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Charge Yer Batteries And Be Done With It
Thu Feb 23 2012

The de-cluttering continues apace. The Goodwill pile is growing for tomorrow's delivery. I've been working on several nooks and crannies where I'm finding an astonishing number of things that were truly just taking up space for no good reason. Though I have to admit, I'm working in the "easy" areas, while avoiding the unholy grail that is my modestly sized walk in closet. The things that reside in there require the most emotional capital to sort through. I have been leaning heavily for support on my sister-in-law, who just this morning talked me through letting go of an old coin purse in favor of the new one I made from my friend P's hand spun yarn. I don't NEED two coin purses. I mentioned to her one day as we were talking over how exhausting it is to sort through ones's stuff, that it's like you are a battery and every time you make a decision about an item, you have to touch it, which draws some of your energy out. You can only do this for a certain amount of time each day, then you have to stop and let your emotional battery re-charge. It's not at all the same as "tidying up". That's just moving stuff from one place to another. This is a decision making activity. I have finished my list of areas to de-clutter for the day, and even though it only took me about an hour, I'm so… DONE! My battery really does need re-charging. Perhaps I'll go on Pinterest and look at OTHER people's stuff for a while, and be grateful that it's not in MY house.   ;-)   I don't think it takes any emotional energy whatsoever to throw out the rotting food from that refrigerator now does it Missy? Stop whining about batteries and get the baking soda. That appliance needs a good scrub. Now hop to it! Boy, I'd love to know where she charges HER batteries….. I'll bet it's someplace like that lab in the Frankenstein movies…. (Keep your voice down, dimwit.) Whatever.          
4 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Feb 23 2012
    Very emotional stuff. I'm proud of you. Very proud. {{{Hugs}}}
  • From:
    404error (Legacy)
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    Thu Feb 23 2012
    If that darned hen has so much "get up and go," maybe she should.
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Feb 24 2012
    I can identify.......over the last two weeks I have cleaned and pruned nearly every room and cupboard on the first floor of my house. The Goodwill pile is...ummmm....staggering. At first it was hard, but now, I'm actually enjoying the process......asking myself "what can I add to the goodwill pile of today?" My hard place is my own closet. I find it difficult to let go of clothing that is still useable even if I have not worn it for over five years. But I am starting to see things that can be let go and that is a starting place; enough for now. The Boy Scouts should be pleased; I can only hope as much for the Hen. She probably thinks I didn't delve deep enough into the possibilities of enLIGHTenment. Ah well, she will just have to be patient; letting go is a process.
  • From:
    Apolline (Legacy)
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    Fri Feb 24 2012
    It was hard to let go of things that had sentimental value for me. Where I'm at in my life right now without the 'things' is such a better places. It's the memories that matter. When I have to do some serious cleaning and decluttering, I turn on 'Hoarders' and that is enough to get my batteries charged! I took a couple of things off of our circulation table recently at church. Two small glass candle holders with candles, and a glass conch shell candle holder. It is nice to be able to have a space for something new and different, and I know that when the time comes when I have tired of them I can easily release them. Someone shopping at the Goodwill is going to get such joy from finding something that they can enjoy. Pictures are good too of things you don't want to release because of the memories they bring. Take snapshot and release the item.