Yes, it is an on-going process.  It's a regular part of housekeeping.  I just went though my kids' fall clothes and found some more things to donate and sell on eBay.  I thought the donation truck was coming tomorrow, but it came today, and I missed it.  Oh well.

I worked on the garage some last week.  The kids and I swept it out and I threw out some old repair supplies that were no good.  Every little bit helps!

Good to see you back Dr. D.!

This weekend is going to be another, "what else can I get rid of?" .  Hoping to get a few more bags of stuff out of the basement.

DH fell last week and separated his shoulder.  His dominant arm and the one he had rotator surgery on back in 06.  And of course it was at 3 am  and I ended up calling the ambulance to get him to the hospital cause I couldnt hold his arm UP and drive at the same time.  lol. 

Do you think he does these things to get out of helping me declutter!?!  lol. 

wishing u well.

robin

Nonny, so sorry to hear about your DH!!!  What did the doctor say about the state of his arm?  I hope it's not too bad!  Poor guy has gone through so much already.

BridgeCreek: Housekeeping is such a large task, isn't it.  I had no idea as a young girl what I was in for.  My goodness it can be overwhelming.  I hope to some day be flying like Flylady says.

Update: Donation truck came recently - Woo-hoo.  Another visit will be next week.  I don't have a lot set aside yet, but we'll see...

Right now I am working on housekeeping, papers, home repair and projects. My goodness there is a lot to do here.

I finally got started back to sorting and ridding some clutter.  I worked and cleaned on a bookcase this week-end.  took books to the library to donate and have 5 bags ready got throw out.  i hope to get bck to some more tomorrow.

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Subject: RESILIENT ~~~

Webster's definition of "resilient" is...springing back; rebounding, returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched, recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.

    "In a harsh storm,  the palm tree bends instead of breaks. After you have done all you can during your financial storm, health storm or relationships storm, just stand and be resilient.  Bend... but don't break.  

     Be flexible and stay grounded in your faith.   Remember, this, too, shall pass.  Don't allow the difficulty and disappointments to make your heart hard like a stone.  Remember you are not alone. 

The wisdom of the elders teaches, "It's a good life...if you don't weaken."

     Learn know how to mourn the inevitable losses in life. Know how to let go of things that you have no control over.  Look at adversity as a challenge rather than as a threat.  Realize that no matter how the present situation turns out, you can choose to learn and grow from it. Sometimes your life circumstances are not there to punish you but to push you to another level of faith, understanding, courage, integrity, love, leadership or maturity.

     Resilience is one of the most important emotional intelligence coping skills you can have in today's fast-changing world. It means being able to bounce back after setbacks, failures, disappointments and losses. It means not giving up, and continuing to face the future with optimism, faith and courage despite the stress, sadness, storm, shifting, shaking and surprising events of life.  Your pain can change, however, faith requires patience."

-------Jewel Diamond Taylor

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sorry so long... just was very appropriate for the present time and wanted to share.

Well, I'm dropping in this old thread to say hello, and to say I'm still struggling with clutter. My part time eBay business has contributed immeasurably to the problem, but I'm still hoping to dig out of it all and to actually show a profit from all my ebay efforts.

In thinking about this thread, I really should have called it "How to take FOREVER to eliminate clutter from your life!" because forever is what it seems like to me.

Some progress: in the past few weeks I organized my packing and shipping supplies for my eBay sales. And as a goal I hope to get all eBay items off the first floor level of my home and down in the basement or out in the garage in the next week or so.

I hope everyone who drops by this thread gets something good out of it. I know I'll be re-reading the posts again to gather more inspiration and ideas and hope. Thanks to all who have contributed.

Dr. Declutter