In my March 2014 issue of O Magazine, organizing guru Peter Walsh has a challenge called One Month To A Saner You! Over the month, Peter has 15 challenges to get your home de-cluttered and organized.
I’m so excited to complete this challenge! While my house isn’t overly cluttered, I struggle holding on to things because of the memories attached to them. For example, I have a lot of my mom’s clothes that aren’t my size. So I can’t really get a lot of wear out of them. They sit in bags in my closet but I can’t bear to get rid of them. They were hers. And I miss her.
I know if I donated the clothes (most of which we did already), it wouldn’t mean I loved my mom any less. And it wouldn’t mean I would forget her. I never will. But for whatever reason, in my closet they sit. There are some shirts of hers I wear a lot, but the rest never really leave my closet. Along with many, many files I fear I may need one day should I ever rid myself of them.
When I saw this challenge, I got myself mentally prepared to keep the memories but lose the items around my home that someone else could use more.
The challenge starts today, March 3rd and I would love to have an accountability partner to do the challenge with. Anyone interested in doing this challenge with me?
If so, I set up a group on my site where I’ve posted the first challenge. I’ll post the rest throughout the month as well. We can encourage and support each other and keep one another accountable along the way and end March with a de-cluttered, more organized home!
If you would like to de-clutter and organize your home this month, just join the Oprah & Peter Walsh De-Clutter Challenge group! It’s free!
If you’re not yet a member of my site, use the following link to register. All you need is your email. Please know I take your privacy very seriously. So once you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email and that’s it. You will not be bombarded with emails from me. Promise!
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