Deep Cleaning ... Clearing Clutter Creates A Clear Mind

My three imperfectly written books ... they are on record at the Library of Congress, also. I am proud of that. Gloria Faye Brown Bates

I am cleaning the house big time. I have bagged up so much that it filled the pickup bed. We took it to the landfill today.  Amazing ... I didn't feel any regret for not even one thing I threw away.

I keep looking around me ... I love all the extra space getting rid of 'things' gives us. It just feels so good ... I feel less stressed, and less overwhelmed now.  

I still have to go through all of our clothes in the closet, and drawers.  I have to say all my clothes are still 'new' ... and I have a closet full of clothes.  Both Skip and I do.  They are all different sizes. I think it's time to part with all the clothes we'll never wear. Not only that ... it's the same thing with shoes.

Gracious, it's been so long since I've deep-cleaned. Since Skip's strokes, then surgery on his head I have only kept all very neat ... I felt I had an 'organized mess'. No one would see that but, me.

I have taken more sighs of relief than I can count in the past 3 days. Relief, thankful I could let go of things I couldn't let go of in the past. I still have a million things to ... let go of. I will keep going over all ... keep throwing away, taking to the Goodwill. If all the things I've let go of were money, I'd be rich. Alas, I'm not at all ... I've just kept so much from over the years. No more.

Time to rest now ... I can't believe how my back hurts. You would think I would be Superwoman taking care of Skip ... but, I'm not at all. I am smiling here.  

I look forward to relaxing in the near future ... writing again. All the clutter will be gone ... that's what it takes for me to have a clear mind. Oh my, I am looking forward!

As The Clutter Goes ... So Does The Stress

Photos Owned By Gloria Faye Brown Bates  ... this combination art room, pantry, catch-all room doesn't look like this now ... it's more organized.

For the past several days I have been decluttering the kitchen and my art room combination pantry/catch-all room. Oh my, I can't tell you how many sighs of relief I have taken.

I had so many bags of things to throw away ... I have so many things I will take to Goodwill. All I've thrown away are things from the past ... things I won't ever need, use again. I still have a lot to go. When we moved, there were many boxes, so much furniture. 

I took down shelves that are brown in color ....would you believe the color brown drove me crazy ... gracious! 

I don't like dark colors. The shelves are nice but, I just couldn't bear the dark color. You wouldn't believe the stress that left me once I took them down. I love seeing the white walls, I love white ... bright, cheerful.

At this point, I have two rooms like I want them. I will begin another room tomorrow. This is what I loved to do before holidays all through the years ... deep clean. It's a wonderful feeling that goes along with making holidays more special. This is my way of thinking.

As the clutter goes, so does stress ... I just took another sigh of relief.