I feel like the two are
more connected than I realize. I haven’t done any real research on it so please
don’t take this as fact but merely my own insights on the matter. I shared in
this post here, that I decluttered
my bookshelf and found almost $60 worth of used books to sell on Amazon. Quick
update: I’ve made $35.15 off the books I posted on Amazon. I’m just $23.06 away
from my estimated earnings and I think I might hit that goal by the end of the
summer. Anyway after decluttering my bookshelf I felt great as well as it
looked great. There was more room on the shelf and it looked cleaner and
sleeker. I guess as sleek as books could look.
I have known for a while
that I needed to declutter my apartment. And by a while I mean more than 5
years. Yikes! I know I’m really bad especially since I had a conviction about
it 5 years ago and have been working ridiculously slow at actually making it happen. As
I find myself shedding excess expenses I am more inspired to shed excess stuff.
I know for a fact that I have too many clothes. I have been blessed with
awesome women in my life who give and buy me clothes all the time and so I
rarely have to go shopping but since I’ve lost weight this year most of my
clothing does not fit me so it’s time to pass on the good stuff, throw out the
bad and stop tricking myself into thinking I need to keep stuff for sentimental
reasons.
I’m the queen of saving.
I wish I were the queen of saving money but unfortunately it is stuff. I save
everything. I still have the program from my school plays and my journals from
high school and college. Which I don’t think I’ll part with those but then
there are the birthday cards, bridal shower cards, wedding cards, anniversary
card, get well cards, just because cards and valentine’s cards (only from my
hubby). I just can’t seem to part with them. I want to keep them but the truth
is I don’t have the space. I don’t have the room. We have a 2 bedroom apartment
but there’s not a ton of storage space at all. I’ve known this since I moved in
a few years ago but I didn’t have nearly as much stuff then. Over the last 5
years I have accumulated enough to fill a small home and it’s with this
realization that I am de-cluttering this holiday weekend. I really don’t need
the stuff. I don’t want some of the stuff but sometimes it's just hard to let
go.
I am looking to try the
Kondi Mari method for organizing and decluttering. I've watched a few YouTube
videos on the process and it seems really freeing. I haven’t read the book
but from what I’ve seen it’s based on feelings…sort of. One step I saw
Organized Jen do, is she put all her clothes in one pile in the center of
the room. She took everything out of the drawers, closet, shelves, etc. and she
just stacked it in a pile in the middle of her bedroom. It was a big pile but I’m
sure mine will be just as big. And the next step I think was the key to it all.
Instead of deciding to keep things based on need it was done based on want. If
shed picked something up and there was no excited or happy or positive responsive
then it was either trashed or put in a pile for donations. You’re not supposed
to try anything on but I think she said she broke that rule. All in all it was
really eye opening. In the end her closet and drawers looked very clean and
organized even though her closet and drawers were pretty organized before since
that’s what she does for a living. I plan to document the process and share with
you guys. Let me know if you feel that debt and clutter are connected and what
your plans are for the weekend. I’d love to hear from you and as always thanks
for reading.
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