My Slob Brain is often a mystery to me. Most of my decluttering efforts involve head-shaking and eye-rolling as I discover things that have no reason to be where they are.
Like DVDs in the bathroom drawer.
Or toothbrushes in the TV cabinet.
But Monday, I caught one of these unexplainable misplacements in action.
I was emptying the dishwasher and . . . naturally . . . talking to myself. I was likely giving a fabulous parenting speech or writing the world’s most earth-shattering post, or being interviewed on a riveting television show.
Because that’s how I roll.
I had gathered a handful of silverware, and was heading to put it in the drawer.
“Yes, Rachael, I do believe that there are women in every walk of life who can relate to my slob struggles . . . ”
Oops! As I began to place a cooking utensil in the silverware drawer, I saw another cooking utensil already in there and suddenly realized that isn’t where they go.
I also saw a straw in that drawer, so I grabbed it and turned to the straw dispenser just across the way.
“Yes, that’s right. It’s important to remember that when kids act that way at school, you must still be kind to them. You don’t know what their life is like at home and what makes them act that way.”
Oops. No, cooking utensils most definitely don’t go in the straw dispenser.
And they never did.
Mmm-hmmm. I do believe the creative brain and the slob brain are quite closely related.
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I had to laugh at this. I’m a creative type (children’s writer) and I do exactly the same thing – right down to imagined interviews that distract me from, oh, you know, everything that I’m MEANT to be doing!
I definitely think there could be a link between slob brain and creative, having seen many of my fellow artistes struggle with the same basic stuff that I do.
It’s like, sometimes ther just isn’t room in my brain for all the thoughts and memories and the stuff that needs to be done, so of course the boring, practical, needs-to-be-done stuff falls out to make room for the fun-but-not-entirely-helpful stuff.
I have so been there, done that! You won’t believe where I’ve put down my cell phone. I’ve found it in the silverware drawer, in the kids arts and crafts supplies, on my shoe rack! Crazy! At least I can have my husband call it. Keys, are not so easy to track down!
I agree! I often wish for a big signal board where I can push a button to find whatever small item I’ve lost at the moment!
There is a reason I’ve always wanted a clapper keychain. Don’t you remember those commercials from way back? If they actually worked, I think I’d have them for my keys, cellphone, wallet, purse . . .
They do work… sometimes too well. My mum had one years ago. Long story short, if you have one of those, remember to take it off before going to your child’s drama performance.
I sing jibberish when I’m home alone 🙂
I’ve just found your blog a few days ago and I watched all your videos in a row, I loved them, they were so much fun, thanks for those. I also enjoy your post a lot, such an honest perspective, and eventhough I consider myself fairly organized I find the way we attack problem areas is very similar.
I just found your blog today, and it’s like reading about myself. I’m sending this to my husband expecting him to ask how I tracked down a long lost twin…