Tackle it Tuesday - Cleaning and tidying up my desk

Why does it feel that no matter how hard you try to keep things neat and organized, they always end up looking a royal mess?

 

My desk is a space I try very hard to keep tidy, simple, clean.  However, as the days go by, a random paper, a dropped pencil, some bills, some random items that don't even belong in the bedroom, tend to show up there.  Sometimes as I walk by with clean folded kitchen towels, I will set them down on the desk for what I tell myself is just a few minutes, while I finish something else in the room.

 

 

My perimenopausal brain will then completely forget about them, and for a few days there they sit.  I will tell you right now, that the brain fog and forgetfulness is one of the most annoying sides of the whole pre menopause journey.  My word.  My brain is just a total mess at times.

 

Anyway, it was a quick job and the whole area feels much better, more spacious. I feel like I can sit down and work, light a candle or the oil diffuser and relax.  I don't know about you guys, but I can't work in a messy area, it makes me anxious.

  

I made this cute embroidered picture, a very very long time ago. I was a young, new wife and mother, and wanted to make something that represented our wedding date. It's not perfect, it's crooked and the stitches are not tight, but I look at it all the time and smile. It's something that I treasure with all my heart and will keep forever.