Saturday, August 17, 2013

Decluttering my space and my head

Well, I wrote the final exam for my history course on international relations in the twentieth century last night.  It feels good to get that over with as it was a online correspondence course that had started in January.  But now I have more credits in the bank on my longish term goal of acquiring my arts degree.  Some of the facts will fade but many will stick in my head.  It allowed me to keep my writing skills honed with a couple essays notched on my belt.

However, the tidying up of the papers read and materials used begins today.  Need to return some library books and recycle some of the articles that I printed.

But this brings me to how I am working on decluttering my home.  It is a slow process and sometimes daunting when you walk into a room and wonder where to start.  For me, I just start and work on what I have termed the principle of five.  Get rid of five things or work for five minutes.  By compartmentalizing the job into fives, I find that one makes progress without feeling overwhelmed.  And it works, boxes are being unpacked and things are looking better.

TTFN

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