Happy Hoarder Day # 57 Itching to De-clutter April
22, 2015
A journey into cleaning up a
big pile of..... hoard
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Itching to De-clutter
by Janet S. Tiger
(c) 2015 all rights reserved
For the last few weeks, I have been dealing with something.....unpleasant. And not just my clutter. I had an insect bite on my ankle. Simple enough. It itched. And I scratched. Simple. And I scratched some more- because I cannot stand to itch. Because I would rather it hurt than have it itch! And so it stopped itching. Simple. Well, not really.
Because the itching made for an infection, which was actually quite painful and required antibiotics and care for it to heal, as the wound was in a part of the ankle which moves - every time I walk. So the scab took weeks to heal - and a lot of ointments and bandages and it was not pretty. Nor will the scar be pretty. Thank God for socks!
Although I do have photos of this, I do not think they are appropriate for the general blog population, so why did I include this, how can I put it politely, very odd side of myself? Because I also am trying to de-clutter bad habits, and scratching is one of my biggest.
So I have had a few weeks to cogitate on how stupid this scratching is - because of the scratching, I was unable to go into the jacuzzi, which I love, and which, in just 15 minutes a day, gives me a lovely touch of relaxation and vacation.
My solution? I have decided to use the itching to good use - every time I want to scratch, I get up and go through some of my copious boxes of clutter - until the righteous desire to itch is gone (cue song - I've Lost That Itching Feeling - sorry Righteous Brothers)
And it works. A box of junk focuses my mind off the itch. And I have the added value of de-cluttering. Win-win. I like that. Now if I can just do that for the lottery numbers.....
-----------------------------------------------------------------Because the itching made for an infection, which was actually quite painful and required antibiotics and care for it to heal, as the wound was in a part of the ankle which moves - every time I walk. So the scab took weeks to heal - and a lot of ointments and bandages and it was not pretty. Nor will the scar be pretty. Thank God for socks!
Although I do have photos of this, I do not think they are appropriate for the general blog population, so why did I include this, how can I put it politely, very odd side of myself? Because I also am trying to de-clutter bad habits, and scratching is one of my biggest.
So I have had a few weeks to cogitate on how stupid this scratching is - because of the scratching, I was unable to go into the jacuzzi, which I love, and which, in just 15 minutes a day, gives me a lovely touch of relaxation and vacation.
My solution? I have decided to use the itching to good use - every time I want to scratch, I get up and go through some of my copious boxes of clutter - until the righteous desire to itch is gone (cue song - I've Lost That Itching Feeling - sorry Righteous Brothers)
And it works. A box of junk focuses my mind off the itch. And I have the added value of de-cluttering. Win-win. I like that. Now if I can just do that for the lottery numbers.....
Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315
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Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
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Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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