When I read what others write about clutter and our Stuff, they sometimes mention how Stuff everywhere distracts our attention and tires us. When we avoid Stuff Problems, we choose a box for this, a closet for that, a drawer for measuring cups; a different drawer for cooking tools. And we close the drawer.
When friend of mine developed cancer, she was lucky enough to have a therapist who told her: Put all the medical paraphernalia in a box and close the box. Serious illness can drive us to distraction all by itself. If it's inside us, we don't need any unnecessary reminders.
I don't have pills to take for my DCIS (yet). So most of what I have is piles of paper. So much paper that an important reminder for tomorrow almost got lost and ignored.
In desperation, a set up a file folder. All my file folders and hanging files for health are red. This one only says Mammo.
Now I think it should have two separate files--Diagnosis and Fighting. If I later have to take the long-term medicine, it will go in the closet.
I need my concentration for remembering to walk, for counting my exercise reps, for talking to friends and my granddaughter on the phone. For showing up for appointments. For remembering to say thank you. For drawing some Christmas presents, which I love to postpone.
And of course, for remembering to go to Starbucks.
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