It seems that many things have been keeping me away from this space. I guess it's actually more appropriate to say that I have been allowing things to keep me away. Caring for aging parents has been the focus of the last few years. I am hoping now to shift that focus back to myself and my husband.
We are currently in a place that needs massive removal of stuff. As my parents moved out of their house into a senior living community, we took on some of their items that we weren't certain if they would eventually need. We also have a friend consolidating in preparation of selling her home. She had some really nice pieces, especially in her kitchen, that came to us. Now we need to donate and dispose of all our not so nice pieces to make room. Plus, I have accumulated plenty of things over the three years here that are no longer useful or necessary. All that being said, decluttering is not an easy task. I'm mean that's pretty obvious from the myriad number of websites and suggestions that come up if you google it. For the record, my favorites are The Minimalists and (12) Joshua Becker - YouTube if you're looking for places to start.
The most helpful thing that has happened recently is a deadline. We have a twin bed in our place that needs to go to my parents' place, and the queen bed there is coming to us. It was ours to begin with, so it's just coming back home. The problem is while it was gone and a smaller bed took its place, we filled the empty space...and then some. That switching of beds is to happen at the end of the month when we have some strong help in town to visit, so now I have a deadline. Wish me luck.
