🎙️ Episode 6

Doom Piles: I Organized My Junk Drawer and Accidentally Reinvented My Identity (Episode 6)


Was it just tangled cords… or the tangled truth of who I thought I had to be?

🎵 [Imaginary Opening music: a cheeky pluck of ukulele, followed by a gentle swoosh of drawer-opening SFX]

Hi. I’m Angela. Queen of Focus-ish.
And today… I met myself in a junk drawer.

It started, as most spirals do, with a simple goal:

“Let me just clear out this drawer real quick.”

The drawer in question?
You know the one.
6 dead pens
A coupon that expired in 2020
3 random keys that belong to NO DOORS IN THIS HOUSE
A tape measure
And a slightly aggressive twisty tie



So I started pulling things out. And labeling. And grouping.
And then I found… her.

Festival Me.

You know her — she lives in rhinestone pouches. She carries costume glue, extra glitter lashes, and that weird-but-iconic patch you swore you'd sew onto something in 2017.

And suddenly I wasn’t organizing a drawer.
I was reorganizing my identity.

🔄 The Drawer Breakdown

I made little piles:
Tools I Actually Use

Things I Feel Weirdly Guilty Throwing Away

Dream Fragments in the Form of Safety Pins

Items I Only Use at Burns but Cannot Part With

Emotional Tape (literal and metaphorical)



And then I had a moment.

I realized this drawer wasn't “junk.”
It was a tiny museum of all the versions of me I’ve been trying to manage.

Organizer Angela.
Sparkle Witch Angela.
“Prepared for Anything” Angela.
And “Why Do I Still Have This Business Card from 2014” Angela.

Each one, still here. In this drawer.
All tangled. All tender.

🎯 Identity Realignment (aka The ADHD Purge Cry™)

So I paused.
And I said: “Hey… thank you.”
To all the selves.
To the drawer.
To the chaos that helped me find what actually matters.

I kept the tape.
I tossed the expired batteries.
I lit a candle and added one single label:

“Essentials & Magic”

Because that's what I am.
That's what YOU are.

We’re not junk.
We’re not chaos.
We’re just layered and luminous and trying our best.

🎵  Subscribe to Doom Piles & Distractions.


Next time, I attempt to clean the car and discover 3-year-old snacks and a long-lost part of my self-worth.

Until then — clean the drawer.
Honor your selves.
And maybe… keep the glitter glue.

🐿️✨

Learn more at AngelaDiCarlo.com

🎙️ Episode 6
Doom Piles: I Organized My Junk Drawer and Accidentally Reinvented My Identity (Episode 6) 
Was it just tangled cords&hellip; or the tangled truth of who I thought I had to be?
🎵 [Imaginary Opening music: a cheeky pluck of ukulele, followed by a gentle swoosh of drawer-opening SFX]
Hi. I&rsquo;m Angela. Queen of Focus-ish. And today&hellip; I met myself in a junk drawer.
It started, as most spirals do, with a simple goal:
&ldquo;Let me just clear out this drawer real quick.&rdquo;
The drawer in question? You know the one.
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">6 dead pens</li>
<li aria-level="1">A coupon that expired in 2020</li>
<li aria-level="1">3 random keys that belong to NO DOORS IN THIS HOUSE</li>
<li aria-level="1">A tape measure</li>
<li aria-level="1">And a slightly aggressive twisty tie </li>
</ul>
So I started pulling things out. And labeling. And grouping. And then I found&hellip; her.
Festival Me.
You know her &mdash; she lives in rhinestone pouches. She carries costume glue, extra glitter lashes, and that weird-but-iconic patch you swore you'd sew onto something in 2017.
And suddenly I wasn&rsquo;t organizing a drawer. I was reorganizing my identity.
🔄 The Drawer Breakdown
I made little piles:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Tools I Actually Use </li>
<li aria-level="1">Things I Feel Weirdly Guilty Throwing Away </li>
<li aria-level="1">Dream Fragments in the Form of Safety Pins </li>
<li aria-level="1">Items I Only Use at Burns but Cannot Part With </li>
<li aria-level="1">Emotional Tape (literal and metaphorical) </li>
</ul>
And then I had a moment.
I realized this drawer wasn't &ldquo;junk.&rdquo; It was a tiny museum of all the versions of me I&rsquo;ve been trying to manage.
Organizer Angela. Sparkle Witch Angela. &ldquo;Prepared for Anything&rdquo; Angela. And &ldquo;Why Do I Still Have This Business Card from 2014&rdquo; Angela.
Each one, still here. In this drawer. All tangled. All tender.
🎯 Identity Realignment (aka The ADHD Purge Cry&trade;)
So I paused. And I said: &ldquo;Hey&hellip; thank you.&rdquo; To all the selves. To the drawer. To the chaos that helped me find what actually matters.
I kept the tape. I tossed the expired batteries. I lit a candle and added one single label:
&ldquo;Essentials &amp; Magic&rdquo;
Because that's what I am. That's what YOU are.
We&rsquo;re not junk. We&rsquo;re not chaos. We&rsquo;re just layered and luminous and trying our best.
🎵&nbsp; Subscribe to Doom Piles &amp; Distractions. 
Next time, I attempt to clean the car and discover 3-year-old snacks and a long-lost part of my self-worth.
Until then &mdash; clean the drawer. Honor your selves. And maybe&hellip; keep the glitter glue.
🐿️✨
Learn more at<a href="https://angeladicarlo.com"> AngelaDiCarlo.com</a>

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Find more energy boosters, motivation, songs, business lessons, focus plans and other positive actions designed to empower you to live better, think clearer and activate your true potential.
Lots of Love, 
❤️Angela DiCarlo, MBA aka Prosperity 💡
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Discover energy boosters, motivation, songs, business lessons, focus plans and other positive distractions designed to empower you to live better, think clearer and activate your true potential. Created to help everyone live better lives today.
Lots of Love, 
❤️Angela DiCarlo, MBA aka Prosperity 💡
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