I have realized how much stuff I have accumulated in my short 24 years of life! It's not a little bit of stuff either. Coincidentally the first thing I opened on the internet today had to do with simplifying one's life. It went through so many things, many of which I plan to put into practice, but the points that got my attention first had to do with de-cluttering my life from a materialistic standpoint.
Here's the tips I've discovered thus far:
1) Edit your rooms one by one leaving only the minimum amount of things that you actually use in the room. (I've decided my Murphys room has enough stuff in it to fill two or three rooms....it's a little crazy and I am kind of ashamed. Plus, you saw in my last post how much stuff I came back with, so there's some work to be done).
2) If you haven't used it in the last 6 months, and it's still good, give it away. Snow gear does not count.
3) De-cluttering before organizing...if there's too much stuff in the picture than all that will happen is a big organized pile of stuff waiting to turn into a mess all over again.
4) Friends are usually stoked to get some old-new stuff, so keep them in mind.
This daunting task has been looming over my head for years now. It is going to be a summer-long process.
Although a very sad process, I am excited at the idea of my home becoming a home for someone else. It is something I go back and forth about on a regular basis. Sometimes I want the house to be mine forever, but other times I realize I want it to go to someone who will love it and take care of it and have babies grow up in it. It's a delicate process, one that will take some time to come to terms with and accept, but I'm excited for this turning point.
Who knows what the next chapters hold- maybe to mountainous lands in the middle of the country perhaps? Who can tell?
For now, I am living in Santa Cruz, in my happy little loft at the Laguna House-surrounded by wonderful people who are all driven and excited about life. Working 4 jobs, 7 days a week to make it happen and loving every second of it. Talk to me a month and I will probably be exhausted, but still loving it!
I miss Hawaii- mostly I miss the people I grew to know out there. I'm excited to go back and see the keikis growing up (too fast judging by pictures), the upcoming nuptials, the house renovations and for some much needed poke (pronounced poke-eh) and swims in the crystal clear water.
Sending love across the Pacific to those out on that little lava stone...
M.
PS. Had some spam today....just sayin'
~We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths~ Walt Disney
Here's the cutest damn critter you've ever seen who's happy just where he is.
