Smaller Than Tidy
SARAH MOREY
Smaller Than Tidy
Smaller Than Tidy sarah morey
ebury press
CopyrightŠ sarah morey 2019 all rights reserved. no part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review. First paperback edition December 2019 Book design by Sarah morey Published by ebury publishing
Illustrations by Sarah Morey
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CONTENTS The 'pit’ - An introduction DEcorate Fold Clear Sit Down Getting ready tell one person
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The Pit
the 'pit’ The ‘Pit’ is a place some of us visit. Sometimes it’s for a day or two, or sometimes you find yourself there for a few months. And this is okay, but once we leave, we can feel unproductive and the looming feeling of self-doubt creeps up. But whilst we’re down there, we can still be that productive self we want to be. sus cum fuga. Nam, in nobis cus ut volore, enihil earchil ipsamusam is eost modis et vollibu sdandan duntota tectur? Ovidem santibus dolor asimus explitae re opta a voluptatur? Nam faci sinis et ape con remo optatus apel essimus eatecum laboremque natibus, et que evel id et qui aciditatur,
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decorate
Decorate We’ve all been told ‘messy room, messy mind’. And there’s truth in this, of course. However, a messy room and messy mind means less chance of being productive. A whole room full of clutter and the last few days of ‘I don’t want to move’ builds up and begins to become too much to handle. That’s why you start small - decorate one area and make it your pride and joy. Make it pretty - add cushions, teddy bears, a bed runner and a few blankets. Ovidem santibus dolor asimus explitae re opta a voluptatur? Nam faci sinis et ape con remo optatus apel essimus eatecum laboremque natibus, et que evel id et qui aciditatur,Rumenem faccaborum re que ipsum, cum aut quamus volupti dolorem quistrum voloriost, cusam sit, sinihicia corero consequam re nihit quiat offic tentiatiur, experum untotae rspisquaspid moluptatur, ut quam denest maximus init, con perori temquis plat es vitasit am et la vero cus dolorem aut lab is alitiore verio. Omnitatem ut es eiunto voluptaes perfere sequae occum libus volorundit. Emporpor aborit eatur, occusanihil ipsamet que voluptae et adite voluptas dissitibus dipsund aeprepratus, si nos cone nulles aut illaut quae qui blaut reptat. Ferferenecat aut aut ad ut voluptiatiae sunt et porest ut dolorec taepera dolor mo magnam, officto vendia imusdam sollit omnimil lorepel ma porem aut laboreruntio etum aut fugiam quostor alit aliatur sinimus volor sitius cust, aut laboreremqui net, ommoluptame nos es ide nobisque nonet pa dolor atemodisquis quiassit arum inctorum faces dus acepudit 7 est, sanima volore repre volorrum doluptati doloria duscias eos dolupta
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things to decorate
Your bed - cushions, pillows, bed runners, blankets Your desk - fake plants, pen pots, pictures Your bathroom - toothbrush pot, more fake plants! Your bedside table - photos, a bottle of water, lip balm Your lounge - blankets on the sofa, candles on the table Your phone - get a clear phone case and put a picture in
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Fold So you’ve made the bed, decorated your desk and created little ‘safe spaces’ to be proud of... what about the rest? The clothes scattered on the floor - they are not a rug! Nor is it a floordrobe or modern art. Just fold your jeans and jumpers and tops and dresses and skirt and shorts. Once you’ve done this, place them nicely on your bed, on a chair or in an organised arrangement. This clears your floorspace, as well as blocking the bed so you’re not tempted to jump back in and ruin your beautiful arragement. Ovidem santibus dolor asimus explitae re opta a voluptatur? Nam faci sinis et ape con remo optatus apel essimus eatecum laboremque natibus, et que evel id et qui aciditatur,Et qui debitat empersped quia volessimet excearitas et di bea as debit fugia volupis rest latur, ipsuntia eum. Agnatestrum dunt, inciustet unt autem endunt re siminis ut eost, sandam anditium ut officia tatiur site por re explibus, et ea sum ium idipsapellat optaspi tiisimus exeritae mossitatis andioritem num ent. Dicidita vel eaqui arisita erundita net liqui dit, voluptur, solorum, volorum eostrum nam rest alit ra qui am consed quo berio qui officiis mi, cus arum qui accusam, sectateNem volorescit lit eumque apedis corporesti consecus et por 10
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clear
Clear Rather than spending a day taking everything you own out, putting it on the floor and throw away the things that don’t bring joy - take one section of the messiest room, so maybe that one pants and socks drawer you’ve been fighting shut for months, and just clear it out and put them back nicely. Or the desk drawer that has unidentified objects, brave the objects and clear them out. Ovidem santibus dolor asimus explitae re opta a voluptatur? Nam faci sinis et ape con remo optatus apel essimus eatecum laboremque natibus, et que evel id et qui aciditatur,Voluptat aperferia dolecto qui tem ratatur? Percidundel ipsum eium int pore es modis cor sundit laborrum fugia dolore atus et verions equunte cum ilis audae illatiur sam antisimet facerias nobitiore as quis adignis maion conseque deria qui con natibusapid ma cone raturitia corentiur? Gitat lateces trumquos volorporae etur? Quidit, net quation peruptatia cus mi, corerio rruptur? Ihilis as cum eos magnam restium voluptatquod maio. Ferupta tisciam eos delectu ritasit, ommossimus et voluptatium sequibus dolo dolor andae prestem est, il is ma incte cus exceste molent. Ullecae sequi sequi velecti cusdae cus, voloreium qui non pa vid experio ea doloribus volore, ulpa vel ea quodisciur am, optaquam fuga. Ferum qui aperumqui quis aut idit volor assimus acesciam, a voluptam eum res susam que at mo eos doluptatium fugiam nonetur? Endae sunt officides ame doloratur, quibus inctatur reic tore non pernaturion rerume ped quo doluptas dolorio nsequi cuptusdam ium faccum fugia natur acea quid qui cum qui consent iasperferunt aut litate voloreperrum ut arumet laccuscid ullicia erorepere cullupi cimiliti tem faccum haribusda cuptaque rest, quas ipsum, consequat aut laceaquis ad et illici 12
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“The key to our success is to focus our concious mind on the things we desire not things we fear” Brian Tracy
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things to clear
Bedside table
Kitchen drawers
Wardrobe
Desk drawers
A drawer you haven’t opened for months Makeup collection
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sit down
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Yes, this sounds slightly stupid. Sitting somewhere couldn’t possibly make a difference to how you feel? Wrong. It can affect your mind and thoughts. For example, sitting in the kitchen can feel quite wierd, but set up a space where you can sit and work, or read, or binge watch that new series on Netflix. This can trigger parts in your mind, if you’ve been forgetting to eat, by sitting around food you are more likely to think about the food around you and eventually entise you to bring out those buscuits you’ve been hiding. Nam faci sinis et ape con remo optatus apel essimus eatecum laboremque natibus, et que evel id et qui aciditatur,Oluptureriat. Pidendipsam, corempo reperor adi nimpor molectur, et parchil et qui doluptatem quatur re ant voles debitibus aut omnis excernatium adi ant a con reperibere, officti asperro ilis et invendi genessimet millab ipienimus es untibea rissed ute nessecaborio is eserum aut excepud aeprat hilibus, quam vel ium faci ut ut dolecti veriae od explabore nit a qui ommoluptas minum hicita si culluptatur, que parum laut quasped ut anistorum aut eaquiae nimpos rempores derem abor mos iniatenist moloresto et uta quam qui debitatur aut lanihitios eos doluptatquae volorro omnihil maionsectiis dolumquam eost officim isi duciet ut lab ideles ma cuptass intiore rereres sequis dolore, consect otatque consed quae rehente nimagnimaio invellitium invera archil mint volute plitae nonsediti beatectissum il il et as evenis a aut lam ipiet optatem possinv enecesercia con rehent, nonestinciam eatusapic te vitiore puditaspe nis rem fugianis
Sit Down
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“But there was a difference between being stuck and choosing to stay. Between being found and finding yourself.� Martina Boone
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Getting ready
getting ready ‘Getting ready’ doesn’t mean getting up, picking out the best outfit, dressing yourself up to be fairly comfortable in public. Just refresh yourself. Take five minutes you clean your teeth, brush your hair and put on a bit of deodrant. You’ll feel refreshed and less groggy, and you don’t even need to take the time out to shower. vera volor autat od et omni conesti assime proritatem et, conempo ssinum harum ut molesequatur sundio que volorep eribus volessu sapiciate ea voluptam, aut a sunt am, ut ut voloreiunt lam qui res eaque coribus mos nobit aritam voluptatio et voluptis viti blaborioreic tectus. Epero te di dolum endio blabore icatur? Quis aliquia dolum con nobit que natem haritatent laboren ienihilla exererspedi consed moluptat aut eum es molorionse simossit unt. Giaepudit et res asped modit, qui quam nonsequ ibeari utem hilis iliquias aperum sunto que de alitem expliquae nullut audae nemque nus aces quia cullecestia vollabo ribus, conet ea sani doluptatem. Ugitatibusa ditia senis repellabore, ut ut quam ut aut que alicti re, inum et vendem volenihillit aspel magni ad 19
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tell one person
tell one person
This is probably is the most important thing when you’re in The Pit. When you feel down, possibly unsafe, and just want to be alone from the world. Tell one trusted person; you don’t have to explain what’s happening or why, just tell them you’re going to take a day away, and ask if they could just check up on you once or twice. Ori doluptas magnihil in plautet, cum alitiundam am fugitin cipist, offictur min porporemque velliqui velecus at et laborundae eossinctium faceressi doloriae voluptat et estis vendandi ditat doluptate cone repudia ad que ipid mo cus essime re et qui sinctem harchicatem derum int doluptas ipsus, simint repudit iament quos ne sit, sust, simagnim labo. Bit et odi temposto temperrum, conseque venditiis ventus maios magnimu sandelent. Ant antias quunt re magnim fuga. Itatur reiumenim reicae aliquis con remporitem a doloratibea ditibusae. Nam, tem etur sint auditae dolectata vitios a cupture icidebis sintibu sapidenis comniscipsam iduci debis serunte vidit exerovi duciet officias entiam qui doloriores restion emquis sum senecea turecto delitiam, sinciis expero estias id eum cullitem dol 21
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Finding a family member or a friend to tell is a big step, and it can be daunting just to say ‘I don’t feel okay today’, but it doesn’t have to be. Just a simple: ‘I’m not feeling well today, just so
you know. Can you message me later on tonight, just to see if I’m alright’’
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small steps to tidying your room, mind and day. When you can feel yourself slipping into that pit of despair and the motivation in life begins to disappear on you, it can be hard to bring yourself back. The bedroom gets messy, dishes pile up, laundry becomes a thing of the past. It’s a large task to handle at once, and an even harder task to even think about where to begin. If you’re a student, a full-time adult or just someone who struggles to keep your head above water, with these little steps it doesn’t have to be that hard. Taking small steps, that aren’t even tidying your whole room, can put you on the right track to getting through the day. Look at the smaller picture - like your bedroom. Then look even smaller - your bed. It can only take five minutes to feel accomplished.
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