The Motivation to Start Again

After several months of not getting any decluttering done, I suddenly found some motivation. That’s what I’d like to share. So many more reasons to keep working on it than to not work on it.

The first, simple reason is that I’m more used to living with less stuff now and I LOVE it. It’s just easier to walk through the house. It’s great to not panic when someone says, “Hey, can I drop something off quick?” It just takes a little straightening up and I gladly open my door. But lately, it hasn’t been that way and it’s been frustrating.

The next reason is the kids. More reasons than one here. When my son comes home from college, he likes to have friends over. If it’s a mess, he can’t do that. My oldest son and my daughter in law are expecting baby number 2 any day now! The house will need to be baby proofed before next Christmas when they come visit. With 2 little ones, there can’t be a mess around (unless it’s a mess they make of course!).

Next, the third biggest reason is health. My childhood friend’s husband was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer and was given 3-5 years. He was 48 when he was diagnosed 2 years ago. He’s doing okay for now but if things change, I don’t ever want to tell my friend that I can’t come visit or come help her with something because I have to clean or do something with the house. I want to be able to drop everything and be there for them when they need it. They have 3 kids aged 15, 12, and 7. This is so devastating.

He’s the last person in the world you would think this could happen to. To this day, he would give the shirt off his back to help someone else. So, this news is a real eye opener. If it could happen to him, it could happen to any of us. Do I want to spend the rest of my life being a slave to stuff or spending it with family and friends and doing things I love?

There’s one last reason that I need to continue. The house. One day, it just hit me how blessed I am that I have a home. So why have I been neglecting it so badly? It needs some love. I need to start over now that the kids are older and get some things fixed up. I was able to do a lot over the last couple years but I didn’t go deep enough. It’s time to start again and do even more this time!

I have a big problem in the room I’m working on now. I’ll be posting about it soon!