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Simplify your life with Spring Cleaning
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It’s been almost two weeks since I lasted posted. GASP!!! That has not happened since my son was born. Well, what happened? I’ll tell you what happened – a six month-old baby is teething. I’m not going to sit here and complain, because it is part of motherhood. I will say, sleep has not been a faithful companion lately. And I need sleep. One night before bed, I was trying to talk to my husband and it all came out in a jumbled mess. And then I said, never mind, there’s no use. So I decided to spare my faithful blog readers from that mess.
Speaking of messes, yesterday I did some Spring-cleaning. I love Spring-cleaning, well, not the window scrubbing Spring-cleaning, but the getting rid of clutter Spring-cleaning. There are several times a year when I get the itch to declutter. We have too much stuff! And we have to find places for all that stuff. There never seems to be enough places, or the right categories for all that stuff.
It all just gives me anxiety – which is magnified when I don’t get enough sleep. It seems like the stuff comes in faster than I can get rid of it – especially paper. Whoever said that the paper business is going to be obsolete soon should come to my house.
And don’t even get me started on digital files, downloads, emails, etc.
In essence all that stuff is just a distraction and a burden. It hogs our attention and focus from what is real and important – God and other people. Join me in simplifying life, and get rid of that clutter. We CAN live with less.
What’s the solution? Well, I haven’t found one yet. Do you have any ideas?
There’s a blog that I read to help curb some of my anxiety about all that stuff – Small Notebook. Yesterday’s post is a great one for those of us hanging on to sentimental possessions (my hand is up).
One thing that helps me with the paper influx – I don’t let that junk mail even enter the house. On you way from the mailbox, I stop at the herbie (that’s the trash bin or recycle bin you take to the street), and throw away anything that is not important. I even open my mail and throw away the envelopes I don’t need. I pay most bills online.
Please share your wisdom in the comments below. We all need help with this!
I love Small Notebook! It's one of my favorite reads. My all time favorite post of hers in this one: http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/
Good luck with your spring cleaning! Yesterday, I rearranged my bathroom drawers & what I display on my countertop, and simplified it for more clear space. It's amazing how that little change helped.
My other tried & true secret to feeling more organized is to make my bed every day, but I'm sure you already do that. ๐
Sarah, that was a great post and I am definitely going to try it! Thanks for the tips!
I wish I made my bed everyday. It is such a good way to start the day. I do try, but sometimes I don't even have that five minutes in the morning. Today, our bed is a rumpled mess of sheets and clean laundry that needs folded. But… that is okay.