Dec 26 2008
The Clutter of Life
This is a tough time of the year for dealing with clutter. There’s the Christmas tree, which takes up a lot of space in our main living space. Then, there’s the big purchases, like an easel/chalkboard that needs to be put upstairs in its new home. How the heck do I collapse that thing? Don’t forget the baby stuff like the play yard, swing and exersaucer that are crammed into the same area. Ah, let’s throw in the bits and pieces of packing material that keep surfacing and sprinkle the corners with some huge stacks of paper advertisements (that want you to be amazed by their big Boxing day blowouts), hmmm, some small toys and objects that keep being pulled out for play time and I’m bewildered by the madness of it all.
Step one–Tomorrow is garbage day so I’m hoping to have most of that packing material out of my life. Step two–I think I have a couple old water jugs to cut sides off of for small toy storage. These fit nicely in our shelves in the garage and can be labeled with sharpies. Step three–By next month the Christmas decorations will be gone, I can take that down bit by bit. I can think of two items I can put away tonight. Step four—Remember, that I am borrowing the swing and exersaucer so they won’t be in my space forever.
Bit by bit, I’ll get things done and I’ll feel better about the chaos. Oh, and all that Christmas chocolate, well, I know how to declutter that. And hey, I’ll need the extra calories for all my moving and cleaning, right? (not)
