Sometimes I find myself holding on to memories . . . that aren't even mine. People give me stuff. They don't want these things in their own homes, but they hate to throw them away or donate their special items to an unknown-possibly-non-appreciative stranger. So they give it to me. They know how much I love a good story. They know how … [Read more...]
Phantom Clutter
I've always heard that people who lose a limb can still experience pain in it. Phantom pains. The memory/feeling is so real that they have to tell themselves that the limb really isn't there anymore. As I declutter, I do tons of self-talk. I follow my two decluttering questions. I rationalize that I simply must get rid of an item because I … [Read more...]
Is It Irony? Or Is It Just Life?
I do believe that I live a life of irony. At least more than normal people do. I can rarely answer any question with a one word answer. There's always some reason for an extra-long explanation. But maybe . . . sometimes . . . I'm being a little overly dramatic. Perhaps I have a bit of a martyr complex. I mentioned on facebook the other … [Read more...]
I’m Totally Shelf-Obsessed
Deciding on the perfect shelf for my daughter's room led to a re-arranging/moving/exhausting-switching-out of shelving units all over the house. I LOVE shelves. Seriously. They are my weakness. Somehow, I've arrived at a point where I can accept that little containers will not solve my slob-problems, and that they'll just end up as clutter … [Read more...]
Figuring Out What Surface Cleaning Means . . . To Me
LOVE all the discussion about surface cleaning in the comments on yesterday's post. I'm sure there's a definition out there somewhere and an expert who could tell us exactly what surface cleaning is supposed to be. But I don't care. I need to figure out what it means for me, and how it can help me in this deslobification process. One of … [Read more...]
Permission Granted to Surface Clean
I have no big life-changing advice for this post, but the concept of surface cleaning has been jiggling around in my brain for several days now. Last week, at a moms group meeting (a small, five person one), I stepped out of my comfort zone and told real-life people about my blog. BIG step for me. So, naturally, the subject turned to … [Read more...]
My House . . . My Hair . . . Same Issues
I got my hair cut and colored yesterday. Having a new haircut and roots that actually match the ends of my hair . . . feels sooooo good. I'm pretty sure I walked a little taller today, put a bit more care into my make-up, and had an easier time remembering to suck in my tummy. When someone this morning at my Bible study commented on how … [Read more...]
Clue #2 in The Messy Master Bedroom Mystery
We/I have too many clothes. I've known this, and the first clue in the Messy Master Bedroom Mystery was related to this concept as well. But I had a slap-in-the-face moment this morning when I went looking for baskets. See, I'm trying a new method. Not new as in earth-shattering-no-one-has-ever-thought-of-it-before, but new as in … [Read more...]
Friday’s Dusting Is Good Enough
A big part of this deslobification process is dealing with my tendency to make things harder than they need to be. Sometimes it's imagining a project to be larger and more time-consuming than it should be. Sometimes it's putting something small off, for no real reason, only to have it turn into something large. Sometimes it's not knowing, or … [Read more...]
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