As my hubby and I finish some much needed home projects I finally realized I have an addiction to not only purses and shoes for myself and the girls but an addiction to what becomes - “freebie clutter”. After watching him spend a day on building organizational items for our closet and the mountains of clothes, purses, shoes & unlimited amounts of make-up, pens, lotions, jewelry and the “clothing for the kids in the not so near future”.etc… It was all tucked away in the “I might like this someday” corners which was placed upon every open spot of my bedroom yesterday. I have to admit when I went up stairs a few times to see if he needed help or to see how far he was with the project- the mountains in my room did not seem so bad until……..
This morning was a slow day to get moving, (even though I stuck to my 10pm bedtime) with the littlest one not feeling good and me as well I figured it to be a good time to read. As I open my copy of The Happiness Project I felt a little behind in my resolutions. A little that the mountains were very much real craziness! As I read further I did not feel alone and I stumbled upon the term “freebie clutter”. I felt a huge sense of relief knowing I could put a term to this craziness. – The too often a friend calls and says I am getting rid of clothes that my kids can’t wear anymore – do you want them? I say sure! Well not anymore. I have realized that the clutter is more stress then the spending over budget to buy the kids new clothes! I have also found that less is more. Fewer things to choose from bring faster choices and the will to make it all work.
Next on my list to tackle is more visual clutter! Focusing on the “dump zones” (and believe me I think every room in my home has its own “dump zone”!)
Things I will be trying? “Virtual move” – walk around my house and ask myself if I were moving would I pack this or get rid of it? For my sentimental reasons to keep things I will use the tip “Only if I’m still using it”!
I have high hopes to finish this before this month is at an end...
Happiness Tip of the Day:
If you can’t find something, clean up! One of life’s small pleasures is to return something to its proper place!
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