Feeling Stuck and the 2 Minute Cure

             OK, Yesterday I did absolutely nothing to make my home look better. I cleaned nothing, put away nothing. I did NO laundry and didn't even cook.


            What the heck is wrong with me?!?!

             I'm frozen.

Have you ever felt like that?

there are  times when I feel stuck...
           
                             Frozen

Whenever something jostles the norm I get stuck; frozen in a state of blindness when it comes to the house. Currently the thing that is making me frozen and stuck when it comes to my house work is worrying about my Father-in-law in the hospital. Today I decided to try to get...unstuck.

Did I spend hours cleaning the whole house? NO.

 I put the timer on my phone for 2 minutes and chose a very small space...tiny.
I concentrate on de-cluttering and cleaning the tiny space. I don't look at the surrounding area. I just concentrate on that small space. When the timer goes off I stop and set it again for another two minutes and move over to the next space in my view.

This works for me.

Maybe it'll work for you and help you get started.

Believe it or not I am a bit of a perfectionist. I know I know... how is that possible and still be so disorganized. Especially when I am stressed, I get stuck in trying to make things perfect. I guess its the only way to gain a bit of control. I spend all my attention and effort on a small area and forget the big picture of disorganization. That is why I use the timer. I make it so I can't get stuck.

Try it today and see if It works for you. I'd love to know if it did. It made me feel successful and a bit more in control.

I started to work on a project...

you can see a part of the wall peeking through. 

Ordinarily that would really bother me and I would delete

 it but I've decided to leave it as is...imperfect

I cleared the Living room with a purpose... I really needed a clean, cleared space in which to work. The temps have dipped really low and the craft room is freezing! so the living room it is.

If you notice the centerpiece is made using silk flowers but I also included paper flowers made from old books. The whole wedding is a book theme. My friend and her fiancé are avid readers so this is perfect for her theme. These flowers are a labor of love because each one takes me about 8 to 10 minutes to make.

They are taking me a lot longer than I thought. My Best friend is getting married and I am making all the centerpieces for her shower. 
                                           
                           
If you are interested in how I made them here's my brand spankin' new You tube channel and my very first video.

                                  How to make book-page flowers




                               Tomorrow I'm tackling the rest of the living room and maybe do something fun too

                            We shall see



Have a beautiful day!

Blessings, Joanne