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My closet is looking better, my cabinets are looking better and I feel somewhat better about the state of affairs of my home & office than I did when I started.
What have I learned so far? De-Cluttering is as much a state of mind as it is a task. At the reccomendation of several friends I checked out Marie Kondo's book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up and her Kon Marie method of De-Cluttering.
Marie instructs you to ask yourself - 'Does this item bring me joy?'
If the answer is 'no' then out it goes.
That way of thinking helped me purge items I have been hanging on to for a long time for reasons unkown.
A tip from Gretchen Rubin is to prepare for a move or just pretend to prepare for a move. This is excellent advice. One tends to be far more selective with what to keep and what to throw away when considering what to pack up and move to a new location.
At my office when cleaning a closet I found some items that could be considered ancient artifacts. A policy manual from 1985 is no longer needed but it did make for some interesting reading!
Wish me luck in my last days of this challenge. Considering what my next challenge will consist of. Any ideas?
All my best, Wendy
I keep meaning to read Marie Kondo's book, but I'm afraid of what all I'll have to get rid of! I would love to declutter this house before Christmas, though. Thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for reading & commenting. I rallied some friends to do it with me which helped a lot.
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