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<\/a>Before: click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n
1. WORKSPACE CLUTTER<\/strong>:<\/strong> Although I consider myself a pretty organized person, I\u2019ve found that having more Zoom meetings has resulted in more scraps of paper accumulating on my desk. Since I don\u2019t have to actually pick up these papers to go to a physical meeting, they just lay around being lazy and remind me of what I still have to do. I decided that the basic action I would take to fulfill my blog\u2019s Enough Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was to clear my desk work space by finding accessible homes for these papers and discard the rest. It took about 1\u00bd hours but now my desk space is neater and I learned some stuff (see upcoming post).<\/p>\n After: click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n 2. TIME CLUTTER:<\/strong> With Covid-19 cancelling most in person meetings, I thought I would have more time (since I wasn\u2019t sick, an essential worker, or homeschooling kids). Even though I work at home, it took time to convert programs to online formats and learn the intricacies of Zoom. I devoted any \u201cextra\u201d time to weeding my vegetable garden<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and exercise. This required changing my daily routine since it was so hot out that all gardening and bike rides had to be done before 9:00 am. 4. WORRY CLUTTER:<\/strong> Since my work is now more dependent on technology, I\u2019ve become more aware of potential internet scams. Why is my website getting so many hits from Beijing, China? Is there any way to stop those incessant robo calls? Are any of those emails offering tech support or warning me that I need to upgrade my security legit? Should I wear a mask while biking or how careful should I be when visiting immediate family members? Am I an OK human being? Have I led a good enough life? Maybe it doesn\u2019t matter because, after all I\u2019m surly going to die eventually no matter what the actuarial table says. Hmmm…<\/p>\n I was going to summarize what I\u2019ve learned from all these decluttering experiences but this post is already long. I\u2019ll hold those insights till my August 4 post. In my ongoing challenge to clear my life of clutter, Covid-19 has helped me identify four areas: 1. WORKSPACE CLUTTER: Although I consider myself a pretty organized person, I\u2019ve found that having more Zoom meetings has resulted in more scraps of paper accumulating on my desk. Since I don\u2019t have to actually pick up these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[28,30,24],"class_list":["post-7025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-process","tag-electronics","tag-faith","tag-money"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7025"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7090,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7025\/revisions\/7090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>
\n<\/a>Because of physical distancing, I\u2019ve had to postpone my plan to use extra time to do more direct service like tutoring children in a mixed race, low income school. I have, however, gotten to know the neighbors on my block better as they have been the recipients of too much kale and tomatoes. Now that\u2019s service too and our neighborhood is of mixed race and income.<\/p>\n<\/a>3. MONEY CLUTTER:<\/strong> After disbursing our $1,200 Covid-10 stimulus checks to non-profits, it was time for my husband and me to meet with a financial advisor to develop a long range financial plan. It\u2019s a sobering experience to look at one\u2019s projected life expectancy, resources, and the potential need for long term care. None of it is certain since a lot of it depends on knowing the odds and one\u2019s tolerance for risk. Thinking about death and knowing it is certain \u2013 at some time \u2013 forced me to reevaluate what I\u2019m saving money for. How much is enough?<\/p>\n
\nBut, I am curious to learn how you<\/em> are dealing with workspace, time, money, or worry clutter?<\/p>\n<\/a>Now for \u00a0the riddle reveal from my #215 blog, How much is Enough?<\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>RIDDLE:<\/strong> What does coping with Covid-19 have in common with liturgy?
\nANSWER:<\/strong> For me, both involved Sitting, Standing, Kneeling, and Walking.
\nSit<\/u>:<\/strong> I spend a lot of time sitting at my desk, working at my computer. This led me to choose decluttering my workspace as my “How Much Is Enough” action.
\nStand<\/u>:<\/strong> I recently took a public stand on a controversial issue. I wrote an Op-Ed for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Being pro-life is messy – elections and purity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\nKneel<\/u>:<\/strong> During Covid I\u2019ve been spending a lot of time kneeling in our vegetable garden to weed.
\nWalk<\/u>:<\/strong> I walked about a mile to an unknown neighbor\u2019s house to deliver some stamps she had requested through Nextdoor<\/a><\/span><\/strong> due to being in Covid-19 quarantine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"