To Declutter

   My thought tonight is cleaning out the clutter. Only because I have a bit on my mind, that's not quite composed yet. Some bits would be the benefits of breastfeeding, as it applies to proper nutrition and diseases it can help prevent, like Type 1 Diabetes.  Also how the Rotoshield vaccine is connected to it.
  So, that's one thing on my mind this week. That and the pure craziness of media that is geared toward children. I feel like all I can do is shake my head. I've realized that if kids don't watch tv, or sit in front of a computer or video game, they find other things to do,  don't buy into commercialism, and neither do the parents.  They are more relaxed, more creative, and more family oriented as well. Christmas seems to triple the amount of craziness in people.  Our culture seems to become obsessed about things. Things they probably don't even need or want.  But it's right there in your face, starting around Halloween.



   I get rid of things every few months. I'm not sure how, but we always find something to fill the donation box for the Veterans.  That should tell you my closets stay pretty cleaned out.  Last year, I did a major overhaul.  I was basically, "Nesting", only it included the whole house.  If it was packed away for six months-out the door it went.   The exception being seasonal clothes, but I even went through those.
    And recently, as I was reading a home school book, about organization, it mentioned decluttering the closets, which was what I had done.  The suggestion, when coming across something emotional, was this. If you were past it, and it had no negative emotional hold any longer, then toss it. If you still felt you needed it, box it back up for a month, then reassess again.  Keep only the happy memories that were very significant. This way you don't end up with boxes of just stuff, that you have no idea what to do with, and is taking up not only physical space, but emotional space as well. It is an interesting idea, and I think it would work for a lot of people. There were a few things I was not ready to toss out.  And some I never will, only because of family heritage. But, it's a good first start for cleaning the closets.