I go through stages in life when I feel suffocated with the amount of stuff we have in our home. I’m not sure if it’s the hormones or the stress of life itself, but sometimes I take a garbage bag, go through the house, and dump whatever junk gets in my way.
Dramatic? Maybe a little, but oh so true.
Over the years we have accumulated so many nick-nacks, and although some of it has use, most of it is stuffed in a drawer or closet. I don’t know exactly when it happens, but our junk multiplies every day, and every day I spend more and more time dusting and organizing all of it.
I would not mind it as much if it weren’t for the fact that any time I spend arranging and rearranging all of the unnecessary things we’ve accumulated, is time that I spend away from doing the things I actually want to do. Like cuddling my kiddos, taking pictures, writing, reading or resting!
So… I’ve had it. I’ve hit a breaking point and I’m resolving to end this endless cycle.
For the next few weeks, I’ll be tackling one room at a time and I’ll be sharing the progress we’re making. My goal is to purge until the satisfaction of me re-gaining my time back supersedes the anxiety of parting with our material things.
In the meantime, I’ll be pulling inspiration for my Pinterest account and I’ll be taking tips from the experts. My hope is that by the end of the 10 weeks, our home would feel like a livable space and our lives would be free of clutter allowing more time to do those things that truly make us happy.
Here we go… wish us luck!
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Good Luck with it!!!
We got rid of a lot of stuff when we moved to Nashville as our apartment was twice the size!! I am not a minimalist and enjoy keeping family items despite the fact that I don’t really need three separate fancy glassware sets but they were my grandparents from the 60s and mean something to me.
But I have gotten better about deciding which heirloom is worth keeping and reevaluate every couple of months and see if I still feel the same way. I recently through out all of our extra buttons and organized my kitchen items and got rid of some stuff. I can’t quite imagine what adding kids into the mix will look like!
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Ashley, It has not been easy. I used to be a lot better at getting rid of things. These days, we’re so pressed for time that I would rather stuff things in a drawer than take the time to toss it or give it away. I think that’s the part that gets harder once you have kids. Time is never on your side.