Comments on: What your Junk Drawer Can Teach You about Success

By: Cynthia Morris

Cynthia Morris — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:15:10 +0000

I LOVE my junk drawer. I loved the junk drawer when I was a kid and occasionally would pull it out and organize everything inside. Now my jd seems like a treasure chest of weird things – mini notebooks, empty vials that will someday hold magic, paper paddle fans from a friend’s wedding, as well as the mundane, batteries and cat hair remover.
Thanks for sharing this and for making something so normal reflect our creativity!

By: PW

PW — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:54:10 +0000

I yearn to live simply, to throw 80% of what we own out, I even fantasize about it. Alas, my spouse is a packrat and hopelessly chaotic. I’ve no idea how to reason with him about it *have tried almost everything* and feel my personal growth suffers greatly from it.

By: verb2be

verb2be — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:43:10 +0000

Oh Christine, this is so true! I’m an “all-or-nothing” soul, so my house is either pristine or the pits. You’re so right about Junk Drawers!

By: mary

mary — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:00:33 +0000

Oh Christine,
you mean there’s hope for me??…I’m a real ‘gonner’
as far as organisation is concerned…the truth of the matter is that I’ve got too many junk drawers.
Can’t wait to hear how you dealt with yourself in your next post.
I really am exasperated with myself!
P.S. ‘love the way you write!
Mary

By: Jen, writer MembershipMillionaire.com

Jen, writer MembershipMillionaire.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:24:00 +0000

Can your junk drawer be organized as well? Honestly, my whole room is a mess. It’s like one big junk drawer with only one neat little corner. The exact opposite of your room, I imagine. At the moment, I think I should avoid all notions of having a junk drawer. I need to be more Zen-like. Simpler.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:49:03 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and all of your readers!

The rule “If it’s not an Absolute Yes, it’s a No” is so simple and elegant, it has really inspired me to start sorting through my clutter and make some changes to hopefully streamline my home’s organization.

Thanks!

By: Christine Kane

Christine Kane — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:31:20 +0000

katherine — it sounds like you’re doing wonderful things even just giving thought to this stuff in the interest of your son. (we were just always told to clean up our mess! and it dawns on me now that no one ever gave us a process or a guide to how that can work!)

colin – i don’t think it’s about laziness. i really don’t! and happy v day back at ya.

diane – start with the book i recommended in the last comments above. it’s wonderful. (there’s an audio version that was a great inspiration to me to just get started when i was in my most overwhelmed place!)

danny – most artists live in disarray! you’ve got company!

By: Christine Kane

Christine Kane — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:27:56 +0000

Thanks Elaine! yes, the best way to do any big changes that move you forward is to allow space for the resistant parts of you, or the parts that still come up and out!

mimi – the best rule of thumb that i’ve learned about order and organizing is that everything needs a “home.” when things have a place, it’s easy to take them and put them there. when they don’t have a place, they end up taking up any space that’s given to them. do you have an assigned “space” where all the stuff can go? (I also highly recommend Julie Morgenstern’s book “organizing from the inside out.” she has some great basic ideas in there.)

Thanks Caren! And hurray to you for moving. that’s exciting. A clean slate is a wonderful place to begin. I find that I continue to make clean slates for myself even years after my last move – which was a HUGE change. I’m constantly letting go and shifting old paradigms etc. Thanks for reminding me how great that feels!

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:04:28 +0000

Ahhh… So there’s hope for those of us who live in a perpetual state of creative disarray? *happy dance*

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:47:14 +0000

Now Christine, there are laws about spying on people! Once again my goal for this year is to get organized! Even my 10 year old son often reminds me “If it isn’t an abosolute yes mom…its a no!” Thanks for giving me hope and tools to reach my goal. I have a vision this year and I KNOW my home will get back to the home I want. Looking so very forward to the next post!