That One Room!

There is one room in my house that I really don’t like. I avoid the room. I keep its door shut. And it is certainly not a room I want any guests to see. (Thus no picture of it on this blog.) This room happens to be my office.

Now my disdain for this room is not because of the room color – the morning moon yellow paint on the walls and the periwinkle blue chaise lounge with throw pillows that tie the two colors together are certainly warm and cheery enough. And though I desire to replace my dark wood desk and corresponding bookshelves with white furniture someday (a better match with yellow and periwinkle blue, in my opinion), I am fully content with this furniture for now. What is it then that I so dislike about my office?

This room has become the “dump all” room of the house. That means whenever I receive mail, miscellaneous papers, or any other item that I can’t give immediate attention to, I take them to my office rather than allowing them to clutter any other part of the house. Now it is always my intent to return to the office when time allows and attend to whatever it is I have dumped there. However, time often doesn’t allow, and consequently my office has become “the grand central cluttered room” of the Mahaney house. And since I don’t like clutter, I really don’t like this room.

Well, guess what I did between Christmas and the New Year? I tackled the job of de-cluttering my office. And now at long last, I like my office again. In fact, I’m enjoying it so much, I’m writing this post sitting on my periwinkle blue chaise lounge. 

It’s that time of year when many of us attempt to get more organized. We seek to establish better strategies for determining our priorities and managing our time. We head off to Franklin Covey to purchase our new “Seasons” calendar in hopes of effectively planning out our year. And it is for that reason we thought it would be a good month to talk about time management and organizational practices.

However, before we consider any practical topic, there are 3 all-important truths we must keep before us. And I’m pretty sure you won’t find these in any time-management course or organizational book. They are…

1.    The source of our justification
2.    The source of our ability
3.    The source of our motivation

These are biblical truths that must support, inform, and direct all our planning and organizing. I’ll share more on these three truths in the coming days direct from my blue chaise lounge in my newly organized morning moon yellow room.