I've heard a lot about this so called 'tidying up', normally from female types or people who are a little more highly strung than me or my freinds, so I decided to give it a go.
Now being a methodical engineering OCD type I did some reading up and I understand essentially this 'tidying up' involves the movement of things from a logical place near where they might be 'to hand' or useful, to a place that is less accessible, less logical and ultimately further away from the natural place that such things might reside. I also noted that this 'tidying up' is something that has to be done more than once and is therefore a little like a service item or locking the car at the end of the day, jus so you all understand
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So how did I fare? Well I've now moved all my tools, car parts and other such important items from their logical place by the front door (I can't believe there isn't a larger shelf near the front door
this is a council built property and there are a lot of other car enthusiasts who keep all their tools, parts and cars on the front gardens because there's not enough space inside) to a thing called a 'storage cupboard'. This was a new concept also but I haven't got the time to explain the complex intricacies of such a place.
The results are that I have noticed a marginal improvement in the space next to my front door, allbeit space that I neither need nor use and I'm sure that these female types will comment on the results of my labours and perhaps all want to marry me
I look forward to my next 'tidying' session with mixed emotions, the joy of achievement, the dispair of illogical action and hope to improve to the point where I'm so good that other's want to emulate me and have a go at 'tidying' my stuff up themselves rather than have to ask me to do it.
Now being a methodical engineering OCD type I did some reading up and I understand essentially this 'tidying up' involves the movement of things from a logical place near where they might be 'to hand' or useful, to a place that is less accessible, less logical and ultimately further away from the natural place that such things might reside. I also noted that this 'tidying up' is something that has to be done more than once and is therefore a little like a service item or locking the car at the end of the day, jus so you all understand
.So how did I fare? Well I've now moved all my tools, car parts and other such important items from their logical place by the front door (I can't believe there isn't a larger shelf near the front door
this is a council built property and there are a lot of other car enthusiasts who keep all their tools, parts and cars on the front gardens because there's not enough space inside) to a thing called a 'storage cupboard'. This was a new concept also but I haven't got the time to explain the complex intricacies of such a place.The results are that I have noticed a marginal improvement in the space next to my front door, allbeit space that I neither need nor use and I'm sure that these female types will comment on the results of my labours and perhaps all want to marry me
I look forward to my next 'tidying' session with mixed emotions, the joy of achievement, the dispair of illogical action and hope to improve to the point where I'm so good that other's want to emulate me and have a go at 'tidying' my stuff up themselves rather than have to ask me to do it.
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