I've gone longer than planned since last posting so I better get my butt in gear. I seemed to have gotten back in my groove since the weekend. Realizing that I do my best work in the morning was very helpful. Monday I went through a couple of boxes of stuff that I had been storing for a friend. I had finished cleaning out her apartment after she had to move suddenly. I've delivered most of the important things that she had left behind and put the rest in a couple of boxes. I finally went through the stuff that I had kept and tossed about half of it so now I can fit it into one smallish box and if she wants it, I'll mail it to her. If she doesn't want it, I'll do with it what I think is best.
Tuesday I cleared out some of the things from our front closet so, while it still has too much stuff in it, the door now closes fairly easily. Again, I also got rid of quite a bit more of my paper clutter.
I still find it somewhat depressing just how much stuff I've held onto that I don't even need or care about. I think about how it has affected my life - not being able to find things when I need them, unusable space in our home, etc. I've also spoken with DH about how the clutter has affected my emotional state. At times I would feel inadequate as a homemaker because our home really wasn't all that comfortable due to the clutter, especially since DH can't 'tune it out' like I can. Of course, there are other ways in which I'm an excellent homemaker so I try to keep things in perspective but I know that our lives would be much more stress-free in a more orderly environment. At least I'm taking the opportunity now to set things right. I feel like by the end of this school year I'll be able to start keeping house with a clean slate. I won't have junk in my home and I won't bring more junk into my home. It's quite an exciting prospect.
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