I love the show Clean House. I could live without watching the yard sale, but I love the before and after. It's amazing how, once you clear out the clutter and bring some creativity in, ANY space can be attractive and useful. That's how I want my house to be; attractive and useful.
It always amazes me how reluctant the people are to give up all of the stuff that is making their life miserable! It once belonged to someone they loved or they got it at an event. I never understood attaching so much meaning to these trinkets you pick up as you go through life. Having a terrible memory, I DO understand being afraid you will forget those special moments with the ones you love.
One episode had an idea that I think would be useful to a lot of people in that situation. They took pictures of the treasured items and made a scrapbook with space by each picture to write down memories about the MOMENT or PERSON that made the item special. In the "after," the person had a usable space and something to remind them of what was really important (which was NOT the item).
I realized that this same thing happens in the rest of our lives as well, not just with stuff. Those of you who have read my earlier posts know that I struggle with scheduling issues. Why do we hold onto the clutter in our schedule that keeps us from enjoying the important things on our to-do list, like time with our family? As my "office" job comes to an end, I plan on looking at my schedule as a space. One that I want to be happy in; the "after"- attractive and useful, and with room for the really important things.
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