The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: organization

  • Getting One’s Sh** Together: A Handy Flowchart

    I was finding it impossible to keep up with the rest of the world, so I created this chart.

  • Wanted: Equilateralism

    I need to know when to say when.

  • Hoarding Inner Peace

    Clutter is the physical equivalent of noise.

  • Making Headway

    Never give chaos the recognition it craves.

  • The Causes of Clutter

    “Do you really need 8 garlic presses?”

  • When Things Fall Into Place

    For me, there is nothing quite as satisfying as those brief, random moments when the chaos that usually swirls about me suddenly becomes a comprehensible, stable, solid whole. Maybe it’s because I’m a worrier and a planner, but that “All’s Right with the World” feeling often eludes me. That makes it all the more precious…

  • Keep Your Distance–Demolition in Progress

    I have this friend who is a great guy. In many ways, he’s the male version of me. He loves to travel, is liberal, and is a bit of a science nerd. He’s curious about the world and the people in it. He’s got a lot of stories to tell and he’s fun to banter…

  • First Things First

    I take pride in having my sh*t together, but if I’m honest, I haven’t really had it together in quite some time. I’m not quite sure when I lost all sense of organization, but it was, oh…decades ago? Because of that, when the occasional crisis happens, as they do, I tend to feel extremely overwhelmed.…

  • Defragging My Life

    You know you’ve put off defragging your hard drive for way too long when the software says, “Estimated running time: > 1 day”. Oops. My bad. All of you computer savvy folks can skip the next two paragraphs. For the rest of us who struggle with the subtle nuances of all things technical, this is…

  • Best Laid Plans

    ‘Twas a rainy Seattle morning, and I was looking forward to a nice quiet shift on the bridge. Most boaters would not be out in this muck. I planned to drink my green tea, write my blog, and just relax. Then a maintenance crew showed up. I had forgotten they were coming. No big deal.…