Focus on the study

There are days that I am almost convinced I have some mild form of adult onset ADD. I get easily distracted from the task at hand and can not focus on what needs to be done. I’ll find myself on some trail of thought and then a tangent of that thought and have to snap myself out of staring blankly at what I was working on, not really aware of how much time just passed. I’ll find myself unable to sit still, I’ll have to get up and walk around, to get some water, to find some supply I needed, or to just get up and wander.

These sorts of days are very few and far between, so when they do happen I take notice, I realize something can’t be right, something has pulled me away from my usual intensity of focus. Today was one of those days, although it did not kick into effect until around three in the afternoon and carried on until just a short while ago.

I came home with that same restless and directionless feeling. I know there are plenty of projects to keep me occupied around the house and in the garden; I know I have a pleasant pile of books I could curl up with. Yet I roam my home aimlessly, my thoughts leading me nowhere on random tangents.

I sat down and started making a ‘to do’ list. If I wasn’t actually going to accomplish something meaningful today, I could at least outline things I know I want to be doing. It was quite therapeutic and helped bring me back into focus.

My list surrounded mini-projects for the study/office/library in our home. I have been spending a lot of time in this room lately. My wireless card on my laptop has been flakey, so I’ve been tied down to the cable modem in this room and I’ve found I enjoy this room immensely. Sitting at the table I have a view of the backyard in front of me, plants filling the window to the side of me, I’m surrounded by books, the room just feels more quiet than the rest of the house. Unfortunately, the only photo I have is from while we were moving in, but you get the idea, wood paneled room with shelves and cupboards everywhere.

This room has been neglected; it has been relegated to a multi-purpose room that does not suit its character. I plan on removing the equipment that has been stored in here. I will bring the big comfy chair and ottoman from the other room, back to its rightful place. They will need reupholstered or found suitable slipcovers to look right in this space. I need to paint the ceiling white, it is currently sky blue with a giant 1941 map of the U.S. wallpapered in the center, and in a room paneled in pine it just doesn