The Best Way to Clear Out

Want to know the best way to clear out all of your clutter? Just move. As you start packing you may just throw everything into boxes....but then you realize two things 1- you will have to carry every box you fill down three flights of stairs {this fact will vary depending on your location} and 2- You will have to un-pack and put away everything you put in that box. These things really make you start to question if you really need something that has been hidden in a closet for three years or more. Yes, it may be a very nice piece of fabric, but will you ever use it? Do you really need it? No. And those "skinny" jeans I have saved since before I had my son, will they ever fit? No. As I fill my home with lots of "stuff" with all my coupon shopping, I start to realize how much of my other stuff I don't really need. Why did we keep a broken humidifier? Would we take it in to be repaired? Ha,No.Lets just say I had to make many trips down to the dumpster once my new mind set kicked in. That is one perk of Apartment living, you can always take out the trash, it doesn't have to sit in the garage or in the side yard, you can toss it whenever you please. I don't think that small convenience is going to keep me from renting a house though. I am now less than a month away from living in a house, not sure what house, but that's just a minor detail :) The big thing is I will no longer have to walk the dog 4 times a day with a toddler, I won't have to get the groceries up three flights of stairs, yep, with a toddler. Max and I will have a back yard to play in, people can come to our house for dinner! Wow, this is going to be great for my social life! I just can't wait to use the phrase "I'll be upstairs" or "just put it in the basement" it'll be great! My husband thinks I'm a dork for being so excited, maybe since he isn't here as much he doesn't realize what a great change it will be, and oh yeah, he doesn't walk the dog, or get groceries, so he doesn't have those complaints. So as I continue to clear out our apartment I will be doing it happily, knowing that soon I will have a whole house!! Oh, and if you know any dumpster divers, this would be a good week to hit up mine :)

Kelly Callahan