While my house looks nothing like I want it to...and if you stop by, please remember that I am "working" on more then one project at a time....it will soon be "sorted."
In the midst of cleaning/rearranging I am also planning out my daughters schedule for this fall.....so if you can imagine my living room with boxes by the door that are going to people, school books on the coffee table, my daughters toys on the floor, and random books stacked everywhere, waiting for a home........in other words imagine CHAOS!
That's where I am at this point in my life....complete and utter chaos...while I am trying to see the end goal (yes I do have one), but at this moment all I see is the clutter around me. It is really starting to annoy me...and I'm pretty sure my wonderful hubby feels the same way...he may or may not have tripped over the wall decorations that were in the middle of the room the other day! lets just say, I'm glad he loves me for better of for worse!
Unfortunately, the clutter in my home, is not the only clutter that I have been consumed with...Its amazing how little things can clutter up your mind...listing to other peoples problems, even if they are the ones telling them to you, can clutter up your mind.
Worrying about what people think about you, or what they are saying about you...clutters up your mind.
Spending to much time worrying about the past or the future will clutter up your mind.
I have been cluttering up my mind with un-needed stuff...worrying about my past, worrying about what people think about me, worrying about what will happen in our future...it is nothing but clutter!!!
I am in the mood to de-clutter everything....not only in my home, but in my whole life!
While I was cleaning today, I was thinking about all the clutter that is in our lives. and I had a "light bulb" moment... I dont need this in my life to be happy. I don't need the extra worry, the constantly thinking about "what if's", the nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me what people "may think."
some things (in both my house and life) I said YES to....but there were way more things that I needed to say No to.
At the top of my list were, negative relationships. They dont uplift, or bring happiness to me or my family. what they do bring is unnecessary clutter and chaos to our life. so while I was throwing out the old DVDs and packing away clothes to give away, I started making a list of what I wanted less of and what I wanted more of in our lives. As the start of the school year is quickly approaching, I want less clutter, less negativity, and less distractions. I want more time to spend with my family, more time spent working for Gods Kingdom, and more time focusing on the relationships I have that are healthy for both me and my family!
my house/life didn't become cluttered overnight....no, it was a long processes that I have been feeding my whole life. unfortunately, becasue it took so long to get to where I am, its going to take me longer then one day to de-clutter. I will be working on this for awhile. I am sure that just like with the chaos that is my home at the moment, I will get frustrated and annoyed, when I see the "work in progress" that is my life, but if I can just remember that there is an end goal, I will be OK.
Sometimes we have to make bigger messes, in order to take care of the ones we have already created!
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