When I think back to my childhood I remember keeping everything!!! Papers that I drew something on that had no use, to toys I didn’t play with anymore “just in case”. I think this stems from moving around a lot due to life circumstances and always feeling like nothing was mine as everything was changing almost every year.
Sadly as an adult I continued this pattern of behavior even knowing my life is very stable. I had to dig down deep and ask myself, “why?!” Why did I feel a need to keep baby clothes, even knowing we where done having babies, why did I keep stuff around that was “extra”, or really just an impulse buy. After praying about it, I discovered it was a fear that was revealed to me, I was scared that what if this stuff is what is keeping my life stable?! What if I needed it one day, I totally had a poverty mindset.
Last year I began my journey to becoming comfortable with less stuff. I have donated close to 20 garbage bags of stuff. It started with old baby clothes which I blogged about previously, then went on to my kids stuff and I saved my stuff for last and to be honest still working on. Its a great feeling walking into my house now with less stuff, I feel like I can breathe. The atmosphere in our house has changed, my husband is happier, the kids are happier, and I’m not cleaning as much which makes me happier!
See the thing is, life with less shockingly is way more fulfilling, less stressful and happier! I know for some that sounds crazy but give it a try, you might be shocked at how much happier you can become with less!
I went thru these and made folders labeled Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner, Smoothies, desserts and snacks.
The last project I have is our bedroom and I’m excited to see the end result!!!
Exploring life 