I have backed off my wonderful "only shop once a week" plan. My son is taking classes at the local community college, and he doesn't drive yet -- so I have two hours to kill, not close to home, not far from shops. The puppy and I hit a couple of shops and didn't buy anything except a Christmas present for my husband. So despite wasting a couple of hours shopping, at least I didn't bring anything home!
I posted several items to ebay -- two of which have received some interest! I am looking forward to those items moving on to new, useful, lives. The things that were posted before are off to the charity shop, and hopefully someone there will appreciate them.
I continue to move slowly. When my son gets his driver's license, things should speed up on the homefront. In the mean time, I am helping my family achieve their goals, which is my ultimate aim. I can declutter later (I'm sure I will declutter later regardless!) Focusing on them, and their activities, will keep me from feeling frustrated that the house remains more cluttered than I would like. But to get more accomplished, I'd have to give up things I want more -- like an afternoon walk by the river.
I just need to keep reminding myself why I don't get more done more quickly -- because I'm busy doing other things!
I read something today about how each big accomplishment is really just a bunch of tiny steps/successes that lead up to that big thing. I've been thinking about that all day ... Anyway, I'd take the walk by the river too. Decluttering will ALWAYS be there. Going slow is where it's at. :) (Trisha)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Trisha. I've stopped focusing on decluttering (which is why I've stopped writing. Again.) and I'm focusing on just simplifying. Which really is more of the point.
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