Comments on: Decluttering Your Life http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/09/decluttering-your-life/ Work at Home in Progress Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Genesishttp://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/09/decluttering-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Genesis Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:45:37 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/09/13/decluttering-your-life/#comment-737 I´m a bit of a pack rat, myself. However, five years ago, I decided to leave Canada and travel, with the idea of settling somewhere else in the world. I packed a box of photo albums in my parents´ attic, and got rid of everything else that I couldn´t fit in my backpack. It was HARD.I came down to Guatemala with just two changes of clothes, an envelope of photos of my family, a hammock, camera and my toothbrush. That was about it. Talk about uncluttering!Unfortunately, I´ve now settled here and have two kids and the clutter has built up again. Every time I´m tempted to keep something useless, though, I just remember that I can survive with a backpack of items. :D I´m a bit of a pack rat, myself. However, five years ago, I decided to leave Canada and travel, with the idea of settling somewhere else in the world. I packed a box of photo albums in my parents´ attic, and got rid of everything else that I couldn´t fit in my backpack. It was HARD.

I came down to Guatemala with just two changes of clothes, an envelope of photos of my family, a hammock, camera and my toothbrush. That was about it. Talk about uncluttering!

Unfortunately, I´ve now settled here and have two kids and the clutter has built up again. Every time I´m tempted to keep something useless, though, I just remember that I can survive with a backpack of items. :D

]]> By: Jenhttp://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/09/decluttering-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Jen Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:44:03 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/09/13/decluttering-your-life/#comment-738 You're right deluttering makes me feel much more relaxed... it's like clearing your mind at the same time. I'm great at decluttering my closet - at least at the beginning of each season clean out clothes I haven't worn in more than 2 years. I'm <strong>terrible</strong> at decluttering my desk, though! I get rid of trash (receipts, junk mail) as I go, but magazines and "to-do's" just pile up. Plus I get distracted from cleaning... I'd rather be blogging or watching You Tube. LOL. You’re right deluttering makes me feel much more relaxed… it’s like clearing your mind at the same time. I’m great at decluttering my closet – at least at the beginning of each season clean out clothes I haven’t worn in more than 2 years. I’m terrible at decluttering my desk, though! I get rid of trash (receipts, junk mail) as I go, but magazines and “to-do’s” just pile up. Plus I get distracted from cleaning… I’d rather be blogging or watching You Tube. LOL.

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