Let's Get Organized!

The past few weeks have absolutely flow by. They have been some of the best weeks, but I have also found myself struggling to accomplish school work while fighting exhaustion.

It’s really my own fault, I know that I pile my plate high with activities, but it’s piled high with things I really enjoy. (I’m also forgetful and sometimes disorganized. Whoops.)

So I’m currently trying to organize all of the things I have going on (starting with doing this late blog. Whoops, again). Why blog about organization? Because I know I’m not the only student who struggles with disorganization. Many of the students reading this blog are involved in many high-level classes and extracurricular activities, which piled one on top of the other, can be very overwhelming!

Now I’m on an organization-kick. I’ve cleaned out my room. I’ve organized my pile of papers. I’ve even organized all of the stuff on my phone (take a look at all the stuff you have on your phone, you might be surprised, I was!) Maybe, tomorrow, if I’m feeling ambitious, I’ll even clean my locker!

But why organize? Well, Gretchen Rubin once said that outer order contributes to inner calm, and I really think she must be right. Since I’ve become more organized, I feel less overwhelmed, and even less stressed. Knowing where things are is truly stress relieving. I even have a deep feeling of self-satisfaction; I’m proud that I was able to organize my things so successfully. Maybe it’s a silly way to feel, but that’s where I’m at with organization. That’s not to say my pile of papers won’t be back next week, but at least now I know I have a good organized foundation to lay the bricks of my busy life on, it’s a great self-security!