Hello!
So this past weekend (and continuing until this next week) I have been studying for three mid-term exams! However, I have also wanted to clean! It feels so spring-like here, I must be ready for spring cleaning 😉 The image above I feel is a good representation of how I sometimes feel surrounded by the stuff in my life.
So, here are some tips I have been using to help me decide what I no longer need 🙂 These three tips are part of Step 4-Don’t have a lot of clutter, from the Feng Shui: What Not to Do article here.
1. Do I love it? For some people, the answer may be that they love every single thing that they have in their possession (for those of you who this applies to, skip this step). For the rest of us though, we probably do not love every single thing that we own. If it makes you sad, feel down in any way, or makes you angry, if it is possible, give it away! This will help to bring positive energy and feelings to you and your surroundings.
2. Is it useful? This can be a helpful question, but it can also be a difficult one that allows a person to continue having clutter. So, more specifically, is it useful to you now? Ask yourself whether you see yourself actually using it within the foreseeable future. If so, keep it. But, don’t keep holding onto that one shirt you’re sure you’ll wear someday again (I have been guilty of this too). Just give it away, and move on. 🙂
3. Does it reflect who I am now in my life? This was the question that really helped me the most. Since I have lost 35 lbs. from cutting out processed foods and sugar, I have been still holding onto clothes that really no longer fit me, nor that really even fit my personality anymore. I still am holding onto some clothes that are too big for me (that I can see myself enjoying wearing later on just because it has not even been a year since I have lost the weight yet), but I have let go of those clothes too big for me, that are much more high school-ish, and that I did not even like that I was holding onto merely “just in case” I gained weight again. And I feel so much lighter for doing it! 🙂 I also am starting to go through my collection of books, and giving away some that just do not fit my personality anymore, or that just simply do not make me happy.
I hope these questions help you lighten your belongings and help you lead a happier, clutter-free life!
Also, I just started a Facebook page within the past week. Check it out! 🙂www.facebook.com/sunnymothernature
Have a sunny day!
~Kim
Please Note: Only the three questions are from the article I linked above. All the commentary and descriptions after the questions are my own.
Also, the image above is used under the Commons license, shared by the Smithsonian Institution’s Photostream on Flickr, and can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2551232980/
Sunny Mother Nature 