I’m in purge mode I think…..

I want to get rid of everything to have a clutter free life.

A few years ago I stopped participating in my buildings “Secret Santa” exchange.  When someone asked me why I responded “I hate knickknacks.”  That’s all you get from Secret Santa…. food and knickknacks.  Too many knickknacks equals clutter.

My office is already messy…. I don’t need anything else to mess it up. I’ve got Legos, a Rubik s cube, an Etch-a-Sketch sphere and a student desk filled with games.  That’s all I need.

So back to the purge….. Getting rid of two old couches and replacing them with a new couch and new chair was amazing.  We rearranged the living room (a little), got rid of some things (small desk, old table, lamps) and bam, clutter free living room.  I’m shocked.  Now I want it for the rest of the apartment.  Our office…. almost there….. bedroom…. may need a little work…. and the kitchen/dining room…. getting there.

But to get rid of stuff means to acknowledge that I don’t need or don’t have a connection.  Like the 25 cent end table I moved to Buffalo with.  I left its pair in Buffalo when I moved to Cleveland.  He’s solid and pretty much indestructible. Now its time to get rid of this guy and I’m torn.

And the cheap coffee table I picked up at a consignment store for a few dollars.  Awesome.  He comes apart and hides anywhere. But again… no need for it any more.  He’s just clutter.  But I’ve had these things longer than I’ve owned Angelo. But clutter free…..

It sounds like such a wonderful idea.

Maybe PJ will take them