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Gentle Encouragement About Decluttering

Cleaning Encouragement

24 Mar

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Before last year, I was an accidental hoarder.
And while I’d tried to declutter my home several times before, my attempts, although somewhat successful, had also resulted partially in just moving some junk from one room to another. It was a bit discouraging.

But you know what? My previous declutter attempts had prepared me for my full-house overhaul. Even though I thought I had failed at decluttering, in actuality I had removed some layers of stuff from my home. It reminds me of the part in the movie Shrek where Shrek was trying to explain to Donkey what it’s like to be an Ogre:

“Ogres are like onions… Layers. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. Onions have layers. You get it? We both have layers.” Shrek, in Shrek.

Aren’t our homes like that as well? Layers. Of stuff. Of love. Of memories. Of life.

Removing the layers of stuff doesn’t diminish the other things. Quite the opposite in fact; removing layers of stuff allows more space for living.

So whether you’re decluttering for the 1st time or the 20th time, don’t give up. It’s not in vain. Just keep working on removing the layers of stuff.

You’ll be glad you did.

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    1. Maureen Fjeld says

      August 2, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Wise words!

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      • Davonne says

        August 2, 2014 at 6:37 pm

        Thank you, Maureen!

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