SVong-Along

New year, and I walk into my same office and realize that my spa-ffice did not spark joy.  Being inspired by "Tidying up with Marie Kondo" and generally being a subscriber of the KonMari method since 2016, I decided to take action and declutter my workspace to decrease stress, improve productivity, and keep me at peace. Here is a simple 5-step process on how to KonMari/Spark Joy in your office.  1. Greet your Office/ envision a happy space (pretending like calm peaceful music is playing)  What I was attempting to go for  2. Confront your mess  The classic KonMari tidying hierarchy is:  clothing,  books,  paper,  misc.,  sentimental items.  In an office, particularly a lawyer's office, my main problem was categories 2-4, books, paper, and misc. I had random clutter of books, paper, and supplies that were not bringing me joy:  I had way too much stuff strewn around, and it was c...

Inspired by Isabella who was inspired by Adam Kurtz, I've also decided to reflect on the positive parts of the past year. I'm mostly relying on social media/email/the internet to keep track of what I've done. Honorable mentions: Survived an overnight GreyHound ride #NeverAgain Swimming in a pool of 100 million sprinkles (made out of antibacterial plastic) Eating KFC in Kentucky (just a drumstick but hey it counts) Seeing fireflies/lightning bugs for the first time (also in Kentucky, and yes I listened to the Owl City song sometime during the evening) FINALLY playing "Haveeee you met Ted?" [aka introducing my friend to random strangers at bars] Eating an anthropomorphic embodiment of depression (Gudetama @ Curry House) Now to get [somewhat more] serious... 1) Getting my first attorney job Although my job title when I was sworn into the bar in 2016 was "Board Counsel," I technically didn't practice law. Just a few months into 2017, I...

I am a material person. I like spending money on things, having possessions to call my own, and making sure that I have quality things to ensure that I am truly living. It wasn't until I faced a [mini] life-crisis that I discovered The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up . After finishing the 2016 bar exam, I had less than a week to pack up my apartment and move everything I collected over a 3 year span back to my parents' house. Although I had been gradually moving out, it still took over 3 full days of packing and organizing, and I had to get help from others to take/hold things. I was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of clothes and random crap that I accumulated, and decided to turn my life around and avoid more of these unnecessarily stressful situations. Before traveling a month in Asia, I downloaded Marie Kondo's bestseller and delved into the philosophy of "de-cluttering." Basically, you are supposed to put all of your possessions in front of you, touch...