Inspiration

 I visited my mother-in-law's home on Sunday. I haven't been in months and during that time, she had been working furiously to declutter a lifetime of stuff in order to sell her place and move into a continuous care facility. She is looking at a two-bedroom apartment in independent living. She has done an amazing job of clearing the clutter. It is hard to describe the startling inspiration - hit me right when we walked in- space! The amount of space! The walls, the fridge- clear of visual clutter- so you could notice the few pieces of art she has on the wall. The kitchen and dining room were just so clean. 

This is a woman who had collected Hummel figurines. And you know what that means, right? This is a woman who loved her clutter. But she did it. And she loves it! 

I am looking around at my things with a highly suspicious eye now. 

The plan is to continue to do some small decluttering over the next four weeks but once school ends, we'll go big. 

Things I already know that will be difficult for me- books. I need to figure that strategy out. Clothes are another tough area simply because I hate the money spent for things I didn't get much use from. I'd like to have them wear out, but I have way too many to wear any out for years. That is usually how most decluttering systems start- because they think it is easier to make those decisions. I might have to wait on clothes and books. I think the knick-knacks will be the easier one to begin with. 

Anyway- I'm inspired. I'm looking at various internet/insta decluttering folks and what they say but I will come up with a plan and hopefully, enact it once school is out for the summer.