I'll write now, because tonight there's a game night at the church and we'll all be busy going back and forth to that, deciding who takes the children back home. I've been trying to decide if I have any resolutions for the coming year, but I'm stuck on what they could be and I'll have to come back to them. Today we'll do a bit of shopping, I might try and make something to bring tonight, and then we'll nap.
And I feel that sense of decluttering that comes over me at new year; I'm determined to get something done today. A few months ago I really got on a big organizing and throwing away kick, and I got rid of garbage bags full of toys no one played with, clothes no one wore, ripped books and what have you. And then I had a baby, so pretty much everything stopped in its tracks. I'm not sure how it happened, but we have way too much stuff again. I know that really, we're not a 'stuff filled' family - we don't have an awful lot, it's just that we have 5 people living in a very small house so it looks like a lot. But...I'm still overwhelmed and I dislike clutter intensely so I want it all gone. I want clean, smooth lines throughout my home so I feel peace.
But, and here's the problem, I can't bear to get rid of things that somehow I still see as useful. So that's always a struggle for me. I like it when a toy breaks because then I'm confident to throw it away! I have stacks of blankets that we simply don't need, and pillowcases...don't get me started on those. And jackets, and crayons and cookbooks and...
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