Simplify your
life/ Organize trophy collection
08.05.05
What can you
do to simplify your life? Think about the areas in your life where
you feel the most stressed. Is it your home, your office, food preparation
or the chaos in your garage? These are a few of the areas in our
lives that can contribute to stress.
This week, choose the most stressful area in your life. Map out
the problem and spend a few minutes each day this week tackling
a portion of it. Attack it with the full intention of creating order
and simplifying the issue.
For instance, if you never seem to have time for fun, you have a
time management challenge. Consider everything that you spend time
on throughout your week. Sneak in a few minutes each day to do something
you enjoy or simply nothing at all. I guarantee that your week won’t
fall apart while you do this. In fact, you might muster up so much
energy from this quick break that you finish the remaining tasks
in record time!
If your challenge is the garage or family room, start working your
way into the mess by collecting and donating the items that you
no longer need. This newly created space will help you formulate
the game plan necessary to create order within this disorganized
space.
If you can’t ever seem to eat balanced meals and get stressed
thinking about cooking and/or eating junk food, consider preparing
quick healthy foods on Sunday evenings before your workweek begins.
If you can’t seem to fulfill your obligations, this week,
Simplify Your Life Week, is the perfect excuse to downsize your
schedule. Beg off on some of your previous commitments. Honor yourself
and the others to whom you have made these commitments. Admit that
you can’t necessarily handle what you thought you could when
you first agreed to volunteer. You are not a super heroe and there
is nothing wrong with admitting that you simply need to let go of
a few commitments.
Simplify and let go to increase your sanity and fully enjoy the
rest of your summer!
Dear Kathi,
My son has been playing little league baseball for six years now
and with each season comes the proverbial trophy.
What can I do with the trophies to keep them on display but dust
free? Any suggestions you have would be appreciated!
Thank you!
Carol, Folsom, CA
Carol,
My favorite solution won’t keep the dust away but looks fantastic
and saves a lot of space. Consider staggering small shelves all
over one wall from high to low creating an interesting visual gallery
of your son’s trophies.
The shelves that I typically install measure 6-8 inches long and
are very shallow measuring 2-3” deep. This type of shelf is
currently very popular and sold in most stores in sets of three.
The beauty of these small shelves is that they keep the trophies
up and out of the way but also honored and on display for all to
see at a glance. By three-four sets and you should be able to showcase
the entire collection.
If your main wish is to keep your trophies dust free, I can suggest
two options. First, invest in a bookshelf with glass-doors. These
barrister cabinets are fairly costly but will serve you well for
years and even generations.
Another option is to purchase clear plastic cubes of varying sizes
to accommodate one-three trophies each. These cubes are designed
to display collectible baseballs and autographed footballs.
They will keep the dust away but you still have to dust the cubes.
These cubes are available at your local container/organization or
craft store.
