Thursday, May 15, 2008

Light at the End of the Tunnel

This probably won't be big news to anyone but me, but I have been on a SERIOUS cleaning frenzy in my studio! I have long been a proponent of the theory that one should clean every 5-7 years as if one was going to move...notice I said THEORY...hmmm....sometimes theories don't always pan out in reality. I don't know, maybe I've been watching too many episodes of Clean House, but it was way, WAY past the point that even a professional procrastinator such as myself couldn't put it off any longer. It's both a sweet trip down memory lane to uncover treasures of yesteryear and a harsh slap of reality to wonder "what the heck did I keep this for?!?" And if dust was currency, I'd be RICH! Geez. It feels really good to clear out the unnecessary, and I'm even doing it in a way that doesn't feed my landfill guilt. So far I've made 2 trips to the recycling center with a van load of 'unnecessaries' and I only have about enough for 1 trip to the landfill. As long as I can balance the ratio I'm happy. I'm also either going to have a yard sale or a major haul to Goodwill.

The best part is that once this is completed I feel like I will have breathing room for fresh ideas to bloom. I can't wait to get back to creating - only from this point on I hope NOT to create such an insurmountable mess! Hmmm...I wonder what room I'll hit next.....

2 comments:

Nane said...

Maybe some of my three day weekends this summer can be used to do the same....or maybe I will have to move and get it done that way too! Congrats

Mrs. Goodneedle said...

What no pictures? I'm sorry but I can't believe there was any mess without photo proof.