Tag: Messy

  • Small Improvements

    Small Improvements

    In my decluttering journey so far, I’ve tried to create some new habits. Making the bed. Keeping my bathroom counter clean. Concentrating on just one habit at a time before adding another has been helpful. With the pandemic and then the power outages, things have been more stressful, so some of my habits have backslid.…

  • They Called Me Messy Mesi

    They Called Me Messy Mesi

    My last name used to be Mesi – a Sicilian (Italian) name that we pronounced like the store Macy’s. The kids at school called me Messy Mesi. It stung, but it was accurate. Imagine a desk like this old-fashioned school desk… …stuffed to the gills with crumpled papers, school texts, notebooks, and pencils. Maybe a…