I have really been wondering about the psychology behind,
I don't even know how long ago it was that one of the glass panels in the bottom half of this curio cabinet was broken.
- why we do, what we do, and
- why we don't do, what we don't do.
I don't even know how long ago it was that one of the glass panels in the bottom half of this curio cabinet was broken.
So the question is why hasn't it been fixed?
There are a number of possible answers but the main one I came up with is, that I didn't know how to fix it (my husband will tell you that is my standard answer).
Lame! In this day and age of internet knowledge abounding, that is such a lame excuse. There is an answer to almost any question you have just waiting for you at the touch of the keyboard.
But what is even more lame, is the fact that I didn't even have to go to the computer to get the answer to know how to fix the broken glass. I already knew the answer. All I had to do was go to a local glass store (there is one just a mile away from my home). Give them the dimensions of the glass needed, and ask them to cut some for me.
It seriously took less than 30 mins to return home with the glass panel needed to fix this curio cabinet.
So if my first reason is so lame, why didn't this curio cabinet get fixed sooner?
Honestly, I think the main reason it didn't get fixed sooner, is that subconsciously I believed it was someone else's ( my husband's) responsibility. And that someone probably subconsciously believed it was my responsibility.
Nothing was ever said about it except that it should be fixed. We both must have felt we had done our part by stating the obvious and waited for the other to take action.
Well, today I finally took action!
While the glass was broken, the curio had been sadly neglected. It had been hidden in the basement and had been scuffed and left to get dirty and dusty.
There are a number of possible answers but the main one I came up with is, that I didn't know how to fix it (my husband will tell you that is my standard answer).
Lame! In this day and age of internet knowledge abounding, that is such a lame excuse. There is an answer to almost any question you have just waiting for you at the touch of the keyboard.
But what is even more lame, is the fact that I didn't even have to go to the computer to get the answer to know how to fix the broken glass. I already knew the answer. All I had to do was go to a local glass store (there is one just a mile away from my home). Give them the dimensions of the glass needed, and ask them to cut some for me.
It seriously took less than 30 mins to return home with the glass panel needed to fix this curio cabinet.
So if my first reason is so lame, why didn't this curio cabinet get fixed sooner?
Honestly, I think the main reason it didn't get fixed sooner, is that subconsciously I believed it was someone else's ( my husband's) responsibility. And that someone probably subconsciously believed it was my responsibility.
Nothing was ever said about it except that it should be fixed. We both must have felt we had done our part by stating the obvious and waited for the other to take action.
Well, today I finally took action!
While the glass was broken, the curio had been sadly neglected. It had been hidden in the basement and had been scuffed and left to get dirty and dusty.
It is amazing what a little cleaning and dusting can do for furniture, but it was going to take more than that to get rid of the scuff marks on the wood.
Taking a brown sharpie in hand I was able to color them away. I would not advise doing this in front of children as they may get the wrong idea.
Taking a brown sharpie in hand I was able to color them away. I would not advise doing this in front of children as they may get the wrong idea.
I feel so accomplished and proud ( and ashamed that it took so long) of myself for fixing this curio, and a little amazed at how satisfying it is to be putting little treasures that have been given to me through out the years into it.
Such as:
Such as:
I truly am learning more and more about myself and what makes me tick as I strive to get my house totally in order.
What did I learn?
I hope as you bring more order into your home it will be just as enlightening and rewarding.
Happy Organizing!
What did I learn?
- I need to look beyond my standard answer and look deeper for the real cause of why things do or do not get done.
- I need to take responsibility to make sure things get done even if I want someone else to do it. I could ask them to do it instead of just waiting for them to think it is a good idea all on their own.
- I am also learning not to ignore things that I don't like or like to do, but to take action and do something about it.
- And I am learning how rewarding all of this can be.
I hope as you bring more order into your home it will be just as enlightening and rewarding.
Happy Organizing!