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In the Middle of...Purging

Stuff, stuff, stuff and more stuff.

My house is jam packed full of stuff. How 'bout yours?

Right now, I'm in a season of purging and cleaning. We have waaaaaay too much stuff. So far, we've rounded up a half dozen bags of purged clothes - things I no longer need or fit into, and things the kids have outgrown. The kids have also packed up a bunch of their toys that are now too  young for them.

Last year, around this time, I began following KonMari as a way to skinny down my ownership of stuff. Have you tried her method? Marie Kondo has you go through your home in phases and recommends keeping only those things that bring you joy. And, as I noted a few posts ago, I'm at a point in my life where I'm consciously choosing joy.

How do you go about purging in your own home? Do you hold on to as much stuff as you can? I did that for many years. The more I owned, the more secure I felt.

And then came the realization that it was just stuff. My life isn't stuff. It's my kids, and my family and friends, and the work I pursue, and the past-times I enjoy. Stuff is just that - stuff. It doesn't define me. And I don't need it to define my home, or my family, or my future, or our security and well-being.

Would you like to join me in a season of purging this holiday season? I know we can all prowl around our homes and find junk that needs tossed, items that can go to a new home, clothes that can bless a different family, and other stuff we simply don't need for myriad reasons.

My personal goal is to purge about 1/5 of the stuff that's in this house. I'm not going minimalist - that's just not my style - but I'm finding as much as I can to throw away and re-home. It'll make the house more manageable when we are in it, and easier to move whenever we leave.

So that's where I am right now...in the middle of PURGING!
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