As much as I love
the decorations and atmosphere that fills our home at Christmas, I equally love
the
week after Christmas
when I help my hubby drag the tree out the front door instructing
my hubby -
to please keep the
tree on the sheet that is cradling it so the falling pine needles don’t make a
home in the carpet on their way out that -
will . . .
for sure -
randomly show up for
the remainder of the year.
And please don’t walk so fast -
And who’s going to
shut the door behind us so our kitty Abby -
doesn’t escape.
This is my week to
deep clean and freshen up our home for the coming New Year. It’s kind of like preparing for a coming out
party. You want everything to shine and
sparkle and have a place to greet this New Year and dazzle your friends when
they come to visit.
You wait with
anticipation for their arrival when all the ooohs and aaahs will begin and
questions like
how did you? and say
things like where did you put? or how different it looks or I can’t believe you thought!
of -
But in reality we
all know that probably nobody will be -
dazzled. . .
or notice the hours
and energy and thought that went into this coming out party -
but -
you. . .
And that’s ok.
sigh. . .
I’m also continuing on a project my friend and
I began together in October. It all
started with a book her friend in California
of course -
back into the garage.
Or going to my
closet and taking clothes off the hanger and then putting them back on the
hanger and then ultimately thinking I have -
nothing to wear. . .
As I went from room
to room, filling box after box I noticed something begin to shift inside of me. As
my house became free
of objects that I no longer valued or needed and that took up space in my mind
-
mostly on an
unconscious level -
I felt emotionally lighter.
And I know that the
spaces that held all these objects will never again be used for a holding space. Because -
I feel -
so much freer.
I’ve read about
clutter and how even when it’s not visible
to us, it’s visible in our mind and affects our -
peace of mind.
I was born a natural
homemaker. What some women call chores,
I call puttering which in the end still means vacuuming and
dusting, cleaning and washing. But I
believe in daily maintenance and spending -
as little time as
possible doing this -
puttering.
My home is my
sanctuary and I love spending time here.
Here is where I close the door to the outside noises and chaos
that often fill the spaces outside our doors.
Puttering is never an all day event, but is tucked in little pockets of
free time. Being a nature girl at heart
I bring nature into our home in the form of indoor trees and plants and water
fountains that are present throughout our home and great you at our front door.
I find serenity in
these simple objects that fill our home with peace.
As I read and
pondered this book I learned that clutter is not only in our physical objects
that surround us, but also in our thoughts. Most of us at some time or other have been
visited by this little gremlin that sits in our brain and
waits for the most opportune moments to fill our mind with negative chatter
that travels throughout our body
depositing things like headaches, anxiety, stomach aches and fatigue. Just like de-cluttering our homes we need to
de-clutter our mind. I do this in the
form of audio meditation.
After 20 minutes of meditation my mind is
clear and happy -
And my body feels healthy.
So as I enter this
New Year I’m excited about traveling lighter, bringing less in and taking more
out.
And remembering -
to -
Not say “yes” to
everything I'm asked to do. . .
to -
Define my own road
in life. . .
And to -
“Bloom where I'm planted”
And to know I'll pretty
much always -
be happy!
One more for the road.
As I'm walking through the world this year over hill and over dale, all hither and yawn,
and to and fro -
I have decided to just be me. . .
It's so much easier. . .
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