I am such a morning person it isn't funny - or at least most people would find it annoying. I hit the ground running - and happily so - usually by 6 or 6:30AM. I am so full of hopes and dreams. Give me until about noon, and I poop out - BIG time! I used to be more of an all-day sort of person but my knees just exhaust me..
Anyway - I declared on FB this morning that I would usher in Summer by washing my slipcovers and curtains. Former accomplished! Latter - not so much. MOSTLY it is because I can't find my stepladder. Dontcha just love when hubby takes something for a project, never to be seen again (the something not the hubby). My goodness, it's not like he misplaced a hammer. We are missing an entire stepladder. So that (washing the slipcovers) was my summer project for the day. As soon as I hunt down the stepladder I will get to the curtains.
I had my belly dance class this morning (oh the slipcovers were washed and hanging up before I even left for that!) - another good one... I love my gals. One more next week and I am done for the summer. I remember when I used to teach year-round but not so for a few years now. I like it this way :)
Lately I've been so overwhelmed by all my STUFF. I started packing up what I am going to sell at a belly dance tag sale in October. Getting rid of tons of that stuff. Although, I am already having second thoughts about things that I have already tagged and packed. Anyway, I look around the house and I don't know what to get rid of. I have too much useful stuff - it's not junk that I should have ditched in my teens. I mean, for instance, I have a South Beach cookbook that I might not look at for years, then all of a sudden I must have a recipe from it that I know is there. I could ditch the book and just go to the library when I want the recipe - I don't want to getting into copying recipes... So the book is useful but not being used. That is that category that about what 75% of my stuff falls into. I am also not disorganized so that's not the issue. I just feel overwhelmed by STUFF.
I always said that I would love to clean as if I am packing to move. But I feel that as soon as I get rid of something I will need it. Up to now my rule of thumb has been that, if it can replaced for under $10, it goes. Maybe I need to up that to $25-$100 so that more things fall into the get-rid-of category. I just don't know. Sigh.... add it to the summer to-do list! LOL
Hey I thought I said I was going to enjoy the summer! But I think if I climbed out from under my stuff, that I would be happier and live more in a place of joy than encumbrance. HOWEVER, going back to my initial sentence - none of this will work unless I start my day around 3AM! LOL So much to do and actually a desire to do it.... But then the day goes on and... so little energy and and desire to do it... what a conundrum. Any suggestions?
Happy second day of summer!
Miriam
I know I would feel better with less stuff. Flylady calls it Something That Undermines Family Fun. That sure is true at my house. I am hostage to a house that always screams at me to do something. When I declutter, I feel lighter and happier. Something else Flylady has taught me is giving my stuff away blesses someone else. Why should it just sit in my house gathering dust when it would really make someone else happy and be useful to them. Looking at it as helping someone else makes it so much easier to let it go.
ReplyDeleteI'm of the opinion that if your day begins early, it ends early, too. You are free to BE.
Glad you are back to blogging.