So in the spirit of making a clean start as part of our new
home, I am trying not only to reorganize but to simplify.
I am taking some of my cues based on the biography of Steve
Jobs I am currently listening to. Mr.
Jobs, who had a great love (some could call it obsession) with design,
described how he and his wife spent hours in the evening discussing the design
and function of a washer and dryer. I
have not gone quite that far in my quest for reorganization, but I am trying to
ensure that at least part of what I am doing has the function and appearance in
mind.
Minimalist. That is
what I am striving for. If I have it I
should either use it or derive pleasure from it. The having of things which neither are
neither useful not provide pleasure is something I am trying to move away from.
The largest item on my table, which has been there for many
years, is a basket that I keep various things in. Moving towards the goal of keeping things as
simple and minimalist as possible, I decided to remove the basket from the
table leaving only my clock, my lamp and a drink coaster.
But what to store in the drawer. It is obviously less spacious than the
basket. So came the consideration of what I keep in the basket.
Two highlighters and four pens? I need only one of each. Cards?
They have sat for a year without examination; time to locate them to
where I keep such things. A flashlight? There is a drawer, that will store the
bookmarks as well. My journal? Now sitting atop a neat stack of books on the
lower shelf.
The result? A simple
nightstand next to my bed with a minimum on it – and a minimum in it.
I will be honest. It
is simple. It is clean. It is organized.
I love it.
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