I’m taking a quick break from my hiatus to do something I don’t normally—reblog a post. But this is a new blog from one of my dearest friends about living fully in a simpler way. I hope you’ll take a few moments to check out her very first post. Now, back to the whirlwind that is my September!
I moved recently from an apartment to a townhouse and the process overwhelmed me. How had I managed to fit all this stuff into a one-bedroom apartment? Some of it held sentimental value, of course, but much of it was just taking up space. A look at my bookshelves provided insight into the larger problem. The shelves were crowded with volumes I rarely looked at:
- collections of crochet patterns, which I now prefer to browse for online;
- Shakespeare’s plays (from the days when I could afford a subscription to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater);
- gardening books (not useful for apartment dwellers);
- user manuals for software and devices I no longer owned;
- textbooks from my (long ago) days as an undergrad;
- books I felt I should read but probably never would.
I walked past these shelves every day but I wasn’t actually seeing what was on them. I had accumulated much of this clutter by…
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jmmcdowell 
This is a good reblog post…I’m always trying to downsize and this post gave me ideas on stuff I no longer need…Now, it’s to get motivated to do it! Hope your enjoying your hiatus. 🙂
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Thanks, Carol! I tend not to reblog because so many spammers use it. But I have to make an exception for a friend’s new blog! 🙂 Busy, busy, busy, but there is some fun, too!
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I resemble this post in my pre-moving process of getting our house on the market. It must look like a model home. Okay, then. Time for a garbage run (or four) and a trip to Goodwill (or six).
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Thanks for stopping by to check out her blog! And best wishes with all that cleaning. As someone who has purchased several homes, I can assure you the cleanliness level is a major influence on those critical first impressions! 🙂
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Heading over – thanks for the head’s up. A good topic especially as we head into the festive season. Easier to clear the mind and think if less physical clutter around (Paw waves – see you!)
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I’m definitely thinking I need to take some of her advice. 😉 We didn’t weed out nearly enough for this move. Next time! See you later this month!
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Thanks for reblogging this. I really enjoyed the read!
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She’s a really, really good writer, and I hope to see finished versions of her novels someday. Thanks for checking out her blog!
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Oh, yes! I understand completely. As much as I have thrown away or given away or whatever – I still have twice that much left.
When I am in the mood, I toss greatly!!!
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When those moods strike me, I try to take advantage of them. Nothing else seems to multiply like stuff!
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Stuff x Stuff = Lots ‘o Stuff!
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First-time here … and a friend of Vanessa is a friend of mine.
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It was fantastic to meet with her in person—and with the added benefit of it being in England. I really wish we could have had more time to visit with Vanessa and Neil. Thank you for stopping by!
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Wonderful that you got to meet and that it was such a positive time!
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