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parasitegirlThe good news is that decreasing my winter Lexapro dosage does seem to be reducing my ear issues. I am not experiencing sound distortion in my left ear when faced with high pitched or loud sounds like loud music at bellydance shows, elementary school children, and zills.
I am still anxious. The anxiety isn't as severe as last week but it is noticeable. Along with the emotions it is also evident in the tightness in my chest...which is fun when you consider my asthma issues. Why, yes, give me a physical manifestation of stress/anxiety that mimics a physical limitation I have that causes me stress and anxiety, that's AWESOME!
I think I've learned my lesson about thoughtlessly buying organizers. Most of my organizing purchases in the past have involved faith and magical thinking. "X is messy so I will buy something for X" and off I go, believing that all I need to do is buy the right organizer and all my shit will be orderly. My desk caddy was, until last week, filled with randomness and my desk was still not clean. Containers and organizers purchased without thought (about why X is messy and with what) swiftly become clutter... I've had shitloads of organizers and places to put things but rarely have I had a organized, clean, place.
I've taken to using Penultimate on my IPad to take pictures of trouble-spots and scribble general measurements on them and what I use the space for/ what I have. It may be terribly anal but it beats bringing home crap I don't need that doesn't fit. I do the same thing when I see something that might work at a store...I take a picture and jot down price and size if not shown and make myself go home to see if it is a valid purchase to make in the future.
Before making a slew of fabric wall-pockets I did buy a cheap one at Ikea to get a feel for making one. It is not ideal for any place I would want to declutter. It is not the right size and the pockets don't reflect the items I want to store. Figuring out why I disliked that fabric organizer helped me make item-specific ones for the studio.
I understand why people pay big money for customized organization solutions. I'm glad I can make some of what I need...and it clears out some of my fabric stash.
My camera, cell phone, camera charger, ipod and inhaler always end up on my desk...along with cords....yet there isn't a place for them except "scattered around the desk". I made a fabric desk pocket based on those objects for my desk. I stitched buttonholes above the topmost pockets so I can thread charging cords to the iPhone and iPod.
And...another fabric-covered cork board.I'd bought three more cork boards for the studio before I discovered that we already had a stash. Judging by the number of things we have taped to the studio office walls, I never would have guessed we had cork boards....although that explains why we have three or four large boxes of push-pins stored with birthday-glasses, staples, and stationary with Peter Rabbit on it. I'm decluttering the studio before I do any more organizing of it.
I am still anxious. The anxiety isn't as severe as last week but it is noticeable. Along with the emotions it is also evident in the tightness in my chest...which is fun when you consider my asthma issues. Why, yes, give me a physical manifestation of stress/anxiety that mimics a physical limitation I have that causes me stress and anxiety, that's AWESOME!
I think I've learned my lesson about thoughtlessly buying organizers. Most of my organizing purchases in the past have involved faith and magical thinking. "X is messy so I will buy something for X" and off I go, believing that all I need to do is buy the right organizer and all my shit will be orderly. My desk caddy was, until last week, filled with randomness and my desk was still not clean. Containers and organizers purchased without thought (about why X is messy and with what) swiftly become clutter... I've had shitloads of organizers and places to put things but rarely have I had a organized, clean, place.
I've taken to using Penultimate on my IPad to take pictures of trouble-spots and scribble general measurements on them and what I use the space for/ what I have. It may be terribly anal but it beats bringing home crap I don't need that doesn't fit. I do the same thing when I see something that might work at a store...I take a picture and jot down price and size if not shown and make myself go home to see if it is a valid purchase to make in the future.
Before making a slew of fabric wall-pockets I did buy a cheap one at Ikea to get a feel for making one. It is not ideal for any place I would want to declutter. It is not the right size and the pockets don't reflect the items I want to store. Figuring out why I disliked that fabric organizer helped me make item-specific ones for the studio.
I understand why people pay big money for customized organization solutions. I'm glad I can make some of what I need...and it clears out some of my fabric stash.
My camera, cell phone, camera charger, ipod and inhaler always end up on my desk...along with cords....yet there isn't a place for them except "scattered around the desk". I made a fabric desk pocket based on those objects for my desk. I stitched buttonholes above the topmost pockets so I can thread charging cords to the iPhone and iPod.
And...another fabric-covered cork board.I'd bought three more cork boards for the studio before I discovered that we already had a stash. Judging by the number of things we have taped to the studio office walls, I never would have guessed we had cork boards....although that explains why we have three or four large boxes of push-pins stored with birthday-glasses, staples, and stationary with Peter Rabbit on it. I'm decluttering the studio before I do any more organizing of it.
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Date: 2013-02-18 12:50 pm (UTC)I wish I had one in my house. If I were ever able to own this house, that would be the spendy thing - getting the kitchen redone, with a DISHWASHER among other things.
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Date: 2013-02-18 12:47 pm (UTC)STUPID ANXIETY. Roll on your warmer months. Right now, while I am a little irritable, the weather is so summery it's impossible to feel TRULY shit. Or even very shit.
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Date: 2013-02-18 01:02 pm (UTC)Much of my studio declutter and renewal comes from thar being drahma and figuring my skills won't free us from all stress, but I can make the studio we work and talk in a relaxing place to be
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Date: 2013-02-18 01:09 pm (UTC)