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[labelleizzy]

So, um, "laundry" mushroomed out into "fold AND reorganize All The Things" which then assimilated "Purge the closets and drawers and linen cabinet and put winter clothes into storage".

What this ACTUALLY means is that four hours later I have a heap of clothes to give away but there are still unfolded clothes on the bed.

Isn't there a search term for meandering around all over and getting there indirectly? There's a quilt pattern called "Drunkard's Walk" that reminds me of how my early afternoon has progressed.

Well. I'll go give it another fifteen minutes and power through to get the bed cleared off. That clean laundry has been piled up, in some places, for a week.

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[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

In my household this is known as TANGENT

It comes in various forms and you can read about a funny exchange with my husband on my profile.

I do this kind of thing especially when I am manic or avoiding something else.

Right now with all I am trying to do in my house, if I am alone here on a Saturday while he is at work, this kind of occurence is very likely to happen.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

Brownian cleaning?

[polydad.livejournal.com]

At least it's *clean* laundry on the bed.

best,

Joel. Whose laundry is also clean, although what is on the bed also needs mending.

[kimberkit.livejournal.com]

Heh. At least it's *organized* mess now :)

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Amazingly? it's not even really qualifying as "mess". I just have to get a basket and collect all the books to go back to the bookshelves, and put the last few things into drawers. And then vacuuming and the bathroom are for another day. (I swear I *just* cleared and cleaned the bathroom counter, now there's not hardly even room for the cat to get to the sink. Humph.)

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

I believe the term you're looking for is "yak shaving" in this case.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I dunno. That seems a lot more like the If you Give a Mouse a Cookie principle.

Oh well, it's a classic Sidetracked Home Executive thing, to use a Flylady term. At least I kept all the productivity focused in the same room.

Hell, I even cleared off and dusted my bedside table. *coff, coff, coff*

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I like it.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

yup. I used to have a "superhero name" of Tangent Girl.

p.s. your icon is 'dorable.

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[girlpurple.livejournal.com]

Ah, chaos mitigation... been there, done that, certain I will do it again. It's usually high-speed and best done when alone in house by myself lest it be interrupted by someone actually wanting to talk / interact or something...