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Will it EVER End?!

1/20/2013

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This uncluttering of the basement is highly overrated. Seriously.

It is definitely cleaner down here. I added a bookshelf to move a bunch of books out of my living room, bedroom and office into the Magic Basement.

I managed to get eight listings onto eBay last night and ask for boxes on Facebook. Some SU! stuff and some other stuff that's been sitting unused and collecting dust in the basement for years.

I am finding it infinitely easier to just toss stuff the longer I am down here. I am tired of looking at it all. 

I am on a deadline; I'm teaching classes on Thursday.

And despite the Magic Basement morphing to TGHR, so much of the crafty stuff will stay because I will use it in other ways. The hundreds of stamp sets will go. The ink pads except for black will go. Packs of paper I know I won't use - they're out of here.

So, I sit here at the laptop and watch my worlds collide. Crafts, books, music, candles, various decks of Oracle cards, assorted crystals, the dreadmill, assorted weights and a huge freaking mess STILL on the basement floor. 

I remind myself to just take it one task at a time, to not get too off track, to keep plugging along. I am THIS much closer to less clutter in my space which will equal that much less clutter in my head.

THAT'S the relief and the end goal.

A person I truly admire wrote an excellent blog post about how less is more for her this year. Check out Jen Louden - I expect to be heavily inspired by her this year.

Another awesome artist, Lisa Congdon wrote about needing LESS this year.

One of my favorite mixed media artists is Kelly Rae Roberts. She announced on her website yesterday that her word for the year is UNLEASHED: (your joy, your creativity, your truth). 

I can't say I have any one word, although I am thinking CLEARING would be awesome - my stuff, my mind, the shadows in my head, the confusion of my life...it's a good word.

What do YOU think of a word for a year? Or about less? Or about the articles I linked? I would love to hear from you.

And as always, I thank you for sharing the love that is TGHR.

Love this music. The video is calming and relaxing as well.

Just sit and savor it. I will with the intent to clear my very busy head.

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Pam
1/19/2013 08:36:44 pm

You are an inspiration Maggie and grateful is a word that comes to my mind for you in my life....

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Maggie
1/19/2013 09:18:40 pm

Aw Pam, THANKS! I am grateful to you as well. :-)

xo

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Meredith
1/19/2013 10:37:38 pm

Forge on, Maggie. The moment it's all done, is the moment you've lightened up. You might even take off and FLY! The year I was doing so much decluttering, my word was SIMPLIFY.

In recent months, I've had a friend staying with me. Many changes in her life, and much in need of a safe place to rest her head. This was something I could provide. When she moved in, so did all her stuff, and, man, did she have stuff. What surprised me was that I didn't mind it, knowing it wasn't mine and that it would eventually be gone again, but I was aware of how much space STUFF takes up and how much energy it uses just to find the STUFF you may want in any given day.

She's now left, and all the STUFF is gone. I love and miss her beautiful presence, but for days I walked around in joy that I could see my kitchen counters again, or walk into the bathroom and see SPACE where STUFF had been.

Lightening up is worth the efforts to purge. Honestly, it is. So I send you FORTITUDE for the remaining push...

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Maggie
1/19/2013 11:14:54 pm

THANK YOU Meredith ~

I am definitely on a roll this morning and moving right along. The beauty of putting stuff on eBay is knowing that once it is sold it is out of here forever.

By starting in the basement there has been a trickle up effect as I take stuff from other places and bring it down here to put it up on eBay. It is very liberating. V-E-R-Y!

Thank you for fortitude. I will need it around 4pm I bet.

xo

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Ronda Wade link
1/23/2013 11:07:55 am

Last Winter I rented a HUGE dumpster for 400.00 and filled it over flowing and took 16 trips to good will. It took Eric and I over 4 days to empty our basement and garage. It was absolutely freeing to let go of so much "stuff" plus it's a great tax write-off!!! We're not taking any of that stuff with us when we go anyway!!! Good luck getting it cleared out!

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Maggie
1/23/2013 12:17:00 pm

I am still in the midst of it, but I can see a pin light at the end of the tunnel. It is taking me much longer than I anticipated. Taking pictures, listing it on eBay, trying to figure out how much to charge for shipping, finding the samples to go with the stamp set (you know how stampers are - they will hurt you for a good sample and I have excellent samples!) and blah-blah-blah. One-third of the basement looks magical - the other two thirds need the magic wand still.

We took advantage of the tax write-off last year - finally.

Now, it's nitty-gritty go time.

Thanks for the support! Back to the grind I go!

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