Category: Feelings
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What Keeps The Mess In Place
So perhaps you have found some easy items to get rid of. That’s great! However, keeping your space clear for the long term takes really digging in. Otherwise, you might find that the mess keeps coming back. I used to think that organizing would solve my problems. I would put things in shoebox bins and…
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Best Laid Plans – Decluttering and Priorities
Plans Last month I had plans to do some work in the living room. I wanted to figure out what to do about books, magazines, and random items always gathering on the tables, so there is no place to put our refreshing beverages†. Realize that just putting the magazines and random items away wouldn’t fix…
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A little tweak
I have a morning routine which helps me start my day off right. Hot tea, free-form writing in a journal, jotting down some quick gratitudes, and a short meditation. I also have a bullet journal to help me track projects, tasks, and some habits I’m trying to build. There is a corner in our library…
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Why, that’s a big subject
Why do I want to declutter? There are several reasons. One of the most significant reasons is that we want to move to Portugal in several years. We will be taking a minimal amount of stuff, and I certainly don’t want to try getting rid of it in the last months before we leave. More…
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They Called Me Messy Mesi
My last name used to be Mesi – a Sicilian (Italian) name that we pronounced like the store Macy’s. The kids at school called me Messy Mesi. It stung, but it was accurate. Imagine a desk like this old-fashioned school desk… …stuffed to the gills with crumpled papers, school texts, notebooks, and pencils. Maybe a…