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time to plant seeds. get rid of your stuff, clear out your life. project inside~
i don't buy expensive things, i shop at goodwill, but i love fabric and home decor and interior design items. much of that is my love for artistic things, love for color and pattern and design.
but it is clouding my life, and clouding my thought process. i think stuff acts as a barrier to my spirituality. when the house is cluttered and unorganized, i get anxious. i want to seem more open, have less cluttered thoughts. i want to teach my children about simplicity, and the beauty that can come from simple living.
so, i am going to start to clean out. all of my closets, all of those cupboards, all of that stuff that is just here and serving no purpose in my life. i don't want to live a cluttered life, so i think it's time.
children live what they see. if we are unorganized, or if we hold onto 'things' for comfort, they will do that also. time for me to put the pieces of that puzzle together and move on.
i think this will be a freeing experience. if we can do a drawer or a closet or a cupboard per day together, we could give eachother the support we need. while we are decluttering, we can begin to grow and work on parts of ourselves and our lives that we would like to change.
so, if you want to do this, just make a post with all of the spots that hold your clutter and number them. after we clean out each number, in its place we will list an aspect of our life that we want to change. that list will become our daily meditation for the next 30 days after our clean out is over.
i am really ready for this. i will start a new forum before monday where we can discuss the changes we look forward to, what we plan on doing with our old stuff, and any other thoughts and feelings we have during the process. we can start clearing out our lives next monday. or, if i am the only one who feels the need to do this, you all can sit around and read about me.
i am going to use the next 30+ days to clean out my life.
amity
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my areas to declutter
1. 3 drawers in kitchen
2. the craft cupboard
3. bathroom storage
4. bedroom closet
5. livingroom closet
6. laundry area
7. basement storage. ok, this one could take 3 days.
that means as i finish one of these areas, i will replace the listing with something in my life that i would like to change.
1. unpack & organize hall closet
2. unpack two lone boxes still sitting in the corner of kids' room
3. clean & organize kids' closet removing all outgrown clothes
4. organize balcony storage closet so all xmas decorations are stored together & easy to get to for next xmas.
i think that's it. pretty sad i have all of this & we've only been here for 3mos!
I suppose you want something a bit more defined than "my house"...
sooo...
1. Kid's closet
2. Our Closet
3. Hall Closets
note: we have a tiny house but TONS of closet space...
4. Office - the biggest problem, but could reap the biggest reward from fixing it.
Let's hope that this works...I can't even get to my sewing table and I find my self repeating "I can't live like this" too often...
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me too!
since my mom is going back to cali ~ we will be putting our house back in order!! she has been in w's room , g & w have been sharing & b & i have been in g's ~ lol - clear as mud?
anyhoo ~ she departs the 9th & then it is time to CHANGE things up ~ ofcourse decluttering & organizing as we go.
so ~
dd goes back to her room (wooden floor re-painted), ds to his room, & me & b back to ours - which we will repainted as well.
then the nesting & such starts getting ready for this new fella
I went to a great conference in feb. about just this topic!
The Spiritual Task of the Homemaker, cleaning is about more than just the dusty stuff on the surface.
trisha
I would like to do my bedroom over - but's it a big mess & I have to thinkof it in little bitty pieces.
Wendy
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1. kitchen cupboards washed out in and out and rearranged
(I have dome some already)
2. PAck away Winter theme items and knick knacks
3. dust on top of cupboards (I dont like that one)
4. Finish going htrough dresser and closet-if it aint been worn or trying to hold onto it thinking thin thoughts I am donating it!
5. The Office (oh my gosh-way to much to clean in this room)
6 The basement -which after our septic gave us trouble yesterday, no telling what we willneed to clean with the water flowing into it.
YUCK!
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include anything! after reading your lists, maybe i need to add a few more places. you are reminding me.
i may even take pictures if i get brave enough to share. it's a mess. my closets, my basement, the top of my fridge, its horrible! i am so tired of holding onto batteries just in case they are good.
while you are writing, be thinking of what major self additions or subtractions you would like to make. i think cleaning will take me one week- if it takes you shorter or longer it's ok! we will wait until everyone is almost done before we move on to the next big step of making changes. i am thinking of 2 major changes to/dealing with my life.
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Originally posted by amity when the house is cluttered and unorganized, i get anxious. i want to seem more open, have less cluttered thoughts. i want to teach my children about simplicity, and the beauty that can come from simple living.
Wow. You really hit the nail on the head there, Amity.
1. My closet
2. Built-in dresser in spare bedroom
3. Guest bed
4. dd's closet
5. the den
6. linen closet
7. front hall closet
8. laundry table
time to plant seeds. get rid of your stuff, clear out your life. project inside~
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