If you know my husband James, you know how much of a pack rat he can be. I have tried to convince him over the years to de-clutter his closet or his car (some call that his walk-in closet he has so much stuff in it!) to no avail. Well, I think I've had all that I can take. Our poor apt is full of stuff that we don't use and is just taking up space. One reason it's been getting on my nerves is that my kids are starting to act the same way! I try to go through my closet once a year and donate what I can and throw out what can't be given. If I try to do that with the kids stuff they tend to freak out because they don't want to see their stuff go. I've been threatening to do something drastic and I'm finally going to see that promise through. It will probably take me all month since there is a lot of things to sort through but hopefully a nice organized space will be the ultimate result.
It sounds kinda weird but the idea of that makes me so happy! I'm sure I'm not the only one that has this problem. People tend to collect items and then forget about them. James has a closet full of rock t-shirts that he hasn't worn in years. Really...is there a need to keep them? I can understand if there is a autograph on some of them but they are just regular old t-shirts. Plus, many of them are too small for him to wear. Oh...he has like over 600 cd's too that I would love to see go. He has imported most of the ones he wants to iTunes anyway so why does he need to keep the cd's? I could go on and on about all the "stuff" he has but that would be a really long post. :)
I've never been the one to keep things for a long amount of time and after 10 years, I think James needs to follow that example too. This will be a excellent chance to teach the kids about what is really needed so they don't become pack rats too!
I guess the same thing could be said about other unnecessary things in our life. I tend to hold on to friendships even though they aren't good for me or that I have grown out of. That is harder for me to let go of but sometimes it has to be done. Just like a shirt that doesn't fit or a cd that I don't listen to anymore, there is no point in holding on to something that I don't need right? I'll answer that and say yes! A new year, a cleaner house and letting go of stress that I shouldn't have anyway? Sounds awesome to me!
