So, this is going to be a bit of a discombobulated post. Because that's just how I feel lately...discombobulated.
I helped a friend move this past weekend. Then, this morning at work, a co-worker was talking about her current house move and going through everything that I just helped my friend out with (only on a smaller scale). All of this has just got me to thinking about "stuff". Literally! Now, I have NO idea what my co-worker's life is like and I know that my friend lives on a college budget (which she does very well with, creatively, by the way!), so I know that her choices of furniture and other things are based on what she can afford but will still look nice and will be enjoyable in her home. Well, in the midst of all of this, I thought about my OWN stuff at my apartment and I got to wondering...how much do I really need? Really, I think that if we shaved things down to the bare bones, I'd find that I really don't need much at all. It's a luxury to have nicer things and to have a lot of it. I think that we all know that. But I got to wondering...is that what I really want my life to be full of? Stuff?
And then, I got to noticing it in other areas of my life...work, my blog, etc. Just clutter. Things that I've collected over time and have just put somewhere for some reason. There are plenty of things that have been gifts from people or have been purchased on trips to other parts of the country/world and they have a great significant meaning. But sometimes I just get to feeling like all of it is just TOO much and I have to purge a bit of it. Usually I toss out the stuff that I haven't looked at or used for a LONG time (no matter how difficult it may be to part with it!) and that helps.
But, again, all of this has just led me to feel like I really don't want my life to be complicated. I want it to be simple and calm and clear of "clutter".
That's all for today.
6 comments:
I have very much been in a de-clutter/get this stuff out of here! mood lately, so I enjoyed your post. I have to admit, though, that there's still a lot of things we have that we certainly don't need, but I'm not willing to part with yet. Baby steps, I suppose :)
I am all for decluttering! We live in a fairly small house, and thing's go much more smoothly when we keep things simple!
But...don't think your blog is clutter!!! Growing up I lived,n an area where there were a lot of friends, and lots of fellowship. Now I live in an area where there aren't so many friends...and now that there are blogs...i'm coping a lot better!!
I have been wanting to simplify things a lot - and if I didn't have a packrat for a husband, this move would be my excuse for getting rid of A LOT of stuff! I have found with 5 in our family that more "stuff" means more work. I have lots of other things I want to spend my time on than maintaining "stuff"! So, as I read your blog post, I am saying "Hear! Hear!" :) Love, Michelle
So, do heart-shaped magnets from Oklahoma qualify as "clutter"? : )
Oh, aren't you just too funny, Julie!!! *laugh* ;o)
In the spirit of decluttering, I hope all the "stuff" I hauled over the neighbor's yesterday to sell at the garage sale is GONE when I get there today!!!
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