With the assignment of this blog, I decided to take on a huge task that I've been meaning to tackle for a while: Organizing the explosion of clothes that is my closet. While I was ready to FINALLY get the thing organized, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. My closet isn't very big, but I've managed to cram in more shirts, sweatshirts, pants, dresses, skirts, shoes, jackets, bags and other random items than you could ever imagine. My closet was literally on the verge of overflowing. I didn't use half of what was in it. I've never really felt the urge to clean up my closet, but I figured that organizing it certainly couldn't hurt.
Organizing my closet took more than two hours. Working on this project became quite a challenge. There were so many ways to approach it that I honestly didn't know where to begin. I moved everything out of my closet onto the floor of my room. Then I separated what I still used/what I still needed and what I could give away. I stood staring at the piles of clothes and other random items for a few minutes before doing anything at all. But once I wrapped my mind around the situation, I took it one step at a time. After separating what I would keep and what I would give away, I organized everything on my floor into different categories (sweatshirts, scarves, shoes, etc.), and eventually put all of that neatly into my closet.
Despite the overwhelming feeling that I felt during the project, I felt extremely accomplished once I finished. Not only did I finally organize my closet (which my mom had been begging me to do for quite awhile), but I also filled two large bags with clothes to give away to charity, and found plenty of random items to reminisce about and be nostalgic over. I found a folder from my second grade class and read the class journal about field day and flag day. I also found a pillow case that my friends and I decorated on my 10th birthday. So, overall, this experience was both productive and enjoyable. My mind feels refreshed. As a whole, I feel more put together. How organizing a closet managed to produce these feelings, I'm not quite sure. But my life as a whole can become pretty unorganized, so my mind certainly feels more structured now that at least one thing in my life is organized. Besides finding out that my closet has a floor, this project helped me realize that cleaning things up isn't a hassle; it helps me stay organized and puts my mind at ease. This project has actually made me feel more in control. Even if the rest of my life is a stressful mess, at least I don't have to worry about finding my shoes or my sweatshirt. Organization is essential for a more orderly and productive life.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Blogging Around
In response to Alex K's blog, iMedia: Katy Perry's Powerful Pressures...Alex wrote about how Katy Perry and other artists create a "social necessity" for drugs, alcohol, and general bad behavior.
Let me start off by saying that I've honestly never thought about how something as simple and innocent as a music video could have such an impact on our society. Of course, I always hear adults and even people my own age talking about how inappropriate and horrible our pop culture and music are nowadays, but I've always just accepted the awfulness of the industry and gone along with it. Unfortunately, I must admit that I have always accepted the idea of "social necessity", probably because I've been exposed to the stuff since I was a little kid.
Unfortunately, I must also admit that I've sung along to Katy Perry's songs and laughed at the music video for Last Friday Night on more than one occasion. Now that I've gone back and watched the video through a different set of eyes, I realize how disturbing it is that this kind of media is considered normal in our society. What's even more disturbing is that some people watching the video probably view Katy Perry as some sort of a role model, and some may want to be just like her when she breaks out of her nerdy shell and becomes "hot".
Of course, Katy Perry isn't the one to blame for this ridiculous idea of "normal" that exists in our society; it's been around for quite awhile. But that doesn't mean that stars should go along with the idea and spread it even further.
In response to Maggie H's blog, An Inconvenient Truth 24 hours...Maggie wrote about how having only 24 hours in a day is both a blessing and a curse; it keeps us from pursuing everything that we're interested in, but it allows us to become better at what we focus on.
This "inconvenient truth" is going to be my greatest downfall. I always plan my days as if I'll have unlimited time, but when it comes down to it, I'm always struggling with the clock to get things done. Some days I'll have so much planned that I won't get home until 10 or 11 PM, and then I'll be racing against the clock to get any sleep at all.
Like you, I've had to prioritize and give up things that I enjoy simply because the day runs out before I have the time to do them. Is it fair? No. But is it necessary? I think so. Without these time restrictions, fewer people would hone in on specific talents; everybody would pursue every single one of their interests and wouldn't be able to focus on just one.
Another consequence that comes with such short days: it makes it difficult for over-scheduled people (like me) to relax. Even on weekends when I try to relax, I usually look at the clock, freak out because it's already 3 or 4 PM, and then I rush around trying to do something productive because it's starting to get late and I have so much to do. We only have 48 hours in a weekend. We only have 24 hours in a day. Sometimes we go on autopilot and don't actually live each day of our lives, but it's important to enjoy every single hour.
Let me start off by saying that I've honestly never thought about how something as simple and innocent as a music video could have such an impact on our society. Of course, I always hear adults and even people my own age talking about how inappropriate and horrible our pop culture and music are nowadays, but I've always just accepted the awfulness of the industry and gone along with it. Unfortunately, I must admit that I have always accepted the idea of "social necessity", probably because I've been exposed to the stuff since I was a little kid.
Unfortunately, I must also admit that I've sung along to Katy Perry's songs and laughed at the music video for Last Friday Night on more than one occasion. Now that I've gone back and watched the video through a different set of eyes, I realize how disturbing it is that this kind of media is considered normal in our society. What's even more disturbing is that some people watching the video probably view Katy Perry as some sort of a role model, and some may want to be just like her when she breaks out of her nerdy shell and becomes "hot".
Of course, Katy Perry isn't the one to blame for this ridiculous idea of "normal" that exists in our society; it's been around for quite awhile. But that doesn't mean that stars should go along with the idea and spread it even further.
In response to Maggie H's blog, An Inconvenient Truth 24 hours...Maggie wrote about how having only 24 hours in a day is both a blessing and a curse; it keeps us from pursuing everything that we're interested in, but it allows us to become better at what we focus on.
This "inconvenient truth" is going to be my greatest downfall. I always plan my days as if I'll have unlimited time, but when it comes down to it, I'm always struggling with the clock to get things done. Some days I'll have so much planned that I won't get home until 10 or 11 PM, and then I'll be racing against the clock to get any sleep at all.
Like you, I've had to prioritize and give up things that I enjoy simply because the day runs out before I have the time to do them. Is it fair? No. But is it necessary? I think so. Without these time restrictions, fewer people would hone in on specific talents; everybody would pursue every single one of their interests and wouldn't be able to focus on just one.
Another consequence that comes with such short days: it makes it difficult for over-scheduled people (like me) to relax. Even on weekends when I try to relax, I usually look at the clock, freak out because it's already 3 or 4 PM, and then I rush around trying to do something productive because it's starting to get late and I have so much to do. We only have 48 hours in a weekend. We only have 24 hours in a day. Sometimes we go on autopilot and don't actually live each day of our lives, but it's important to enjoy every single hour.
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