Dancing With Only One Shoe On
February 20, 2009
Sometimes, I talk myself into the fact that I’m going to get organized… Tomorrow.
I say ‘tomorrow’ because most of my resolutions happen late at night. When I’m thinking about what all I need to get done, or haven’t gotten done, or don’t remember that I haven’t and still need to get done right before I figure out if I should go to bed or if that will just mean more thinking myself in circles and I might as well stay up and play on the internet while I think about it.
I keep telling myself that if I could just sit down and get organized, I would sleep better – because I wouldn’t lie there thinking about what it is that isn’t organized and therefore must not be getting done.
But the truth is that no amount of organization will keep me from wondering what it is that I’m forgetting.
There’s no end of things to worry about if you’re that way inclined. I worry that I’ll let someone down, or that someone will let me down. I worry about the big things – like Global politics, poverty, and the next Flu pandemic. I worry about little things – like whether or not I’ve posted to my blog, or whether I’ve mailed something I said I would (the answer is always no on that one – I suck at mailing things.) I worry about slightly larger things – like whether or not that cavity that is resulting from where I lost a piece of my back upper right molar is going to need a root canal sooner rather than later and what I will have to give up to pay for the procedure.
I can’t imagine why anyone ever wants to take over the world. I mean, how the heck would they EVER sleep at night? Worrying about an entire world? I can’t imagine the leaders of most countries sleep well, let alone empires.
And besides – if you were bent on conquering the world – how would you ever find an executive assistant to keep you organized for that one? How does one place an ad on Craigslist for that?
“Wanted: one executive assistant. Must be exceedingly well organized, be able to make travel arrangements, remind boss not to get engaged in a land war in Asia, and willing to take a cyanide capsule if World Conquest fails. 401k plan, dental and health included.”
Are you still with me? I worry that you’re not. I mean, you might’ve decided that this post is so chaotic that you just can’t stand it any more. I’ll put that on my list.
- Worry about whether or not people finish reading blog posts.
- Write more organized blog posts.
Oh… and if you’re wondering about the cryptic title? Well, it just refers to the fact that if you dance with only one shoe on? You usually find yourself just dancing around in a lopsided circle.
Where did I put that other shoe? Hm. Adding that to my list.
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LOL! Well you can cross one worry off or your list. I definitely read the entire post! And I do exactly the same thing. I lay in bed, not falling asleep for hours, organizing my life/house/brain and then I’m so tired the next day I flop out of bed and go through the motions. Then to bed again to repeat the process. I also have my best ideas at that time that I never write down…
I’m right with you ladies! I have a brain that won’t stop at bed time, but won’t start during the day!
Sorry for you both, but I’m glad I’m not alone! 
Hahaha, I know what you mean! Late night resolutions are my favorite. You fall asleep feeling wonderfully motivated…
And if you ever find that assistant, let me know if she has any friends who would be willing to help me out!
Hi, GeekMommy. Love your view on the Mommy world. Say hello to me – a sister insomiac. I have always been a very organized person in my single days and after marriage and mommyhood and the hectic chaos of everyday living, my organization skills are slowly dwindling. Yikes!!! I, too, find myself organizing everything in my head when I should be in dreamland. I start off the day with all good intentions – but life kicks in – multi-tasking is at high speed and I am off and running. Isn’t it fun!
I love that picture on the post.
I am also an expert worrier. I’ve been told that most of the things we worry about never happen anyway, so I should save my energy. I think…well, if I worry and it happens, then I’m that much more ahead!
I do the one shoe dance a lot….
I just started working with a personal organizer here in town. Honestly, one of the best presents I have ever given myself. Chaos reigns supreme in my life and she is really helping!
Have you ever tried the “brain dump” method. I really don’t think you need to be organized overall to make this method work for you, but it definitely helps when your mind is racing and you’re worried you’ll forget something – or everything!
The goal is just to write down EVERY SINGLE THING that’s on your mind. It doesn’t need to be neat or organized – just scribbled all over every square inch of a piece of paper or on a white board works just as well. But once you have everything written down, you don’t have to worry about forgetting it, and you can focus on organizing it later. You just have to be sure to write down every little thing you can think of to “get it out”, but it gets easier the more you do it!
Oh, that’s gonna drive me nuts – there should be a question mark after my first sentence above: “Have you ever tried the “brain dump” method?”
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