It was a beautiful September day today; crispy and shiny with a clear blue sky. What a delight 🙂
In addition to meeting with my friends and having lovely time, I also did some more work at the house. First I went thru the books I sorted out to get rid of. I had a feeling yesterday that maybe I overdid it and in fact there were many books that I could enjoy. So, I could not help it, went thru each of them, and decided to take back one book. Only one book! 🙂
See, I guess anyone who is parting with loved items would feel this way; did I make a mistake? should I keep them? How wise was my sorting and decluttering strategy? I am very happy to see that I did a good job with it; taking back only one book tells me that next time I can trust myself more and sort only once. Then, they will be ready to go. No looking back.
I must admit when I put the to-be-donated books away in a cabinet (till we bring them to the charity), my living room looked a lot better, more clear and organized. I could not help but move little furniture around, put a plant here and there, and vola I have a brand new living room. Is that not awesome? I think it is. Change in scenery is always good. And having the freedom to move stuff around (which you can only do if you have enough space free of clutter) is even more exciting.
I am not done with decluttering; in the last few weeks I have done great donating clothes. Now the books. The next items are the CDs and the VHS casettes that I have. I am very fond of the VHSs particularly. But I decided it was best we went different directions in life. I am not sure whether they can be donated anywhere; but it does not hurt to ask. As per the CDs, some of them I really like and would like to keep. But others need to go – there are CDs I have not listened in the last 5-10 years.
The final items to be sorted out will be my shoes… I am scared to look at the shoe boxes as I always find something that is beautiful…
There is something nice about getting rid of stuff. Today one of my friends came to choose among the books I am about to give away. She was surprised apparently and asked me “why are you giving them away?”. I said “so that I can get rid of the old and open space for new ones, new experiences, new interests. Plus, they (i.e. books) would love to have new readers that will appreciate them”.
My friend nodded in agreement.
Have a great long-weekend everyone 🙂
Life as I interpret it 
You are doing fabulous! It’s ok to double-check what you’ve decided to donate “just to be sure”. What a wonderful gesture to donate your books so someone else can derive pleasure from them too! You have a kind heart and the progress you are making is tremendous!! Kudos to you…you enjoy the long weekend too!! 🙂
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thanks a lot! possessing nice things are amazing I guess, but sharing them with others when we no longer need is even better (thanks to this decluttering activity I have been “feeling” this a lot more and vividly – what a nice twist!! 🙂 )
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The more you give the better you feel..it’s a wonderful side affect!! 🙂
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It is my time to do the same, my friend! I am scheduling weekends in Sept. and Nov. to clear stuff out! I will be donating clothes and books and perhaps some furniture too. I like my empty space.
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right on Rebecca! I hope you will also feel the satisfaction coming out of this experience. I have had difficult time at the beginning while making decisions (which ones to keep, which ones to let go – so it was kind of overwhelming then) but later it became easier. Hoping you will figure out this way easily and complete your decluttering+donating activity in a very short time 🙂
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