Now that I am officially a college grad, where do I go? After four years of "freedom" living at school by myself (I spent three years as an RA without a roommate), I now am back to square one: living at home with my parents.
In a little less than a week, my brother will be heading back to school and I will be left living in my hometown with my parents in the room I grew up in. However, I am certainly not the same person who left my room four years ago. Despite the changes within me, my room has stayed exactly the same. Of my room that has seemingly stood still in time, behold my desk:
What should be a haven for getting work done, writing and squeezing every last drop of creativity from my brain has grown into the pinnacle of clutter and chaos. I've always loved having a desk in my room because I like being able to sit down at my desk, go to my laptop and be productive. These days, my desk basically has become the "island of misfit" items for anything I can't put in my closet or on a shelf.
That needed to change. As I am now entering the dark, cold real world, I need to organize myself and make space for the new changes in my life. The first step in achieving room nirvana? Emptying out my desk -- a task that took me about 2-3 hours with the help of my mom. We sifted through old diaries, pictures, and notebooks in addition to finding random items such as a mini Etch-a-Sketch, a "Grow Your Own Rockband" and a jewelry box filled with turtles as opposed to jewelry. Finally, we managed to empty my desk completely because we will be eventually moving the desk into our spare bedroom and getting some new furniture from my room to store my massive amount of clothes and books as opposed to leaving them lying all over the place or in rubber storage containers (not so aesthetically pleasing.)
Hopefully, I will be making space for new things, but also to keep my mind focused. I simply cannot work in a messy room. Oftentimes at school, I'd have to make my bed before I could do homework because the messiness was so distracting. The less distracted I am by the mess in my room and the more organized I am, the better equipped I will be in achieving my goals -- so philosophical, I know.
Stay tuned to see the progress of my room makeover. For now, let's hope I do not get into the black hole that is my closet.
In a little less than a week, my brother will be heading back to school and I will be left living in my hometown with my parents in the room I grew up in. However, I am certainly not the same person who left my room four years ago. Despite the changes within me, my room has stayed exactly the same. Of my room that has seemingly stood still in time, behold my desk:
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| As you can see, I have a very methodical way of organizing papers, magazines and other items. |
What should be a haven for getting work done, writing and squeezing every last drop of creativity from my brain has grown into the pinnacle of clutter and chaos. I've always loved having a desk in my room because I like being able to sit down at my desk, go to my laptop and be productive. These days, my desk basically has become the "island of misfit" items for anything I can't put in my closet or on a shelf.
That needed to change. As I am now entering the dark, cold real world, I need to organize myself and make space for the new changes in my life. The first step in achieving room nirvana? Emptying out my desk -- a task that took me about 2-3 hours with the help of my mom. We sifted through old diaries, pictures, and notebooks in addition to finding random items such as a mini Etch-a-Sketch, a "Grow Your Own Rockband" and a jewelry box filled with turtles as opposed to jewelry. Finally, we managed to empty my desk completely because we will be eventually moving the desk into our spare bedroom and getting some new furniture from my room to store my massive amount of clothes and books as opposed to leaving them lying all over the place or in rubber storage containers (not so aesthetically pleasing.)
Hopefully, I will be making space for new things, but also to keep my mind focused. I simply cannot work in a messy room. Oftentimes at school, I'd have to make my bed before I could do homework because the messiness was so distracting. The less distracted I am by the mess in my room and the more organized I am, the better equipped I will be in achieving my goals -- so philosophical, I know.
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| Definitely less clutter. Now I actually have space to think. |
Stay tuned to see the progress of my room makeover. For now, let's hope I do not get into the black hole that is my closet.
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