The Debilitating Effect of Disarray on the Psyche February 21, 2007 ~ 2:17 pm
Posted by Julie in : About a Julz , trackbackButchie fixed the leak. Or so I am told. I got home last night to find no water coming from the light fixture, none in the garbage can under the light fixture, and none in any new and aggravating places. Landlady called at about 8:30 to tell me she thought I could move the bed back into the bedroom, but with temperatures supposed to stay above 40 all night and more snow to melt, I decided to be prudent and kept the bed in the living room. Tonight, should all still be well when I return home, I will move the bed back where it’s supposed to be and try to make order out of the chaos.
Last night was weird. I kept wandering from room to room, not really sure what to do with myself because nothing is where it’s supposed to be. The bed is currently occupying the greater portion of the living room floor and has to be walked around. The coffee table has been pushed off to the side and cannot be used as my dinner table as a result. The dining room table (as if I have a dining room) was covered with things I had pulled out of the bedroom to save from the water. The light was off in the bedroom (obviously we keep those things off when water comes out of them) and I couldn’t get to the bedside lamp without ducking around the boxsprings, which had been pushed as far away from the leak as possible. The only room that was normal was the bathroom, and there is only so much time one can spend in there (well, okay, there’s only so much time I can spend in there - I understand that guys can spend much more time in there).
I’ve long had the suspicion that I am basically a neat person - sometimes the mess gets out of hand when I’m busy or tired or whatever, but I generally try to keep everything in its place. I used to think it was a procrastination method, since I would often go on a cleaning spurt in college right about the time a major paper was due, but I’ve changed my mind. The past few days when I haven’t been able to do that have actually been hard on me. I can’t settle into any sort of a routine and I’m completely at loose ends. I think I’m turning into Monica from Friends. Help me.
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I am totally the same. I am helpless amidst clutter.
I don’t like clutter but it’s outta my control for now with the house STILL in total disarray since Katrina 1.5 years ago now LOL
And the roof is leaking in at least 3 places, fun, fun FUN! hehe So, I feel for ya!
But at least you have new carpet! There’s nothin’ like that new car… err.. new carpet smell!
I’m not too much of a neat freak myself, though I flip out when the kids trash the house and leave everything out. And then they complain how much work it is to pick up.
I thought a woman going into the bathroom was a sure sign you wouldn’t see her for at least an hour. Or is that only when they’re gettnig ready to go somewhere?