as part of the bedroom "redo," we "redid" the closet. it was a freaking mess. you would not believe the clothes and crap we took out of there. then we rebuilt the closet organizers. three hanging poles, basket drawers, and shelves. ohmygod, i love it.
but now... i'm in an organizing frenzy. bill and i tackled the linen closet yesterday. heretofore, i would clean out the closet myself, spending HOURS, refolding, rolling, stacking, really just straightening it up. dumb. a week later, it would be the same damned mess. cuz i NEVER THREW ANYTHING OUT! yesterday, I SWEAR TO GOD, i threw out matt's dinosaur sheets that he loved when he was 3! i threw out at least 50 white towels. i have never once in 30 years bought a white towel. wtf? did the boys steal all these towels from locker rooms???
we filled 4 garbage bags! i have two COMPLETELY EMPTY shelves! i feel so liberated. i feel like i'm drowning in "stuff," and i'm loving letting it go. it's like therapy. i'm sitting here at work all happy, and then i remember why. it's cuz i've got a bunch of clean closets! who knew?
**note to matthew, do NOT say ONE WORD to me about getting rid of those dinosaur sheets. not. one. word.
a couple weeks ago, when bill and i were in columbus with our friends, i saw a cool, cool hassock/foot stool in the doorway of a furniture store. "whoa! isn't that cool," i said to bill. i need one for the bedroom since our new mattress is so much higher than our old one. we walked over to take a look at the price. are you sitting down? seven HUNDRED freaking dollars! WHAT? who the HELL spends $700 for a footstool? why? how much money do you have to have to think that that's a reasonable price? and if you think that's a reasonable price, in my humble opinion (ha!), you have TOO MUCH FREAKING MONEY! it's turned your brain to cream of wheat. and - you've lost your soul, too.
i spent saturday afternoon in a fabric store picking out fabric for MY footstool. it's gonna be sooooo much cooler. worth at LEAST $1000. i'll post the picture tomorrow.
Hugs to you from Norway. I just luuurve de-cluttering my house and cupboards. It always gives me a fresh burst of energy - very zen-like to rid myself of all the old and negative energy around me. Can't wait to see the photo!
Posted by: Michelle at August 24, 2004 03:08 AMI'm starting to get working on de-cluttering as well. It feels so good. Unfortunately, as long as I have the Hunter I am going to have a certain amount of clutter.
Posted by: TW at August 24, 2004 03:35 PMI can declutter me with the best of them. My husband is part squirrel. I'm tempted to rent him space at one of those self-storage places!
Posted by: Charlene at August 24, 2004 08:58 PMI wanna come be crafty with you! At least put up a picture of the fabric you picked out!
Posted by: lucy at August 24, 2004 11:01 PMThe word 'organize' makes me all giddy on the inside.
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Posted by: Kathy Howe at August 26, 2004 12:13 AM