Spring is officially here and I decided that this past weekend would be
the perfect opportunity for some 'Spring Cleaning'. I started to mentally prepare for the process
over a week in advance knowing that I had a relatively open weekend and I
needed to set aside some serious time in order to thoroughly organize and
cleanse. The idea of 'Spring Cleaning'
is an incredible mental shift if you really allow yourself to embrace it. I felt a wave of excitement to uncover old
things that might feel new again because they were simply mixed with the
clutter of the good and bad. Believe it
or not, I actually started applying the concept of 'Spring Cleaning' and
de-cluttering to my entire life and in a matter of days it felt like fresh
oxygen was coming into my lungs.
I have a tendency to lean on my regular handful of close friends and
family members and not make time for the other friendships in my life that,
while not as consistent, can be just as meaningful. I was thrilled to have dinner with a
girlfriend on Friday night, whom I hadn't seen in nearly 4 months, and we ended
the night laughing and wondering why we didn't get together more often. De-clutter move #1.
I then decided to change up my Saturday routine and made time to ease
into the day with coffee, journaling, yoga, and then some time on the couch to
just 'veg' (not something I do too often as a hyper A-type personality). This fresh start allowed me to ease into
Saturday night with a light heart and smile on my face as I had slowed the
RPM's down a bit and not stressed over the little things that could be done
another day. De-clutter move #2.
Sunday was the bigger challenge and if you aren't already inspired to
perform some 'Spring Cleaning' of your own at this point then continue reading
because I am about to compel you to literally get out the trash bags. I took on the task of cleaning my
closet. I've decided that this could be
considered the Recessionista's version of a shopping spree as I uncovered items
that hadn't been touched in months and (gasp!) some of them still had tags
attached to them. There were trash bags
of dingy hangers, faded t-shirts, and shoes with holes in them hauled out. There were also 4 bags of 'give away' clothes
to be dropped at Goodwill. What was left
behind was a color coded (don't judge) and lightly packed closet inspiring all
sorts of new outfits for the week ahead. De-clutter move #3.
I encourage you to de-clutter at least one aspect of your life in the
weeks ahead. Think of it as if you are
treating yourself to a facial -- only once all of the 'junk' is gone will you
be able to truly glow. Your
challenge: Make the Time!
"Instead
of making up excuses for why something is impossible, it's far better to come
up with reasons why it could be possible. One reason why is more powerful than
all the reasons why not."
-
Jackson Kiddard
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