Clutter Control
December 29th, 2009 by Ashley
I’ve been on a major cleaning/purging/organizing spree around my house the last few days.
Here’s your little peak into my mind:
First, I think we must get rid of stuff because there’s just TOO MUCH. Then I think “but what if we need it someday?” Then, I decide “get over it, can’t store it forever” and put it in the get rid of pile. Then I feel guilty and ungrateful for getting rid of something that someone at one point gave me. Then I start thinking about how people are going to keep giving us stuff. And how I’m always excited for new stuff. And how spoiled we are. How we throw things away and just get more and it’s completely ridiculous. Then I start to feel so overwhelmed by the stuff I plot banning gifts for my children forever. Then I think about how devasted they would be and I feel completely trapped. Then I give up. Get rid of some stuff. Accept that there will be more in the future. And try not to think too much about it.
So tell me, what’s your emotional reaction to clutter?
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