EMOTIONAL CLUTTER
Sometimes I wish I could turn off my brain. When memories come flooding in it is hard to stop them. There is a lot of stuff floating around in my brain that I would like to lose.
My friend Donnag said I could use this on my blog. It is an interesting concept and one that would be easy to use and maintain. From Donnag:
TWO BOXES
"I was reading a downsizing book today and it talked about the usual Memorabilia Box we all need to save our sentimental stuff. But, then it talked about a Hope Chest Box in another chapter!
The Hope Chest Box (and they recommend a NICE box, not funky cardboard) is for Future, not past. It is where we put things we take out of magazines that we might do in our house or build or sew or cook. Yes, the recipes torn out of magazines go in here. The idea is ONE box. So when it gets full, we go through and find the plans that no longer look all that interesting or do- able or the recipes that are too fat or too complicated. We all change as time goes by. This is better than the file folders cluttering up our cabinets and the kitchen drawers full of recipes and household hints. Plus we know where to go to look for it all. And no guilt, as we only sort it when it starts to fill up. This sounds like a plan to me!! The Memorabilia Box, of course is where OLD memories go, like birthday cards and tickets and whatever you save to remind you of past events. ONE box!! And purge when it starts to look full. This idea sounds good to me. I might make a pretty box with a nice Hope Chest Label on it and ditto Memories."
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What a great idea! My "future projects" are all over the place; it will be nice to have them all in one spot. ONE pretty Hope Chest box sounds like just the place.
Hey, I like the idea too.
I need to get to the point where both categories would FIT into one box... but that is what the word downsizing indicates, right? : )
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