It is Saturday, and I am determined that I get some organizing done. The past couple of weeks have been so full of so many other things that piles of ‘stuff’ were in every room of our home. The head space that these piles were stealing from me was immense. I just had to get my house, and therefore my head, in order.
So, after writing a bit, doing laundry, then a few errands I started to eradicate my piles of ‘stuff.’ The further I progressed through the ordered piles, the more mess I was making. I would take an item off the pile, and place it in another, indicating where it would go … another room, another person, garbage, storage, etc. In no time at all one pile could result in as much as eight new piles. Finally I paused, and wanted to give up.
My cleaning was resulting in more mess!
It’s Saturday is a post by a guest blogger whose blog is called double hockey sticks. I love the story-telling of this lady blogger (whose name I have yet to determine), and how she teaches me, and makes me ponder her words with each post. This particular post will coincide well with my Saturday cleaning experience.
“My name is Laura Flett. I taught for 30 years in the public schools, retiring to become a writer. That was in 2001. I now teach part time at a local college and in two after school programs. And I write, a lot. Morning pages begin the day, a writing group in the middle of the week, three loyal writing buddies, and this new adventure, blogging. OK, so I’m a writer. I also know the power of writing. My only child committed suicide when he was 27 years old. My life was turned upside down. All I trusted at that point was my pen and notebook. So I journaled. Constantly. My book, WritingToward the Light, found at 
itsawonderfilledlife 