Up with Downsizing!
Hiya Gentle Reader,
How's your year going? Yup, I still have a cold but I'm feeling much better each day. Hopefully I'll be 100% by the weekend. How about a nice cuppa this afternoon? I'm thinking Earl Grey and a gingerbread cookie too. Sugar is my pal.
You've heard the saying that "Less is More"? Well it applies to organizing too of course. The less items you have to maintain/insure/dust (eek), the more time and space you have for other things/activities. It took me a long time to be able to have actual room on a bookshelf and not want to cram an entire library in there. I used to be a huge fan of knick-knacks and little collectibles/figurines but when you have curious felines in your family, you tend to find many of these items misplaced or broken on a regular basis. Plus I find as I get older, I want/need/crave less. What is more important to me now is not tangible - love, life, experiences, etc. I've been very blessed in that area. *insert happy grin here*
So one of my mantras for 2012 is to make room just for the sake of well...making room. As I've mentioned in a previous blog, this is the year of big changes for me (yay!), I want to have room to grow too. About 12 years ago I discovered the simplicity movement http://www.simplelivingforum.net/ and read every book at the time on the subject. I love organizing (ok, I love the THOUGHT of organizing) and my favourite organizer out there is Hellen Buttigieg http://weorganizeu.com/ and you can purchase her wonderful book here
http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Hellen+Buttigieg - I highly recommend it! She definitely walks the talk!
Earlier this week, I said that I wanted to go through my clothes closet and weed out those items that no longer make me happy. That's my #1 on my list right now. My TAH-DAH list!! I bought a bunch of hangers from the dollar store in anticipation (would you believe they are CHARTREUSE!!?!). That way I can keep my work clothes organized together and my casual clothes in my dresser - rather than having to go through my regular morning ritual of trying to figure out what to wear (unfortunately Stacey and Clinton aren't up that early!) If that company GARANIMALS ever made clothes for adults, I'd be the first to buy them. http://www.garanimals.com/ Clothes already matched for you. Bliss!
So let's decide to make more room in 2012 for our lives and goals. Yeah, I like it.
Until next time!
Linda
How's your year going? Yup, I still have a cold but I'm feeling much better each day. Hopefully I'll be 100% by the weekend. How about a nice cuppa this afternoon? I'm thinking Earl Grey and a gingerbread cookie too. Sugar is my pal.
You've heard the saying that "Less is More"? Well it applies to organizing too of course. The less items you have to maintain/insure/dust (eek), the more time and space you have for other things/activities. It took me a long time to be able to have actual room on a bookshelf and not want to cram an entire library in there. I used to be a huge fan of knick-knacks and little collectibles/figurines but when you have curious felines in your family, you tend to find many of these items misplaced or broken on a regular basis. Plus I find as I get older, I want/need/crave less. What is more important to me now is not tangible - love, life, experiences, etc. I've been very blessed in that area. *insert happy grin here*
So one of my mantras for 2012 is to make room just for the sake of well...making room. As I've mentioned in a previous blog, this is the year of big changes for me (yay!), I want to have room to grow too. About 12 years ago I discovered the simplicity movement http://www.simplelivingforum.net/ and read every book at the time on the subject. I love organizing (ok, I love the THOUGHT of organizing) and my favourite organizer out there is Hellen Buttigieg http://weorganizeu.com/ and you can purchase her wonderful book here
http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Hellen+Buttigieg - I highly recommend it! She definitely walks the talk!
Earlier this week, I said that I wanted to go through my clothes closet and weed out those items that no longer make me happy. That's my #1 on my list right now. My TAH-DAH list!! I bought a bunch of hangers from the dollar store in anticipation (would you believe they are CHARTREUSE!!?!). That way I can keep my work clothes organized together and my casual clothes in my dresser - rather than having to go through my regular morning ritual of trying to figure out what to wear (unfortunately Stacey and Clinton aren't up that early!) If that company GARANIMALS ever made clothes for adults, I'd be the first to buy them. http://www.garanimals.com/ Clothes already matched for you. Bliss!
So let's decide to make more room in 2012 for our lives and goals. Yeah, I like it.
Until next time!
Linda
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