Clutter and Hoarding - Doing a Project One Step at a Time
By Beverly E Taylor

Worry about change, hearing inner criticism, looking to do things perfectly, afraid of not completing projects - these may be some of the thoughts a clutterer thinks when he or she organizes something. If any of these things happen to you when you think about cleaning, you might learn some lessons from birds.

I Learned Project Management by Watching Birds

The other day I watched some birds meticulously building a nest. It was very interesting to see those beautiful birds acting by instinct to prepare for having baby birds. As I watched, I started thinking about cleaning out my kitchen silverware drawer and felt nervous about doing it. Do you struggle when it comes to completing projects? I like doing things the easy way. I think I found an easy way to clean out my silverware drawer by watching birds.

One Piece of Grass at a Time

So, I watched these birds building their nest. Slowly, methodically they built it. They looked like they were enjoying themselves. They chirped occasionally as they worked.

I think those birds were praising each other for a job well done. As I watched these birds, I remembered that I wanted to clean out my kitchen silverware drawer.

I Modeled the Birds’ Behavior

When I got home, I went into the kitchen and looked at my silverware drawer. Then I imagined those birds. I thought, “If those birds wanted to have baby birds they had to have a place for them. So, one step at a time, they worked together until they got the nest built. They worked at their own pace…no pressure. I liked thinking about that idea.

I finally walked over to the silverware drawer. I took out one fork and imagined those birds building the nest. I took out a spoon and again thought of the birds building their nest. Slow and easy, one step at a time, I took out all the silverware. So, basically I distracted myself into cleaning out the silverware drawer. Pretty good, huh?

Well, for me, putting back the silverware was like those birds adding grass and bits of other building materials to the nest they were building. One piece at a time, at my own pace, I put the silverware back into the drawer. I tried to whistle to entertain myself as I worked, but honestly, my whistling is for the birds. Isn’t that funny that I compared building a nest to cleaning out the silverware drawer?

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