I guess I’m a researcher by heart. A quick glance at my bookshelves, among many topics, you’ll find a wide variety of books on how to declutter and empty the nest. Each book reminds my sentimental side of what was going on during the time of life I bought each book. Ahhh, I love every beautiful memory. I’m pretty sure there are books reminding me of moments in life where I earned a few gray hairs of wisdom.
The Messie No More series reminds me of when our kids were little and we had toys everywhere. After reading the series, I was convinced I was the messy one and needed to read more about how to change my habits. I too had become a packrat in the family at that time. Now looking at all of the book titles, the majority of them were purchased during growing the family time in life. Each family member adds to the quantity of stuff and the need to be organized. Jeez, I absolutely should be an expert organizer by now.
In retrospect, I spent a lot of time researching and learning about how to be organized and clutter free. Each book had great tips, and I implemented many of them. Because I had researched so many options and ideas, the number of options to follow likely contributed to the lack of choosing one route to follow through to completion. There’s always a “better” way was my mantra.
With something always happening in life to take you on a new course of acquiring or discarding stuff, even when you think you’re on the right track, you have to adjust more often than not.
I’m convinced life changes contributed to me not following through to full completion each technique I read about. With only so many hours in a day to deal with stuff, deciding to deal with the stuff is really the key to solving the issue of having too much stuff. Have you decided what to do with your stuff on a daily basis? What are your tricks of the trade?
Even when you think your nest is empty, aka, the kids have moved out stage, your nest is NOT empty. Empty nest time is a great opportunity to finally deal with the stuff you really don’t need any more. It is a time to really feel like the nest is the “right” amount of empty for you.
My mission is to create an empty nest that’s organized and inviting to the next stages in life. That’s a pretty broad goal, I should follow expert advice and really define what it is that I’m aiming for.
Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. – Marie Kondo – the life-changing magic of tidying up
Empty Nest (noun)
Definition: Your chance to finally focus on you.
Ready? Time to get discarding! Oh good graycious, maybe it’s time to read the book again to get a plan…? What is your secret to the empty nest that is the right kind of empty for you? I’d love to hear your comments!
