blog is a many splendored thing

I realize I haven’t updated you on my decluttering journey for a couple of weeks.  I’ve had a few lumps, bumps, bruises, and breaks along the way.  But I wanted to share some of the progress that my dear husband and I made a couple weeks ago, before the crash and burn I experienced when everything got dumped into my multipurpose room.     I still haven’t dug out from that but, I’ve accepted the idea that life happens, setbacks occur, and it’s likely going to get worse in here before it gets better.   But I’ve also decided that I need to celebrate every little success!   And, if I’m celebrating, you’re celebrating with me; so...  grab your party hat and read on!   On M onday and Tuesday, July 6 & 7, Ray and I methodically decluttered, downsized, donated, tossed, and then cleaned and organized our remaining kitchen tools, gadgets, and supplies.    We washed everything in the kitchen down, lined the shelves, and the...

As promised in yesterday’s post (lists2) , today we’ll discuss Project Lists .  Why so much time on lists?  It’s not just the writing of the list that I enjoy, or the satisfaction it gives me to check-off completed tasks, I love the creative planning that goes into the lists. Lists give us the opportunity to turn on our creative juices, to plan our successes, and to build our dreams.  List making frees the artist in us and lets us imagine the very best that life can be.  I am an accountant, there isn’t much creative about accounting; as a matter of fact, many “creative” accountants have ended up in jail.  So, I have opted to find my creative outlets in other areas of life!  Hence, the need for a project list! Project Lists These lists support special events and endeavors; things I don’t do every day because I need to work in order to eat regularly and live indoors.  Such things might include vacation planning, birthday parties, side jobs, c...