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History
of This Room . . .
This room had been closed
off for years. The first attempts to open it produced
only a narrow six- inch opening, because there had been
a "landslide" against the backside of the
door, largely holding it shut. So at first
progress was slow, to say the least. This leads me
to a few specific suggestions for when you first begin
to work:
1) Focus
on one area, so that as you work, you will actually
see the improvement. Initially, I had to reach
around the door to pull items through the six-inch
crack. The day I could actually open the door was a big
triumph!
2) Very
importantly, give yourself credit for each thing
that you do - whether it's one small pile of papers or
one box or one bag of clothes to donation: it ALL
counts.
Giving yourself credit for
each step along the way is essential, because at first
the job may seem overwhelming and you may want to stop
before you even get started.
The things that you do
accomplish become INVISIBLE after you do them, so you
need additional reinforcement in order to recognize
your successes, large and small.
In this regard, BEFORE and
AFTER photographs can be truly illuminating in gauging
your progress. (see above)
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