Use It Up!

About a year ago I started on a campaign to use up things that were accumulating in the house and the office. Extra envelopes, pencils and markers, and all the fabric that was waiting to be sewn into something were just a few of the items that made up the clutter. Motivated by TV shows like "Clean House" I began to tackle my own mess. Don't misunderstand - - my house didn't look like the ones on the show. My clutter was neatly boxed and stored in one or more of the many drawers or closets. Books, hundreds of them, were on shelves just waiting to be read again. (Can you ever be too smart, really?)

Fast forward to today and wow, what a difference it has made to use the supplies and donate or throw away the rest. Because along with the clutter of things going out the door has been the clutter of the mind. The experts say it will happen...that as you declutter things you also declutter more in your life. That you begin to treasure the important people and the most important items and you value what is best without getting lost in the mire.

Yesterday being Easter, it was the perfect time to take stock of the renewal process. And in doing so, I'm pretty pleased. There's still more to do, more to throw out, more to donate. But it's been a great start.

Happy Spring to everyone!