![]() “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33, NIV) “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” (Proverbs 16:3, NIV) The Bible instructs us to direct our silly-dizzy days toward God. There are ten bazillion things that vie for our attention and clutter our faith: emotions, materialism, negative thinking, overbooked schedules, doubts, legalism, laziness, self-reliance, our past pains and failures, technology, work, our desire to control things, finances, debt, stress, addictions, discontentment and relationships. Clutter happens and navigating this silly-dizzy world is difficult. It’s hard to sift through all that is thrown at us each day. Most of us would admit that this is the case. I know that I should depend solely on God for direction and strength, but the simple fact is I often don’t. If we’re being honest, then I’d have to confess that I am one of my own biggest obstacles to living as an uncluttered woman. Just like that day in the amusement park, I constantly find myself thrown off balance from the wheeling whirl of life clutter. My center of balance and emotions were completely thrown off leaving my poor family with the disenchanted consequences of my twirling ambitions. Instead of becoming super mom I became super sick mom. The park employee had to stop the ride to let me off. I walked up the ramp to the wretched “Wheel of Whirl” naively optimistic and walked down the ramp having made a great big fool of myself. My hero-husband always goes on this type of ride with our children, so I thought, If Brad can do it, then I can do it, right? Several years ago while my family and I were at an amusement park, in an effort to gain favor in the eyes of my kids and earn imaginary super mom points I enthusiastically got on a ride that spun in circles. Nausea quickly sets in and reminds me that I’m not a young “spinny-girl” anymore. Now that I’m older, I can’t handle spinning in circles. ![]() ![]() It was thrilling, invigorating and a fun, simple way to spend a lazy summer day in the rolling hills of southwestern Pennsylvania. With arms out stretched, I’d spin around and around until I was silly-dizzy, and then fall to the ground with a giggly heart. Hmmm … for some reason, I can’t ad a link in this article.When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass. You’re trying to simplify your life, so simplify your approach to getting organized. Multitasking is supposed to help you get more things done quickly, but when you try to do 19 things at once, everything ends up incomplete. My clients mock me when I say, “Where do your keys live? They live in a bowl or on a hook by the front door”-but you never lose anything when you put it where it lives.ģ. Every item needs a place where it “lives.” Setting things down on the coffee table or kitchen counter creates piles and confusion. Remember the question of what you’d grab if your house were on fire that’s your baseline for determining an object’s worth.Ģ. Everything you own should have value, either because it’s functional or beautiful or you just love it. You can do it yourself by following the steps I’ve outlined:ġ. As a professional organizer, I help my clients figure out what they should keep and what they should kiss goodbye then we figure out how to make what they have work for them. There’s no reason to be surrounded by things that don’t work, that you don’t need, or that you don’t even like. Which begs the question: If those things aren’t worth taking, why are they in your home in the first place? Think of this scenario: If your house were burning and your family, pets, and purse were already out of harm’s way, what else would you want to save? Probably not the blender that only works on one speed, the china you inherited but never use, or the photo in which you’re not exactly looking your best. He’s here to help get your house, and your sanity, back. He’s got organizational superpowers! He can bring order to your kitchen and demystify the reasons you’re hanging on to things you don’t need (and don’t even like) in your closets, drawers, basement. ![]() If you like what you read, there’s a link at the end to the rest of the article. I am always talking to clients about getting rid of clutter … okay, please at least read the ground rules below. I loved this article! I found it on Oprah’s website.
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