Chasing the denim blues

“Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.” ~Henry Miller

Boredom combined with inertia can be a recipe for anxiety. But have you noticed that you worry less when you’re occupied with a project — even a seemingly mundane project?

Feeling anxious and out of sorts last week, I spent time sorting through two large drawers stuffed with jeans. The drawers had been so disorganized — for so long — that I could never find what I was looking for. Of course, most of the jeans were out of fashion and most wouldn’t zip when I tried them on. In the process of sorting, I uncovered a few vintage treasures — but still ended up with a large bag of denim to donate to charity. It was a project I’d put off for way too long.

As every woman knows, trying on jeans hardly seems like a fun thing to do when you’re feeling cranky. But even something as simple as organizing messy drawers leaves me feeling surprisingly better than I did before I started. ~CL