sub
categories.
Whenever I look at my closet I tell
myself I would clean it later. There was so much junk in the small amount of space
I did not know where to start. Seeing
the mess everyday for months, made me accustomed to the mess and I did not feel
the urge to clean it. Before I started to clean my closet I felt lazy and tried
to put it off longer. I did not want to clean the piles of clothes, dirty
clothes, and the thousands of mysterious items that were hidden in this closet.
While folding clothes, tossing the dirty clothes in the laundry, and
categorizing the items, all I thought about was trying to get the job done. I
did not think about the long term goal of finishing, but the short term goal of
folding the next shirt. After me organizing my closet, I felt a sense of relief
and a sense of peace. I did not have to think about cleaning my closet anymore
and it would make my mornings more productive. Finally cleaning my hideous
closet almost gave a sense of joy, because I had finished completing a task I had
prolonged for a long time.
Doing this project made my mind
feel at rest. I did not have to think about cleaning my closet anymore.
Cleaning my closet has always subconsciously been on my mind. Although I have accommodated
to seeing the mess and not cleaning my room, it has always been in my head
constantly irritating me like having a pebble in your shoe. Seeing my closet
the first thing every day was not the best way to start off every day. Cleaning
my room gave me a sense of relief and I felt like the pebble in my shoe was
finally gone.
What I learned from this activity
was that my mind works by structured steps. I do not think about the long term
goals, but about the short term goals. I am a person who lives day by day and
not think about the future. While doing this activity I did not think about the
end product, but thought about how to fold the shirt better or wear to put the
socks. Thinking about short term goals have pros and cons. I learned that I need
to think more about the long term goals and future. By thinking this way would
help me become a successful person. Also I learned that overcoming a large
obstacle is not that hard and is very reliving. Not thinking about the long
term goals results in me to procrastinate. Procrastination is my biggest enemy,
overcoming this would help me be successful.
I read Sammy’s blog about cleaning his cluttered closet and I couldn’t help drawing parallels to my own life. Just like Sammy, I too suffer from procrastination. I always put work off until the very last minute, which often causes a lot of stress. I know that if I were to do my work first and play later, completing tasks on time would be a lot less stressful, but I still find it almost impossible to get motivated to do some things, like homework and chores. Just like Sammy said, “procrastination is my biggest enemy, overcoming this would help me be successful.” If I did not procrastinate, I would be able to use my time more productively. In the long run that would result in me having more time to devote to the things that I want to do. That will always be my ultimate goal.
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