Sunday, July 18, 2010

Peace Found in Summer Cleaning

I think the greatest thing a product junkie can do for herself is complete a semi-annual purge. I did one yesterday and oh my gosh, I have space, I can find products, I feel organized and I even feel "lighter" emotionally. Unfortunately, it's comes with the territory of being a product junkie: you are going to have "stuff" everywhere! Speaking from experience it makes me feel overwhelmed and just scattered because I have product all over the place. Now I want to point out--I am not a slob LOL. I really don't want to give off that impression. All my stuff are tucked underneath my cabinet. The problem is my cabinet is very standard, builder basic, which is a box with 2 doors. As a result, it's typically a 10-15 minute get-down-on-your-knees and rummage through piles of product to find my conditioner, shampoo, rollers or whatever it is I am searching for routine every time I want to do my hair. The other problem with having everything piled in front of each other at the bottom of my cabinet the way that it is is you have tons of product and you don't even remember it's there. As a result, you end up buying more, or it simply sits there. So I decided that enough was enough and I went out and bought a cabinet organizer, threw/gave away any product that was not benefiting my hair. I got myself organized, and I am so glad I did. I still have a lot of stuff to get through as I try to become "all natural" in terms of hair products, but it's a start. I have also promised myself that I am not going to buy any new products (suggested or otherwise) until what I am currently using is either finished or thrown/given away. I am hoping that this won't become an issue anymore as I streamline the products I use, however let's be honest. I'm not perfect. Things happen, and like any obsession (e.g. my hair) and addiction (e.g. products) you will have setbacks. I just need to take it one step at a time....LOL.

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