Hi Diane, Congratulations on all you've accomplished. It's good to hear from you again. I've missed you.
Sherry in FL On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:47:41 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi gang - > > I've been so busy cleaning and clearing that I've gotten behind on > reading my > emails. When I do read, I keep saving ones I want to reply to - then > I can't > find time to get back to them. I have been thinking of you all, > keeping you > in my prayers, and cheering for all your successes. > > I've been working hard at getting my house back in order after > Christmas. > Since I do massive decorating both inside and out for the size of my > house, > it is a big job. Saturday I finally got the last of the boxes into > the attic > and got with the house cleaning. > > I worked a little each day during the holidays at getting something > cleaned, > cleared, organized or whatever. I did all the kids shelves & > drawers, and > some work in their closets, but that is an ongoing process. The kids > & I > cleaned out all the videos, threw away about 30 old ones that didn't > play > well, and organized and labeled the rest. I still have one more > video rack to > put together for my younger son's room. We actually cleaned and > dusted areas > that we haven't seen in years - even the insides of the video > storage drawers > - yuck. I can't believe the places dust can get into. > > I'm anxious to get back to my closet and drawers. The closet > especially needs > some work. I am still working on my goal of only having clothes & > shoes that > I like and wear. I'm slowly replacing a few things and getting rid > of more > than I buy. Each time I go through the clothes I find it easier to > get rid of > the things I don't wear. > > I've already made my first "donations" of the year - 3 large garbage > bags of > toys, kitchen stuff and clothes. And I'm working on the next batch. > > I also need to work on a couple of the kitchen cabinets which tend > to get out > of hand easily. The school supply cabinet and the one which houses > phone > books, batteries, flashlights, light bulbs & extension cords both > seem to get > out of order regularly. We're always grabbing something then just > stuffing it > back in there. > > I'm happy to report that overall the house is looking great. Still a > ways to > go on closets and cabinets (also garage, shed and attic), but you > can walk > into any room and it looks clear and clean in all the visible areas. > In the > evening I can light my candles and sit back and enjoy it (provided > I'm not > running to soccer or a parents meeting of some kind...). > > I am slowly achieving my goal of simplifying my life by simplifying > my house. > It is soooo much easier to maintain than it used to be. And I can > almost > always find just what I'm looking for when I need something. What a > wonderful, peaceful feeling! It just amazes me to realize how much > the stuff > that I didn't use was bogging me down. > > My mom came over awhile back and commented that my house "felt so > light". She > said that if I keep getting rid of stuff it just might float away > (she thinks > I'm getting a little carried away). I told her there's no danger of > that as > long as I've got all that stuff in the attic - it will keep the > house firmly > on the ground - LOL. > > So come on everyone - join in and spread the joy! Lets all "lighten" > our > houses and free up our lives - I love having company when I'm > clearing > clutter. Remember, you can't do it all at once, but each thing you > get rid of > is one thing you'll never have to deal with again. > > Diane > ~who's not quitting til she gets that attic done and finds out > whether the > house really can "float".~ > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Journey from clutter List Website > http://journeyfromclutter.com > Members Only Page > http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm > > Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main > list. > > To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the > unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
