I read this article this morning and reached a tipping point.
I have been talking about starting up my blog again for about a month. I had even mentioned it to a few friends just to see if they would hold me accountable. (obviously, I have lazy friends)
Then the article appeared in my inbox this morning and I knew it was time. My clutter was sending me a message.
let me gooooo
or that might have been my cat.
I abandoned my project somewhere around the new year. I felt that I had learned all that I could from it and could see no reason to continue.
The thing about clutter is that it sneaks back in if you aren't diligent.
I miss The Project. I miss the feeling I got when I was able to walk out of somewhere without buying useless crap.
So, here I am again.
Surrounded by stuff.
Suffocated by my belongings.
I don't think it's as bad as it was when I first started the project just over a year ago. I have emptied my house of hundreds of pounds of items that I no longer needed or used. I no longer shop because I am bored.
However, I do still have a tendency to purchase things with the intent of using them rather than a plan for execution.
Today is budget day for me. I use the envelope system because if I don't, I find that within a week, all my money is gone. I've never been good with money.
So, I plan all of our activities and put the money into envelopes. I do have some "extra" cash that I keep kicking around just for those unforeseen extras.
This week I would like to buy a new tomato cage. I planted two tomato plants, with the thought that perhaps one would survive.
SURPRISE! They are actually both really big. I have one cage that is supporting one plant, but the poor other plant is really struggling.
I can also re-use the cages to make Halloween "ghosts" and Christmas "trees" using lights (Thanks, Pinterest)
I have been talking about starting up my blog again for about a month. I had even mentioned it to a few friends just to see if they would hold me accountable. (obviously, I have lazy friends)
Then the article appeared in my inbox this morning and I knew it was time. My clutter was sending me a message.
let me gooooo
or that might have been my cat.
I abandoned my project somewhere around the new year. I felt that I had learned all that I could from it and could see no reason to continue.
The thing about clutter is that it sneaks back in if you aren't diligent.
I miss The Project. I miss the feeling I got when I was able to walk out of somewhere without buying useless crap.
So, here I am again.
Surrounded by stuff.
Suffocated by my belongings.
I don't think it's as bad as it was when I first started the project just over a year ago. I have emptied my house of hundreds of pounds of items that I no longer needed or used. I no longer shop because I am bored.
However, I do still have a tendency to purchase things with the intent of using them rather than a plan for execution.
Today is budget day for me. I use the envelope system because if I don't, I find that within a week, all my money is gone. I've never been good with money.
So, I plan all of our activities and put the money into envelopes. I do have some "extra" cash that I keep kicking around just for those unforeseen extras.
This week I would like to buy a new tomato cage. I planted two tomato plants, with the thought that perhaps one would survive.
SURPRISE! They are actually both really big. I have one cage that is supporting one plant, but the poor other plant is really struggling.
I can also re-use the cages to make Halloween "ghosts" and Christmas "trees" using lights (Thanks, Pinterest)
Declutter Time!
I use the Zone system (Flylady) for my decluttering. Today I am working on the game room bookshelves. I forgot to take a picture when I started, so this is a process picture. I decided to color code my books again because I like the way they look. I usually keep the school books downstairs in the living room since we usually do our schoolwork in the dining room.
When we do schoolwork.
But that's another blog post.
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