Minimalist

This week I have really concentrated on trying to organize and purge. I need a system and less clutter in my life. It's beginning to stress me out, maybe it's early nesting because I've been dying to clean lately too! This week I've been thinking a great deal about T's house (the neighbor) and why it's so spotless ALL the time. It's because everything is very simple. She doesn't have tons of crap to try to hide. The house is full of nice decor but it's very simple and coordinates well. I watched the kids today and it made me feel better that her hidden cabinet and closet space wasn't completely organized, but the visible areas that people see on a daily basis is very neat. I think it's the whole hotel feel, chic, comfortable, and neat. I feel something very different when I'm in her house, more calm. Here, in our house, I'm constantly stressed because the place is a wreck and things don't have places because mainly I'm either unorganized or it's just something we don't need anyway so it's pointless to find a place for it. I think storage bins will be my new best friend. I know I'm a pack rat and keep useless things a great deal of the time but I really need to abandon my old ways and start keeping the minimalist perspective......less is more. Sure a million purses and shoes would be fun, but it's not worth it if they are stressing me out all the time because I don't have places or organization for them all. I know part of organization comes with getting more settled in a home, but I realize that a lot of it can come now.

Keep your fingers crossed that my mom takes Little man for a couple days back home with her after she returns from AZ so I can complete my spring cleaning. I don't get much done when he's home and I really could use a few days of cleaning and organizing!