Monday Motivation

it’s now 9:00 pm and I’m finally getting to my blog posting – because I woke up this morning totally motivated!

Hubby is away for a few days so he’s not under-foot. He is a serious pack-rat always keeping things “just in case”. Hubby keeps me from purging lots of “stuff” from our home. And I say “stuff” to be polite – I have another more descriptive word for it but I’d like my blog to remain PG.

Anyway, I started purging “stuff” from our bedroom this morning. I filled the 2 garbage cans and I have a full box of things going to the church already in my car. A lot of the “just in case” stuff is gone, gone, gone.

Here are the rules of purging that I follow:

1. If an item hasn’t seen the light of day in over 6 months – it’s gone.
2. If it’s half empty and will not be finished – it’s gone.
3. If it’s broken, and will not or cannot be fixed – it’s gone.
4. If it hasn’t been worn since the last time the summer clothes came out – it’s gone.
5. If it doesn’t have a home and wont have one anytime soon – it’s gone.
6. If the thought of getting rid of it brings me to tears – it stays. This means I will use it, wear it, fix it or find a home for it.

I have to tell you, I can’t wait to go to bed tonight. My room is clutter free! And it should remain that way. Because of the purging I did, hubby has an empty drawer now to keep his “just in case” things.

I think tomorrow I’ll purge office. This is another room hubby puts things down “just for now” “just in case” (ooh I hate those two phrases). And after that, I’m going to purge the toys – again.

Need some motivation: FlyLady is working on Zone 2: The Kitchen. The weekly challenge over at Today’s Homemaker is clean the car.

So, what’s motivating you this week? Leave a comment!

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