{"id":50823,"date":"2018-09-24T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/viralnova.com\/its-like-meditation-with-random-junk\/"},"modified":"2018-09-24T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:25:09","slug":"clutter-and-stress-got-you-down-take-a-look-at-this-organizational-bliss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/50823","title":{"rendered":"Clutter and Stress Got You Down? Take a Look at This Organizational Bliss."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>If you’re like a lot of people, clutter makes you nervous and anxious. If clutter doesn’t make you feel this way, I don’t understand you and you frighten me. For <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">normal<\/span>&nbsp;many people, though, order brings about a sense of calm. Maybe it’s a futile human&nbsp;fallacy to try and fight entropy, but it really, really makes us feel better. We’re visual creatures, after all, and visual harmony makes us feel nice. It makes us feel like we’re part of that harmony. That’s why a lot of people (like me) find themselves cleaning and straightening when we’re stressed. If we can’t organize the mess of the world, we can at least handle the mess of our desks, right?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes, even&nbsp;<em>looking<\/em> at images of calm, serene organization makes us feel better. The aptly-named Tumblr&nbsp;site <a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/\">Things Organized Neatly<\/a>&nbsp;has thoughtfully (and neatly) curated&nbsp;collections of things, well, organized neatly. They take submissions, too, so if you find yourself with a truly beautiful example of organization, snap a picture and send it in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, take a deep breath and check out these beautiful images. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Everyday items look so much more pleasing like this than in a jumble in your bag.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/824\/desktop-1411585043.png\" alt=\"Everyday items look so much more pleasing like this than in a jumble in your bag.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/chensio.vsco.co\/media\/53e5b4a4726708467d8b477d\" target=\"_blank\">Chensio, via Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Organization can help you look at all your options<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/825\/desktop-1411585043.png\" alt=\"Organization can help you look at all your options\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/notedesignstudio.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">Note Design Studios, via Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Perfect for setting up crafting projects! Extra points for color coordination<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/836\/desktop-1411585072.png\" alt=\"Perfect for setting up crafting projects! Extra points for color coordination\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/post\/86724487620\/submission-materials-for-diy-clay-ornament\" target=\"_blank\">Things Organized Neatly\/Olivia Kanaley<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Even everyday objects can look beautiful when arranged properly.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/837\/desktop-1411585069.png\" alt=\"Even everyday objects can look beautiful when arranged properly.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/stationery-compositions.tumblr.com\/post\/84525214254\/4-fold-back-clips-6-bulldog-clips-6-paper\" target=\"_blank\">Stationery Compositions<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Sometimes organization makes you appreciate everyday things in a whole new way.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/826\/desktop-1411585047.png\" alt=\"Sometimes organization makes you appreciate everyday things in a whole new way.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emilyblincoe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Blincoe, via Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Right angles are not necessary for organization. Curves work beautifully as well.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/834\/desktop-1411585064.png\" alt=\"Right angles are not necessary for organization. Curves work beautifully as well.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/post\/89955215710\/submission\" target=\"_blank\">Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/833\/desktop-1411585062.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/post\/90283959079\/submission-shells-by-stephanie-viets\" target=\"_blank\">Things Organized Neatly\/Stephanie Viets<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>You can organize anywhere, indoors or out<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/832\/desktop-1411585060.png\" alt=\"You can organize anywhere, indoors or out\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9610116@N02\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr\/Katie Griesar (via Things Organized Neatly)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>You know you want to touch them.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/838\/desktop-1411585072.png\" alt=\"You know you want to touch them.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.danielbejar.com\/Visual_Topography_of_a_Generation_Gap_2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Bejar<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"captionBottom\">“Visual Topography of a Generation Gap”<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>You can organize nature, but it’s usually not necessary. Still looks nice, though.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/829\/desktop-1411585053.png\" alt=\"You can organize nature, but it's usually not necessary. Still looks nice, though.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/yokoo.tumblr.com\/post\/94396933329\/sold-my-very-first-print\" target=\"_blank\">Yokoo, via Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>A big spread isn’t necessary.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/831\/desktop-1411585058.png\" alt=\"A big spread isn't necessary.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/whatson\/event\/3533\/rapid-response-collecting-5039\/\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria and Albert Museum<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"captionBottom\">This is from the “Rapid Response Collecting” exhibit in London. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/07\/07\/arts\/design\/victoria-and-albert-museum-pushes-boundaries-of-collecting.html?_r=0\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>There’s something especially delightful about organized candy.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/828\/desktop-1411585054.png\" alt=\"There's something especially delightful about organized candy.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/post\/95019381015\/submission-jelly-bean-series-2-of-5-smoothie\" target=\"_blank\">Things Organized Neatly\/E. Kimmons<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Perfect for knowing what all the ingredients are.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/830\/desktop-1411585058.png\" alt=\"Perfect for knowing what all the ingredients are.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/post\/92857183499\/a-starter-salad-deconstructed-olive-oil-and\" target=\"_blank\">Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Things don’t have to have a common theme in order to look pleasing.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/827\/desktop-1411585047.png\" alt=\"Things don't have to have a common theme in order to look pleasing.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sightunseen.com\/2014\/06\/no-name-design-at-the-triennale-design-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sight Unseen, via Things Organized Neatly<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Okay, if you’re doing this, you might be taking the “organization” thing a bit far…<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/077\/835\/desktop-1411585065.png\" alt=\"Okay, if you're doing this, you might be taking the &quot;organization&quot; thing a bit far...\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com\/post\/89485090000\/submission-fruit-loops-by-henry-hargreaves\" target=\"_blank\">Things Organized Neatly\/Henry Hargreaves<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Now if that doesn’t make you want to arrange your belongings in a careful and delicate manner, I don’t know what will.&nbsp;Now if you’ll pardon me, I have some cleaning to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/viralnova.com\/its-like-meditation-with-random-junk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/viralnova.com\/its-like-meditation-with-random-junk\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you’re like a lot of people, clutter makes you nervous and anxious. If clutter doesn’t make you feel this way, I don’t understand you and you frighten me. For normal&nbsp;many people, though, order brings about a sense of calm. Maybe it’s a futile human&nbsp;fallacy to try and fight entropy, but it really, really makes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/50823\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Clutter and Stress Got You Down? 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