i have to be honest about something. those pictures of my studio? not usually what the place looks like. lol! truth is, it's usually got lots of piles going on. organized piles, but they're still piles.
i know what some of you are thinking. that my "piles" really aren't that bad. right? i can tell when i'm not organized enough for my liking. i get to where i can't think, and i can't be creative. this is what happened this weekend. i got so overwhelmed by all the stuff i had out. baggies all over. some for assignments and some just to be put away. a few packages to put together for giveaways. my project 365 album, that is calling my name. i had no clue where to start, what to work on first.
i decided to start by getting my pattern paper all put away and organized. but then, somehow, that turned into a big ordeal. i had some extra room on one of my paper shelves, so i moved some things. then i didn't have enough room and had to move the things back to the way it was in the first place. i'm SO organized, and everything has it's place. yet, on occasion, i have to re-work those places to fit what i'm doing at the time. i got so overwhemed, that at one point, i just sat on the floor totally lost. like i had no idea how i was going to work my way out. i got a little anxious, i'll admit it. which is crazy. it's paper, after all. lol! i finally forced myself to walk away from it and move on to something else. and in the morning, i had a fresh new approach to it and got it all worked out.
funny thing is, i saw some pictures the next day that made me realize that what i consider an "out of control mess" is actually nothing. my aunt is a professional organizer, and is currently working on this one job. let's just say that the owner of the house is a huge pack-rat, a hoarder of stuff. like, you can't even see the floor or counter tops. and my aunt and her co-workers are trying to gain some control and pack it all to be moved. she took pictures. those pictures made me sick to look at them. i felt like i couldn't breathe, like i was actually having an anxiety attack. and that's just looking at the pictures. i could not imagine working on something like that. as much as i love organizing, i think i have my limits. more power to you, aunt sandy 😉
so i guess my piles really aren't that bad after all. i will appreciate and love them for what they are. small piles of goodness, that i do have control over 🙂
Laura Vegas 
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