I can’t
explain why one of our kitchen drawers contains kitchen towels, dishcloths, bar
rags, cooking thermometers, chewing gum, matchbooks and lozenges. There’s
little logic in putting all these things together; that’s just the arrangement
that evolved and I dare not change it.
A couple
of years ago I completely rearranged my sewing room/studio in what seemed a
logical order. Then, when we needed wire, for example, I couldn’t remember
where I had put it. I’ve spent two years searching for things and finally have
a mental map of where they are located.
If I
reorganized the kitchen drawers it would take two more years to become
accustomed to the order of things. It doesn’t make sense, but we know where
things are, although I’m still looking for a couple of tools that disappeared
in the sewing room reorganization. I won’t make that mistake again.
I’m not
changing anything. I may not have much time left and I don’t want to waste it
looking for things. Instead of trying to organize my house, I prefer to admire the oriental poppies’ fleeting beauty. They are very well organized.
Copyright
2013 by Shirley Domer
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