Hi, Charlie. Two rooms in my home would horrify both Marie Kondo and you - my basement and my bedroom. I have created a walkable pathway through each of them, which I keep clean and tidy, but stuff is everywhere.
In the past week, I have lost my (not car-related) set of keys, a new bag of Halls cough drops, and my small 2023-24 pocket calendar from my purse. I know it is pointless to look for any of them. They will show up again when they darn well feel like it.
(Here's a spooky story for you: I "lost" my small digital camera for 3 WEEKS in 2019. When I found it again, it was in a tote bag I DID NOT YET OWN at the time I misplaced it. Go figure...). So I know I just have to stop thinking about those keys and they will reappear. I found the OLD bag of Halls on the shelf near my reading chair today, so now I know the "new" bag will turn up soon. As for the new pocket calendar, I really didn't like it anyway, so I likely "lost" it on purpose. I'll go spend $1.50 on a new one and the old one will pop up again; then I can just recycle it. FYI, it took me an HOUR to clear and reorganize one shelf of a 4-shelf bookcase. It's the only one that's "mine" to use as I see fit. That is the #1 reason I HATE decluttering.
Sometimes one must be firm with stuff. I have done purges in the past - I always have done them right before I move household. For the present, it is a matter of making decisions I am not the least bit interested in making. So I'll let my spaces stay cluttered a little while longer.
Hi, Charlie. Two rooms in my home would horrify both Marie Kondo and you - my basement and my bedroom. I have created a walkable pathway through each of them, which I keep clean and tidy, but stuff is everywhere.
In the past week, I have lost my (not car-related) set of keys, a new bag of Halls cough drops, and my small 2023-24 pocket calendar from my purse. I know it is pointless to look for any of them. They will show up again when they darn well feel like it.
(Here's a spooky story for you: I "lost" my small digital camera for 3 WEEKS in 2019. When I found it again, it was in a tote bag I DID NOT YET OWN at the time I misplaced it. Go figure...). So I know I just have to stop thinking about those keys and they will reappear. I found the OLD bag of Halls on the shelf near my reading chair today, so now I know the "new" bag will turn up soon. As for the new pocket calendar, I really didn't like it anyway, so I likely "lost" it on purpose. I'll go spend $1.50 on a new one and the old one will pop up again; then I can just recycle it. FYI, it took me an HOUR to clear and reorganize one shelf of a 4-shelf bookcase. It's the only one that's "mine" to use as I see fit. That is the #1 reason I HATE decluttering.
Sometimes one must be firm with stuff. I have done purges in the past - I always have done them right before I move household. For the present, it is a matter of making decisions I am not the least bit interested in making. So I'll let my spaces stay cluttered a little while longer.