This past week we were challenged by Kim Gilbert with Editing our home!! A great morning with some fabulous insight into how to overcome our clutter! Kim had some great tips for us to take home to try to apply to how we EDIT our home.
~Think about the people and event that represent your things. How would you like to 'honor' those people/things with your treasures?? This will help you in knowing what you are meant to keep. Is it honoring by keeping the items in a box downstairs??
~All those things from our kids, whether they are clothing items or crafts from school..lay them out on the floor and take a picture of them for your scrapbook. This is a great way to have memories of those items and not feel guilty in Editing them out of your home.
~Enjoy good magazine articles?? Take out that page, and put in a binder.
~There are many great organizations that are happy to take the items that we want to share...Value Village, Aids Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Institute on Community Living as well as donating any good, used clothing to our own Lakeview Church Clothing Exchange!! (just call them before hand to make sure they can take what you are willing to donate)
There are 4 key items to think about while you are in the process of Editing your time/life...
1. Tasks or projects that are important/urgent
2. Tasks that are important but not urgent
3. Tasks that 'feel' urgent but really are not important
4. Tasks that are clearly both not important or urgent
When you are focused on getting things done, think about where your time is spent...you can edit out alot in your schedule just by putting those things into categories.
I have to admit, I have a hard time in letting things go, but this past few months I have realized that when you have a busy schedule, the less 'stuff' at home, the easier it is to keep the home clean and tidy!! So, this weekend, I am going to go thru some more 'things' and Edit my home so that I can Edit my life!!
Happy Editing Everyone!!
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