I am here in my home with mixed feelings. Having a bit of a time sorting them out. I have had this feeling before. Actually I have had these feelings often and in fact Pre-Flylady I believe I had these feeling almost daily.
So what are these feelings? I have too many things in my home. Yes I just got a new TV. That is great and the box is outside. Today I got the Sound Bar and Blue Ray DVD player both needing a cord I don’t have. I have about every other cord you can imagine for electronics. I just don’t have these specific cords. So why have I saved all these other cords? I might need it some day? Right!
Maybe what I really need is a few hours of quiet time. Monday I got the TV, Tuesday I put the TV Stand together, yesterday I got the TV hooked up, and today I got the Sound Bar and Blue Ray DVD player with streaming to find that I need a couple of cords I don’t have. Where am I going with this? My home looks like it is full of clutter again and I don’t like it! There, I said it. This is the extent of whining I will do because I don’t allow whining for myself.
It must be time to pull out the tool box again. I have a timer in there that I can set for 2 Minute Hot Spot Drill, 7 or 15 Minute Declutter Session. There is this game called Fly Lady Bingo that is done in 15 minute increments and another game called Flylady Triple Dog Dare. My all time favorite is the 27 Fling Boogie always works for me.
Wait a minute! There is another tool I completely forgot! It is the Flylady and Friends Show on Thursdays! Call it a God Breeze! The subject is about clutter. I thought this is great! It is exactly what I need! Let’s get started! So I went through the house and did a 27 fling boogie with a trash bag. Believe you me, anyone can find 27 things to throw out. Now this can be as small as a twistie, empty containers to a kettle that the coating has peeled away. Go Me! Go Me!
I know what else is bothering me. My old TV and stand are in my bedroom! I vowed never to have clutter in there again! Before I knew it, a top is laying on top of the TV because I couldn’t get to the drawer to put it away. I took the boxes that I am not ready to get rid of in my multi room because I haven’t decided if I am keeping it. It did help me start to fly again. As bad as I don’t want to put the old TV and Stand in that room, it is interrupting me more having it in a room I use. So and I hate to say it, I will move it in the multi room for now so I can get some type of normalcy back in my home. It is better to have all of the clutter in one area than to have it spread across the house. There are decisions to be made and I can’t make them today. I will be OK with that too.
So what are all of these mixed feelings? Indecision is one of them. The point is I can now have some indecision on a couple of things and get on with my routines. I also have to remember: “I Always Make Progress When I Jump Back In!” I will move the old TV and Stand into the Multi Room to be decided if I can use it in that room or to bless it. All I know is it has to get out of my bedroom so I can get on with my day!
My Extra TV and Stand Is Making A Trip To My Multi Room |
My Bedroom Back In Order! |
3 thoughts on “It Must Be Time For Another Declutter Session”
Great post Marilyn. Thanks so much for taking the time to write your thoughts down. They really help!
Karen
Isn’t it funny how those old inadequate feelings creep back in when things get out of place. Kudos to you for recognizing what was behind those feelings and setting things to rights. Now set a date for making a decision as to what you want to do with your old TV and stand and stick to it.
Wow! The inadequacy comment is soo true!! Keep truckin’ Marilyn! Your home is pristine compared to a year ago! You’ve made amazing progress!
ANNA