At our peak, I think there was about 12 people living in our home. Only about half of those were full timers. At that point I think 9 of them were under 18. Eight of them were our kids. That makes for quite a full house and a whole lot of “stuff”. Over the years the number of people has gone down as people have moved on and our kids have grown. However Im not entirely sure my house got the memo. Until late last year I didn’t have even the slightest amount of energy to care. But last year our lives changed, and things slowed down a bit. And I looked around at all of the stuff, and I just felt overwhelmed.
Where did all this stuff even come from?
Its amazing, isn’t it? How we can accumulate so much stuff? Seriously. I looked around and thought, “where did all this stuff even come from?” I was tripping over stuff and felt like I was having to dance around everything. Forget trying to get through the kids room. I would go in and sort and clean and organize and two days later, trashed. It needed more; and by more, I mean less.
Its not a sprint, its a marathon
So, I started to purge. Slowly. A little here and a little there. Almost a year later and we’re are still a work in progress. Rome wasn’t built in a night and my house isn’t going to get cleaned in a night either. Its been slow going and so many times I wanted to A: Throw the towel in and give up. or B: Get rid of everything. Sometimes both at the same time. However, even when it was too hard and I was so over it I didn’t let that be the end. I might have thrown the towel in for that day, but I didn’t get up. I may have been done for a day or two, but I kept going. I just keep reminding myself, its not a sprint, its a marathon. Sometimes we have to take a moment to slow down and enjoy the scenery. There are days where maybe I just pick at it. One little thing here, one little thing there.
It is so very worth it
At the end of the day, whats important is, that we just keep moving forward. One day, one step at a time. Let go of those things that hold us back. Which I have also found is more than just the “stuff” in my house. But thats a tale for another time. Until then, just know, that letting go of that extra “stuff” quite literally takes the weight off of you and is so very worth it.
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