As an editor, I value the shrewd use of words. I am learning the shrewdness of editing my home in the 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge. It has not been an easy task, but it has been valuable for my peace of mind. Read my 90-Day Summer Simplifying Manifesto!!
A Recovering Magpie is Editing My Home
Now that I have almost opened and sorted every box that has been hanging in storage for years, I am turning my mind to editing my home. I desire to keep only those things I truly love during this 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge. The rest I am letting go.
{Coming clean} I love everything I have collected over the years! Pooh! This is the hardship of letting go…deciding which things I love enough to carry with me into the future.
My Summer Simplifying Challenge
A few years ago, I found myself in a situation, which ‘forced’ me to let go of most of the big items {think furniture}. It was sad for me to say goodbye to pieces I loved and used everyday. But it was necessary on this journey. My Summer Simplifying Challenge is more about the little things that clutter my life today.
{More Coming clean} You see, when I let go of the big stuff, I started holding on tighter to the little stuff. Plus, I actually began amassing more of the little stuff via thrift stores, Goodwill, yard sales, etc. I was trying to fill the void created by the loss of that big stuff. Did it work? Yes and No!
Yes, it occupied much of my time and soothed the soul of a woman who felt she had no control of her life. Losing a home, a job and a way of life does that to you. But that is another part of this story, which has been told before.
No, because it brought about this chaos of ‘stuff’ I am dealing with today. Hundreds of tiny items {think dishes, chatzkies, pictures, baskets, glass ware, silver, serving pieces, tablecloths…yadda, yadda, yadda}. All were steals of deals – a dollar here, five there. From 2008 until the start of the 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge, I ‘collected’ with a vengeance compared only to that of a wildly sad woman trying to fill the huge hole in her heart.
The Seeds of the New Me are beautiful to see and to live within. I am no longer that wildly sad woman. I am refreshed, reimagined and repurposed…just like so many pieces of my life. This time, I am working on me and the side effect is letting go…one piece at a time.
Today’s Accomplishments
- One box opened, sorted and things placed into the ‘outta here’ boxes!
- Household cleaning tasks continue.
Today’s Setbacks
- A trip to Atlanta slowed the progress of the past few days.
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It’s amazing how we can accumulate things over time. Great idea to keep only those things that you truly love.
Your blog challenge is so refreshing, honest and authentic. Thanks for sharing my friend! Great and inspiring read 🙂
Cleaning out is often a difficult thing to do. For starters, I seem to make a bigger mess before I get things cleaned up. Best of luck to you! You can do it! 🙂