De-cluttering my Spaces and Places

My Little Turkey Playing Peek-a-Boo!

Who says Spring cleaning has to be in the Spring? Maybe I like to be different. Either way, I have started the huge project of de-cluttering our home. I have been slowly getting frustrated over how much cleaning it is taking to keep our home clean. I feel like I clean a room and then suddenly 20 minutes later it is messy again. Part of this is because I do have a toddler who is in that "I see it, I grab it" and I think the rest of it is because we just have too much stuff.

Well, I was telling my friend Nina about my "too much stuff-itis" and we realized she has it too! Watch out, I hear it can sneak up on you after years of collecting random assortments of junk from various places and not de-cluttering!

Anyways, like two intelligent and sane women we decided we would do a Yard Sale and then afterwards pack everything up and donate it. Good idea right?! We thought so...5 months ago. Yes, yes this idea did all start 5 months ago and we are just now having the Yard Sale this weekend. Don't judge. Procrastination builds character...later.

Anyways, so I have been working very hard over the last few weeks (Nina and I finally set a legit dead-line...as apposed to all those non-legit ones...) to be ready for this Yard Sale and to just in general clean out our homes.

At times I felt like I should just throw away everything and start over. Other times I wanted to keep absolutely everything because it:
1. could be used...someday
2.held an emotional connection (everything for an ENFJ apparently)
3.it was a gift
4.I could possibly give it as a gift (everyone wants junk I do not want right?)
5. it could be worth something

Well, all of those excuses are ridiculous for the most part so if I didn't love it or did not need it (have not seen or used it for over 2 years) I decided it needed to go. I also made crates and boxes for various things to store as well. For those items that really do have sentimental value and I am not ready to let go of or want to keep forever. Like my memory box for my daughter that I created and have been adding stuff to. It helps to further de-clutter by just getting organized.

I cleaned 6 garbage bags full of clothes out of my closet! And all this time I haven't been able to find a THING to wear! Things that were too big, too small, too ugly (what WAS I thinking?!), too flashy, too old, too young, and just not me. Cleaning out my closet took me through some serious nostalgia. I even had clothes from High School! It was interesting seeing my clothing choices from a older me's perspective. Who I was then is not who I am now...and that is okay. It is okay to let go of old and happy things and look forward to new happy ones. Just because I de-clutter my life does not mean I will de-clutter my brain...trust me, I have tried, it doesn't work! Now if I can just keep that thought process when people are trying to buy all my items that I am emotionally attached too! Wish us luck for our Yard Sale!