Day 29 – and we’re sorting through your MAGAZINES! To be fair, you might not have the same severe addiction collection that I do. I am a hopeless fan of decor, gardening and women’s magazines, and have various piles of them all over the house. And yes, I find them hard to get rid of, because “what if I NEED them one day?”
It’s Day 27 – and we’re tackling those DVDs! My wonderful children (I include my husband in this category) have a habit of taking whatever DVD has been left in the DVD player, and placing it randomly in the drawer, or in whatever DVD cover they happen to be holding at the time!
It’s Day 26 – and it’s a lovely easy one today! Scarves, handbags and jackets!
This really took just a matter of minutes – I was surprised at how easily I let go of old handbags, a sign of how far I have come in the challenge. The stumbling block for me was jackets – I LOVE big thick jackets, despite only needing them for a few short months each year. In my head, I think I am attached to the idea of living in a cold country where jackets, scarves and gloves are piled up near the front door. But the reality is that I really don’t need 12 jackets. Yes, you read that correctly, TWELVE!
I have to say that this Simpler Life philosophy seems to be changing my thinking on a deep level. I find myself window shopping as much as I used to – but there doesn’t seem that urge to BUY all the time, to shop myself happy, and to feel that if I have added something beautiful to my house that my day was somehow more productive. Instead, I seem to err on the side of NOT buying anything (which if you know me, is something quite foreign!)
