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DeCluttering: Inspiration, Success Stories, Tips
Hopalong:
An extraordinary series of art photographs that show women more or less imprisoned by clutter (or also by their compulsion to create perfection).
Suggestion: Try opening a private window in your browser and see if you might get through!
Last resort: A digital subscription is really cheap, and I think for this piece from the magazine, worth doing even for one month. It's my primary news source, plus I also love reading wise, compassionate Carolyn Hax.
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Hops
Meh:
A friend of mine was more or less a hoarder, she was so ashamed of her room/closet/storage/garage etc. she wouldn't even send me a photo of it, she said there was stuff covering the entire floor. Well that was probably 8-12 months ago. Something changed and she got motivated, she chipped away at it and it's mostly cleaned and organized except for one corner of her closet. She has a lot of useless trinkets and silly stuff in my opinion but it's her stuff and her life. Anyhow she radically did clean it up. It's possible to go from being uninspired to inspired. Changes do happen in people.
Hopalong:
Thanks for that heartening story, G!
I feel so good for your friend.
Inspiration taken!
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Hops
Hopalong:
I was just pondering the epiphany with Simple Progress as a mantra that hit me yesterday.
It occurred to me that I have been unconsciously associating decluttering with perfection, presentation and polish. My mother's anxiety over appearances. Not with a happier, more peaceful, more contented life. I believe one can have beauty without the HGTV set design.
So if I'm making a decision about something, I want to be asking myself very friendly questions like:
--will it feel good to take care of, arrange, clean or store this item? (Some things, Yes.)
--will it feel good to donate this item? (Many things, Yes.)
--will it feel okay to discard this item? (Painful for green reasons, but sometimes needed.)
Asking myself in a very friendly way what my OWN preference is...not an organizer person's, or Marie Kondo's.
Small shifts in awareness but I'm glad. Simple progress. Very friendly questions. Being my own guest.
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Hops
Hopalong:
So, can't remember if I shared that I made a big decision to spend some $$ on a professional organizer. I think I did.
Anyway, she came yesterday and in two hours, bedroom is 90% cleared and tidied, I can see the gleaming wood that's been obscured for months -- antique cedar chest, maple dresser, side "boudoir" chair, more. She took away a huge bag of donations, a box of books and a radio/speakers set. And she's a lovely person and nice to chat with, too. We'll have appointments a couple times a month until the whole house is purged, edited, and back to the peaceful, cheerful and very happy-looking place it was before the pandemic sucked out my will.
I think my broken brain is slowly coming back online!
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Hops
I'm really really happy about this.
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