Leslie, I could NOT love this more! I love love love the time-lapse-like imagery of Young Leslie racing to the window to see the ice cream truck growing into Grown-up Leslie racing to watch the garbage truck. The poll made me smile -- yes to all the art supplies, you already know my answer ;) As we get older, I feel like the thing we never have enough of is time... and so I believe that I have my work cut out for me in eliminating and editing out the excess--toys, inventory, containers to store inventory, commitments, assumptions, fears--so that what I have leftover can be *enough*, and so that I can have *enough* time to enjoy the things that really are most precious to me: my people and the space to be creative. Thank you for this window into your decluttering process, and how it has evolved from childhood through early motherhood and to where you are now, finally saying goodbye to those baby bottles. I'm with Vern--we're glad that no matter how much you get rid of, we'll still have you.
Yesss! This is my process as well. I strive to be better about it becoming more of a daily lifestyle (feeling coached by The Minimal Mom). But we’ll see.
I think what saves me is my low threshold for clutter so it ends up being often enough to not reach “hoarder” level but not often enough to be a rhythm. The...worst of both worlds?
Love this line! "I appreciate these reminders to be present and embrace the beauty that is unfolding before our eyes."
The caterpillars are really doing it for me! “Live like a caterpillar!”
Leslie, I could NOT love this more! I love love love the time-lapse-like imagery of Young Leslie racing to the window to see the ice cream truck growing into Grown-up Leslie racing to watch the garbage truck. The poll made me smile -- yes to all the art supplies, you already know my answer ;) As we get older, I feel like the thing we never have enough of is time... and so I believe that I have my work cut out for me in eliminating and editing out the excess--toys, inventory, containers to store inventory, commitments, assumptions, fears--so that what I have leftover can be *enough*, and so that I can have *enough* time to enjoy the things that really are most precious to me: my people and the space to be creative. Thank you for this window into your decluttering process, and how it has evolved from childhood through early motherhood and to where you are now, finally saying goodbye to those baby bottles. I'm with Vern--we're glad that no matter how much you get rid of, we'll still have you.
Oh yes, I need to copy / paste your words here and frame them! Such an impactful mantra. It does boil down to how we want to spend our time.
Thoroughly “keep it all” until keeping it all is literally suffocating me from the inside out and then I’m hardcore “dump it all.” Loved this, Leslie!
Yesss! This is my process as well. I strive to be better about it becoming more of a daily lifestyle (feeling coached by The Minimal Mom). But we’ll see.
I think what saves me is my low threshold for clutter so it ends up being often enough to not reach “hoarder” level but not often enough to be a rhythm. The...worst of both worlds?
💯 co-sign, Krista! 🤣