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Decluttering This Week

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By Denise E LindquistPublished 12 months ago 1 min read
Decluttering This Week
Photo by Arnaud Weyts on Unsplash

Organize Like A Boss

Does this mean toss?

OLAB for short

With a cohort

~

Decluttering

I’m not muttering

Its whitespace today

Labels yesterday

Containers on Monday

~

Eliminate anxiety

OLAB makes me cry

It is only important to try

If you have too much

Get rid of a bunch

~

10-minute miracles

Some things are durables

They last forever and tables

will fill up over time as you have

to put something there, maybe halve

it to fit there without a problem

or will that be a conundrum

~

This project is only a week

Thankfully, I will be meek

And stay the course

The cohort is a huge force

Of support with this project

And I endorse this aspect

Of OLAB, finding a buddy

And not just any old fuddy-duddy

But a real down-to-earth quick study!

~

Time to create some whitespace

In a few spaces in my place

I may hang a few photos

To get them off the bookcase

I have too much wall space, I suppose

Pictures will improve the space.

~

Enough putting it off

Time to get to it I scoff

Wait my art will need a frame

It isn’t a gallery of fame

Only my attempt at paintings

And photos of family gatherings.

Sounds good, stop this s-it

Let’s do it!

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First published by Write Under the Moon on medium.com

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About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.

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  • Tiffany Gordon12 months ago

    Cleverly-written! Nice work Denise! 💕

  • Oooo, OLAB, that could be my new motto because I love organising and decluttering hehehe. Loved your poem!

  • Mark Graham12 months ago

    I'm trying to declutter as well. I got rid of some things, but I have more pretty soon for the burn barrel. Good job on your 'project'.

  • Daphsam12 months ago

    Great poem that is so relatable!

  • Angela Shiflett12 months ago

    I can relate! Great job!

  • Mother Combs12 months ago

    Eh, this is what I've been doing, lol.

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