I shared yesterday that I had finally given in and done the changeover from Summer clothes to Fall/Winter clothes. It’s a big task that has to be done, twice a year. It’s not the task itself that I’m so proud of, it’s that I’m finished! You wouldn’t even know from walking in the living room that I just did it yesterday!
For me, this is a very big deal. I love to start projects, but it’s the finishing that I struggle with. In the past, I’ve felt completely justified to let the changeover take 3 or 4 days.
3 days of a living room piled in clothes.
Piles of clothes amongst all of the other “everyday” clutter.
There’s the difference. I’m learning to love my pretty living room. I wanted it back. So I completed the project. I used my 5 minute walk-through today to get all of those last stray items back to their true homes. Go me!
I think that the main thing I’ve gained from this journey is hope. When my losing battle with clutter used to make me feel hopeless that my home could ever look nice, I couldn’t find the energy to complete this kind of task because I couldn’t see the point.
Now I’ve seen that even we can live in an orderly home, and just knowing that gives me that boost of energy that I need.
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