Good Thursday morning and welcome to August 30th, 2012….
It is a lovely morning here in Edmonton and the sun is beginning to rise in the east.
Tomorrow is my day off from my office job ( I work an extra long day to have this, and I am so grateful to have this option).
Tomorrow I am hosting a garage sale ….. I was thinking of having it on the front lawn but now I am thinking that perhaps I should just keep it in the garage.
After all, most of the items that I am selling are already in there …. would save moving things through the house or through the back gate.
Slight dilemma …. what to do. I did mention on Kijiji that I might have it in the garage if the weather did not hold.
I hope that you are having a great day.
As I was in my office and kitchen looking for some items last night ….. I had a huge revelation, and that was I still have lots of things to go through to sell, give or toss.
One thing at a time ….. perhaps I will have time tonight …
Did you have a garage or lawn or patio sale this summer?
Do you hang onto items for various reasons?
Is it hard to let them go?
Yes, yes, and yes for me.
I think that everyone should watch the TLC show “HOARDERS BURIED ALIVE” and that would light a fire under us to get rid of things that we truly do not require.
If you looked around my home for example I would say that it is not even remotely close to being over stocked but at the same time I want to keep only those items that I require to live my life and a few things that remind me of my life.
Even though we think that things make us happy …… really they don’t …… maybe for a short time but it is people and life’s experiences that make us happy and enrich us.
So on this Thursday, I would ask you to take stock of what you have ….. ask yourself the following questions:
1. Is my home so crowded with things that I cannot live the best life for me?
2. Does my home bring me joy? Like when you walk in the door are you “grateful to be home” or does it scare you?
3. Do I really need 50 boxes stacked in the corner of the basement?
4. Do I really need all of my Grandmother’s china or example or perhaps I could share some items with family and friends?
5. Do I really need to keep all of the cards that I have received over the past 40 years?
6.. Go through each room and ask yourself, Does this help me live my life? Have I used it in the last year? (except Christmas).
I think that you get the idea ….. honestly you will feel light as a feather once you have your home just filled with the items that you love and require to live your best life.
Oh, yeah …. keep those items that you honestly love ……. we all have them.
Gotta run.
Have an awesome day.
Special Hello: to all those having garage sales .. good luck.
Always, Carol and Alvin
My New Life @ 51 