The Process
I was going to title this, "the purge," but decided that the stuff I am getting rid of is not quite enough. However, it is close. I decided to have a yard sale over the weekend, and go with my gut on some big things to get rid of. That will include two older TVs, a playstation, excess bedding, cute kids room wall organizers, a cute trunk, and a nice bookshelf. Hopefully I can also sell the bunk beds and toddler bed. I finally managed to get through the kids room, and I did mine as well. I was surprised at how much came out. I was very happy too. The more that came out, the easier it was for me to part with the next unused or unwanted item I found.
I wish I could just keep going and going, but at almost 12:30 am, it's time to get some rest. Hopefully, when this is all over, I will be able to post some before and after photos to remember this process.
Organized Junk
I decided to start blogging after reading a few other blogs and websites. I am a writer at heart, but not sure what keeps me from doing so.
We are very tired of perpetually organizing junk around this house. Always thought of as useful, or fearful of what will happen if we get rid of something that might be valuable. But not living how we would like to: simple, efficiently, gratefully, and with joy.
The three oldest kids are - amazingly- with grandparents for one more week until I arrive. In the meantime, I am trying to get rid of stuff and reorganize what is important. I finally got the bunks into their room and am hacking into the clothing and toys stored there. The smaller bedroom will be a study.
What I want is for our "stuff" not to get in the way of "life" - being able to have the time and presence of mind to teach the kids how to care for themselves and the home, having the time to sing, talk, and play with them, having space for them to create and think, feeling a spatial sense of order that helps itself stay clean, and most of all creating a kind of thinking space where each person can focus on time, sequence, goals, and ideas.
Praying to G-d I can do it, that I will listen to Him, my husband, my inner conscience, and not continue to organize junk but to actually get rid of it and create order out of our many blessings.
