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Post by craftygardenmom on Mar 18, 2015 19:30:23 GMT
I am currently reading the book and while I find many of her ideas good and have cleared out quite a bit of the clutter since reading it in January, some just aren't practical when you have children or limited time in your home (weekends/evenings + lots of other things to do daily). There is no way I can take every single article of clothing we have and go through it in one sitting. Seriously, who has that kind of time, especially when as an admitted clothes-hoarder, I have so much to go through. BUT, I am able to take it in chunks so that in a reasonable period of time (and where I don't have to take up valuable floor space for weeks or months) I will go through all of our clothes by the end of it, only keeping what I love or brings me (or wearer) joy.
The other thing I don't think she adequately addressed in the book is what to do when your family (mainly kids) come right behind you and leave their own mess or refuse (DH) to get rid of their own clutter. DH is the one with stacks and stacks of magazines, comic books, and books he just 'doesn't have time right now' to go through. The space they are taking up in several rooms is crazy - even more apparent now that I have managed to clear out about 50% of my own clutter. Sigh. I can only hope to encourage him along the way - this is not the book he would read either.
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Post by putabuttononit on Mar 18, 2015 19:38:54 GMT
I am sentimental to the EXTREME lol. This book helped me rearrange my thinking a bit though. Yes, the dress my grandmother wore to my wedding, is precious to me. But I don't have to keep the whole dress to have that memory. So I cut a long strip out of it, and tied the strip to the lamp she also gave me. I miss her terribly, but holding on to the dress won't bring her back. I am learning to change my WAYS but not change who I am at the core.
I have collected t shirts my whole life, but I don't wear t shirts at all. I couldn't part with them, so I boxed them up and I have made arrangements for them to be made into a quilt. I can keep all of those fun memories of concerts, travel, and other special times in my life. I don't have to keep a stack of t shirts. And just sorting through them helped me realize which ones REALLY brought me joy, and which ones were just fun for a season, and didn't need to be kept.
When I went through my books, I kept the ones that truly were precious. Toddler books that I read over and over and over to my kiddos. The first book my dd read to me alone. Priceless books from my childhood. Classics that I love to read and reread. The books that I kept were the ones that brought me a lot of joy! And having empty bookcases brought me a lot of joy too! I was able to move an entire bookcase out of my bedroom and found extra floor space. Ahh, the bliss of extra floor space. It gave my room a whole new look.
Some of my sweatshirts from college were important to me. I didn't want to give them up. Well, dd walked in and fell in love with them. Its quite trendy now to wear the crew neck instead of hoodies, and "vintage" college sweatshirts are "sick threads" lol. I gave them to her and guess what? It sparks joy in me to see her wear them and love them. She got a ton of compliments at school, she says. LOL!
A sentimental person can learn a new way of operating, to make changes in their life so they can breathe more easily! Less to dust, less to move around, less to feel overwhelmed about. It has caused me to ask myself a lot of questions about what I really want, how I really want to live, what is truly important to me. Its a good thing. This book isn't a magic fix, like anything it is simply a guide. To grab it and follow the inspiration it provides with my own energy and efforts- that's the trick. Its working for me and a lot of my friends who I have dragged along with me. We are having fun taking control of the "stuff" in our lives. One of the quotes I love in the book is "The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how do you want to live your life?"
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 18, 2015 19:57:32 GMT
I know when I started with Flylady and all the decluttering that went along with that, it really made me think a lot harder about buying anything, as I then had to consider where it was going to be kept and whether I really wanted to a fill a space I'd worked hard at clearing. I can see this book doing the same for me.
While my rice was cooking tonight, I turned all my baking and oven dishes and pans on their side in the cupboard they're in. It took me all of 5 minutes to do and now instead of having to lift up a heavy pile of dishes to get at the one I need at the bottom, it is a simple process of sliding it out. Doh...so obvious and so easy. Why haven't I been storing them like that all these years? I've been quoting 'file don't pile' to everyone. They must think I'm bonkers
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Mar 18, 2015 20:33:03 GMT
The other thing I don't think she adequately addressed in the book is what to do when your family (mainly kids) come right behind you and leave their own mess or refuse (DH) to get rid of their own clutter. DH is the one with stacks and stacks of magazines, comic books, and books he just 'doesn't have time right now' to go through. The space they are taking up in several rooms is crazy - even more apparent now that I have managed to clear out about 50% of my own clutter. Sigh. I can only hope to encourage him along the way - this is not the book he would read either. I listened to the audio book yesterday and she did address it. She said you should not force your methods upon family members, but they will see your progress and naturally start to mimic you, without any prompting from you. Snort. That must be the *magic* part of the book. I found the sections on paperwork to be completely ridiculous. Get rid of all of it. You'll never need it. The end.
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Post by genny on Mar 18, 2015 21:07:59 GMT
Ok so I bought it and I think I am in. I won't have time until Saturday to start with my clothes - it will probably be an all day affair - but I am feeling lighter about it already. I really need/want to have a yard sale but Ithink I will be defeating the purpose if I just pile it all in the garage until I can get ready for one, so I think I'll be doing a lot of donating/consigning. If she addresses 'necessities' I haven't seen it yet…but for instance, the air pump in the garage does not bring me any joy, but I still need it. I can see how my large collection of serving dishes could probably be pared down a little (and I am maybe a little addicted to attractive serving pieces)…but my cookie cooling racks and pots and pans are not something that bring me joy necessarily but that I do need to use. Does she address those things and the storage of them in the 'miscellany' portion? I am still on the clothes. I am also having a hard time with folding most of my clothes and how she suggests…I'll try it for jeans and shorts and pjs but I always hang my shirts, even tanks and T-shirts. putabuttononit i have a massive collection of t-shirts as well. I wear a lot of them but nearly as many as I have but I CANNOT let go of some of them because they were from when the kids went to elementary/middle school and have sentimental value to me. A friend recently told me about the T-shirt quilt she was having made and now you've mentioned it as well, I think I am going to box those up and do just that. I know that's something i will cherish FORever! All of our race t's, school t's etc. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting started! Thanks for the nudge OP!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2015 2:00:00 GMT
I listened to the audio book yesterday and she did address it. She said you should not force your methods upon family members, but they will see your progress and naturally start to mimic you, without any prompting from you. Snort. That must be the *magic* part of the book. I found the sections on paperwork to be completely ridiculous. Get rid of all of it. You'll never need it. The end.
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Post by rst on Mar 19, 2015 2:24:27 GMT
The laws of thermodynamics suggest that is not what will happen. But bless her optimism.
Does she address scraprooms/sewing stashes / crafty stuff? I swear every little piece of fabric gives me all kinds of sparks of joy, but it's still a mess.
I've got several filing cabinets chock full of insurance claims, medical plans of care, and IEPs that give me no joy whatsoever, but throwing them out seems like a bad idea, so maybe she's not up on every possible scenario.
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Post by annabella on Mar 19, 2015 2:38:18 GMT
I . I have collected t shirts my whole life, but I don't wear t shirts at all. I couldn't part with them, so I boxed them up and I have made arrangements for them to be made into a quilt. I can keep all of those fun memories of concerts, travel, and other special times in my life. I don't have to keep a stack of t shirts. And just sorting through them helped me realize which ones REALLY brought me joy, and which ones were just fun for a season, and didn't need to be kept. [ Some of my sweatshirts from college were important to me. I didn't want to give them up. e y?" Omg this is me! Every time I run a race I get a thirst that I never wear but can't throw away. I always think one day I'll help someone paint or visit an orphanage in Africa and need casual clothes! Lol I'm too sentimental towards my college tees that I never wear. This book makes me want to get a magazine on tidying as she says we don't study the art and i need a monthly reminder. Any magazine suggestions on organizing your home?
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Post by putabuttononit on Mar 19, 2015 2:43:43 GMT
I'm in the business of getting rid of magazines, not bringing in new ones! I love your idea though, of a monthly reminder of some sort. I started a group among my friends, so that we continue to press forward and also encourage one another. I think an organizing blog would be nice to read, as long as it was practical and not about some measure of perfection none of us will ever achieve. We are real people with real families, and we need to live, laugh, play, and collapse in our homes. Be comfortable in our surroundings. A blog with some fun, quick, practical tried and true tips would be so nice to read, and it wouldn't be a magazine to store and then have to get rid of later. Does anybody know of a blog about organizing/discarding? Off to do some research!
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Post by annabella on Mar 19, 2015 2:47:37 GMT
There is an awesome blog! I heart organizing
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 19, 2015 3:00:30 GMT
I am not getting this book. I'm 32% in and haven't learned a thing. I'm trying not to be closed-minded. She has a ton of rules that I think are crazy. It's like reading the same passage over and over and over. She's describing her love and obsession for organizing and that I can do it to. Ok, tell me how. I'm having a hard time with her all or nothing stance on things. If I had time to clean out my entire closet in one "event" I would be in the mess I am. Ugh.
ETA: I'm finally to chapter three. and I took out a little bit of mean snark.
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Post by epeanymous on Mar 19, 2015 3:24:55 GMT
I read it a few weeks ago. We are preparing to move probably sooner rather than later, and moving seems like a pretty good reason to get rid of things. I have so far made two dump runs with my minivan, countless trips to Goodwill, and actually hired a dump truck to come for some larger items (please tell me why I was storing a couch I didn't like "just in case"?). I am nowhere near where I need to be, but it is much, much better.
I have two complaints about the book. One, she tells you to keep only things you love or need and is pretty good, I think, about telling you how to go about deciding what you love. She doesn't tell you how to figure out what you need, however. If I use a picnic cooler every single Fourth of July but only use it on the Fourth of July, do I need it? How about a child's outgrown clothing where they have a younger sibling -- am I supposed to store the items (thrifty, younger kid may or may not like them/fit them, they will take up a lot of space)? More saliently, I will offer my testimony that if you live in a house with six other people and have a hoarder nanny, it is not necessarily true either that you will inspire other people in your household to follow your example with their stuff or that you can make all the progress necessary just by clearing your own wares. The number of times that I have cleared a level surface in my house only to discover that some other being has said "oooh -- empty space! Perfect for my X!" is horrifying.
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Post by anonrefugee on Mar 19, 2015 10:39:00 GMT
I put this book on hold but I am another one with a husband who can't get rid of his stuff. He has no problems getting rid of the kids stuff, but his computer textbooks from 1998 he feels the need to keep forever, clothes he never wears (and which don't fit)are precious and he does not agree with my "if we need it later we'll buy a new one" philosophy... Add checks and household records from 1989 and this is my DH.
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Post by anonrefugee on Mar 19, 2015 10:53:38 GMT
putabuttononit thank you for comment about old crew neck sweatshirts. DS has been wearing some ancient ones from his Dad and Grandfather, with shorts and topsiders. Ive been poking around asking questions to see if he was sad- I thought he was wearing shirts like "blankies"/comfort objects. Lol to think he's being stylish. I'd offered to take him shopping and he told me no.
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Post by bklyngal62 on Mar 19, 2015 11:00:39 GMT
Love this thread and the more I read it the more I want to get the book. I'm usually organized, but living in a small space makes clutter so fast
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 19, 2015 11:48:37 GMT
Well my work continues. I tackled handbags this morning with the intention of moving them all up to my bedroom and into the newly created space in my dressing room from the decluttering and folding I did the other day - but no, that is not going to happen. Still not quite enough space, so all the bags (some nested) are back on the shelf in our cloak cupboard. BUT each bag has been emptied - of 926 Tesco receipts, 1345 crumpled but clean loose tissues, 17 half used packs of paracetamol, 426 pens (not all working), 126 sanitary pads and tampons (I've been using a Mooncup since 2000), and 785 sweetie . I've now got a box with a few bits and pieces that might be needed in a handbag, and sorted out my handbag tidy so it just had the essentials in it. I have samosa folded hundreds of carrier bags - every one is precious now as we don't get them for free in Scotland any more.
In the process of looking through my bags, I have unearthed my parents' house keys that I lost about 3 years ago, and my DH's good leather gloves that have been missing for a long time too. When I did my knicker drawer the other day, I found the spare key for the car we sold a year ago, and for which we paid £40 to get a replacement key. I think it must have got bundled up with a pile of knickers one day, then got buried under the mounds of Marks and Spencer's best.
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Post by pelirroja on Mar 19, 2015 12:13:44 GMT
The book is a quick and easy read but I'm guessing the author is single and childless. There's no way I could put every single piece of clothing into a massive load in the middle of the house and casually toss out whatever I forgot to put into the original sort pile. I'm guessing the author has no seasonal outdoors activities: apres ski boots, snowsuits, Barbour waxed jackets and surfing wetsuits are too freaking expensive to toss out because I forgot to include them in the sorting on the first go round. Not gonna happen.
I find her optimistic attitude that family will follow the tidying example to be a very positive, hopeful, and happily delusional way of thinking. If my family hasn't been motivated in all these years, I'm finding the "magic" of this concept to be her magical thinking. But I do admire her endlessly upbeat attitude: maybe it's a cultural difference but I just can't see that happening in my family. I've raised independent thinkers and no one follows anything in lockstep around here. Being impervious to peer (or parental) pressure can be sometimes a good thing. Even if it means life isn't tidy at times.
And throwing out that needless paperwork: it gives me chills just imagining someone showing up at a divorce case, court hearing, or tax audit trying to blithely explain that all that messy paperwork just too much visual clutter and didn't quite fit in with the decor and magical tidying concepts.
I really do like her tidying by category concept. I haven't thanked my cellphone (and don't think I ever will) but the book is an interesting and thought-provoking read and maybe I'll get an idea or two from it.
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Post by genny on Mar 19, 2015 13:22:30 GMT
I read more last night - I don't think I will EVER empty my purse every single day. I am a busy working business owner with two busy kids. My purse is like a briefcase/first aid kit/office grand central station. I can get on board with getting the receipts or change out every day, but that's about it. It would be a 10 minute process every day for me and that's too much to dedicate. Plus I only change purses seasonally, not daily, so it seems like wasted effort.
I can see getting rid of a lot of my papers, but trashing them all is just not feasible or responsible I think.
You also won't catch me getting rid of any photos - at least not of my kids growing up. I do have many albums of my grandmothers that have pages and pages of people I don't know,but I can't even imagine just throwing them in a landfill! OMG.
I can see how a great deal of this can help me and I am willing to purge my clothes and accessories (and am actually quite excited about it now), my precious books and many miscellaneous albums, but like another poster said she is obviously single and childless. It's just not that easy to trash certain things.
When I ask myself why I want to do this as she suggests you do, my answer to myself is that I am STRESSED. ALL. THE. TIME. I want to live in a clutter free environment where I can relax and be peaceful. I want my business to thrive and intend to apply some of these concepts to our office and shop areas and I truly hope that the whole process will lighten my load a little - lifting some of the burden of constantly being surrounded by clutter and the overwhelming feeling that I need to be straightening all the damn time instead of things that make me happy. If I can relieve some of that load, I hope I'll be able to be more creative again, rest easier, sleep better and have the energy to start working out again.
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Post by maryland on Mar 19, 2015 13:29:11 GMT
I am sentimental to the EXTREME lol. This book helped me rearrange my thinking a bit though. Yes, the dress my grandmother wore to my wedding, is precious to me. But I don't have to keep the whole dress to have that memory. So I cut a long strip out of it, and tied the strip to the lamp she also gave me. I miss her terribly, but holding on to the dress won't bring her back. I am learning to change my WAYS but not change who I am at the core. I have collected t shirts my whole life, but I don't wear t shirts at all. I couldn't part with them, so I boxed them up and I have made arrangements for them to be made into a quilt. I can keep all of those fun memories of concerts, travel, and other special times in my life. I don't have to keep a stack of t shirts. And just sorting through them helped me realize which ones REALLY brought me joy, and which ones were just fun for a season, and didn't need to be kept. When I went through my books, I kept the ones that truly were precious. Toddler books that I read over and over and over to my kiddos. The first book my dd read to me alone. Priceless books from my childhood. Classics that I love to read and reread. The books that I kept were the ones that brought me a lot of joy! And having empty bookcases brought me a lot of joy too! I was able to move an entire bookcase out of my bedroom and found extra floor space. Ahh, the bliss of extra floor space. It gave my room a whole new look. Some of my sweatshirts from college were important to me. I didn't want to give them up. Well, dd walked in and fell in love with them. Its quite trendy now to wear the crew neck instead of hoodies, and "vintage" college sweatshirts are "sick threads" lol. I gave them to her and guess what? It sparks joy in me to see her wear them and love them. She got a ton of compliments at school, she says. LOL! A sentimental person can learn a new way of operating, to make changes in their life so they can breathe more easily! Less to dust, less to move around, less to feel overwhelmed about. It has caused me to ask myself a lot of questions about what I really want, how I really want to live, what is truly important to me. Its a good thing. This book isn't a magic fix, like anything it is simply a guide. To grab it and follow the inspiration it provides with my own energy and efforts- that's the trick. Its working for me and a lot of my friends who I have dragged along with me. We are having fun taking control of the "stuff" in our lives. One of the quotes I love in the book is "The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how do you want to live your life?" I love this! My husband is so sentimental too, but I can't imagine him changing his way of thinking like you did. I do think it would bring him more joy to be surrounded just by the things that are most important to him. I would love for him to make do without the large bookcase in our already cluttered study (former living room). But he loves "clutter", the more stuff in the room, the better. I am opposite! I think less is more!
You should be proud of what you did! I love reading your post!
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Post by anonrefugee on Mar 19, 2015 15:35:05 GMT
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Post by gillyp on Mar 19, 2015 15:38:02 GMT
That's hilarious!
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 20, 2015 0:25:45 GMT
Parts of this book are hilarious and not really helpful at all. <<<< My standard is this: hang any clothes that look like they would be happier hung up, such as those made with soft materials that flutter in the breeze or highly tailored cuts, which protest at being folded. These we should hang willingly. >>>> Uhhh ... Ok. ETA <<<< Be careful not to bury clothes in the cupboard even if they are off- season. Clothes that have been shut up for half a year look wilted, as if they have been stifled. Instead, let in some light and air occasionally. Open the drawer and run your hands over the contents. Let them know you care and look forward to wearing them when they are next in season. This kind of “communication” helps your clothes stay vibrant and keeps your relationship with them alive longer. >>>> Mmmmmm-Kay ...
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 20, 2015 1:19:49 GMT
It is driving me crazy how many things she tells us she tried and then abandoned. so many useless stories.
ugh. I'm 75% done...
Sorry, this book is not for me. I don't get it. I don't see the magic. She's bragging and bossy.
i spent $7.99 so I'm gonna finish it but so far, the ONLY tip I may try is attempting to store more things vertically instead of stacking. That's it.
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Post by cmhs on Mar 20, 2015 1:55:59 GMT
Some has said she must be single-- I read somewhere that she is married.
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 20, 2015 2:04:30 GMT
Ok I finished. Thank goodness. I haven't had such a hard time reading a book ever.
There was one other spot that I did manage to take something away from. She talked about you can tell how important something is to you by the way you treat it.
She described shirts hanging in a closet and one of her client's house. She said she could tell which ones she liked the least because they weren't hung up with as much care. That kind of made sense to me.
Very glad to be done with it! And if I would have gotten the actual book, I would be "tidying" it right out of my house because the book does not bring me joy.
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Post by annabella on Mar 20, 2015 2:13:18 GMT
Ok I finished. Thank goodness. I haven't had such a hard time reading a book ever. There was one other spot that I did manage to take something away from. She talked about you can tell how important something is to you by the way you treat it. She described shirts hanging in a closet and one of her client's house. She said she could tell which ones she liked the least because they weren't hung up with as much care. That kind of made sense to me.Very glad to be done with it! And if I would have gotten the actual book, I would be "tidying" it right out of my house because the book does not bring me joy. [ That doesn't make any sense to me at all, my whole closet is hung the same way on the same hangers.
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 20, 2015 2:53:16 GMT
Ok I finished. Thank goodness. I haven't had such a hard time reading a book ever. There was one other spot that I did manage to take something away from. She talked about you can tell how important something is to you by the way you treat it. She described shirts hanging in a closet and one of her client's house. She said she could tell which ones she liked the least because they weren't hung up with as much care. That kind of made sense to me.Very glad to be done with it! And if I would have gotten the actual book, I would be "tidying" it right out of my house because the book does not bring me joy. [ That doesn't make any sense to me at all, my whole closet is hung the same way on the same hangers. Below is the part I took that thought from... Like maybe the pieces the author picked out that her client didn't love weren't hung as carefully as the stuff she did love. Because the author is so good at typing, she could tell. ;-) <<One of my prize students, a woman in her thirties, had discarded fifty garbage bags of belongings by the time I got there. She opened her drawers and closet proudly and said, “There’s nothing more to get rid of in here!” Her room certainly looked different from the photographs she had shown me. The sweater that had been thrown carelessly over the dresser was now neatly stored away, and the dresses that had been jammed to bursting on the rod had been thinned out so that now there was some room between them. Yet even so, I pulled out a brown jacket and a beige blouse. They looked no different from the rest of the clothes she had decided to keep. Both were in good condition and looked like they had been worn. “Do these really bring you joy?” I asked. The expression on her face changed instantly. “That jacket, you know I love the design, but I really wanted one in black. They didn’t have a black one in my size.… Not having a brown jacket, I thought that I would buy it anyway, but in the end it just didn’t seem to suit me and I only wore it a few times. “As for the blouse, I was really attracted to the design and to the material, so I actually bought two of them. I wore the first one until it couldn’t be worn, but for some reason I just don’t seem to choose the second one anymore.” I had never seen how she treated these items nor did I know anything about the circumstances surrounding their purchase. All I did was observe carefully the clothes hanging in her closet. When you examine things closely, you can begin to discern whether or not those things bring their owner joy. When a woman is in love, the change in her is apparent to everyone around her. The love she receives from her partner, the confidence that love gives her, and her desire to make the effort to look beautiful for him all give her energy. Her skin glows, her eyes shine, and she becomes even more beautiful. In the same way, things that are loved by their owner and treated with care are vibrant and radiate an aura of wanting to be of more service to their owner. Things that are cherished shine. This is why I can tell at a glance whether something truly sparks joy. The genuine emotion of joy resides in the body and in the possessions of the owner, and therefore it can’t be concealed.>> i don't think things I love shine or look different. But I do take better care of things that are important to me and make me happy, so this passage made sense to me. The rest of the book ... Not so much. Maybe if I just could get over the author's demeanor. She seems so patronizing.
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 20, 2015 12:53:00 GMT
i spent $7.99 so I'm gonna finish it but so far, the ONLY tip I may try is attempting to store more things vertically instead of stacking. That's it. I agree with so much of what you have said, and I would say this is pretty much the only thing I have taken away from listening to the book, although this thread, rather than the book itself, has galvanised me in to amazing action! And the vertical storage is fantastic - no going back for me now. I think it is a little bit like the many cook books I buy, then only cook one or two recipes from. I think the cook book has been worth the cost of buying and reading it if just one recipe makes its way in to my regular repertoire of meals the family all enjoy and I can make for them. Having said that, I need to do a serious cull on my cook books too...but only after I've run my hands over them to unleash their energy, then thanked them for their help over the years
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Post by gillyp on Mar 20, 2015 13:21:09 GMT
You know, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I actually DO thank some things and tell them I love them so I can sort of understand where she's coming from! Maybe I'm just old and confused but I tell my bed I love it nearly every night as I'm so grateful to be getting in it. I tell my ipad and computer that I love them because they help me with various things. I know I do it with other things too. When I clean the hob I might say "There, don't you look nice". I DO hang clothes I particularly like with more care than the less liked things. I sound like a prime candidate for her system, don't I? So why am I surrounded by clutter?
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 21, 2015 1:40:51 GMT
think it is a little bit like the many cook books I buy, then only cook one or two recipes from. I think the cook book has been worth the cost of buying and reading it if just one recipe makes its way in to my regular repertoire of meals the family all enjoy and I can make for them. Having said that, I need to do a serious cull on my cook books too...but only after I've run my hands over them to unleash their energy, then thanked them for their help over the years
LOL!!! I'm still trying figure out how to lovingly release her book's energy and tidy it off of my kindle app! :PLOLOLOLLOLOLOL
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