Thanks to everyone who downloaded my latest book, The Naked House: Five Principles for a More Peaceful Home already.
For everyone else, an excerpt:
“It’s as true of a blender as it is of a dog: things don’t cost what they cost. They cost what they cost to buy, maintain, move around and store. All these factors cost money (yes, space alone costs money: square footage is the number one factor in home price, and have you seen your heating bill lately?), but there are several other costs to consider, and both are more valuable than cash. The first is the cost of your time: the sheer number of minutes that add up to hours that add up to days that you spend rearranging, cleaning, protecting, and working around your stuff. And the second is the cost of your emotion . . .
“For the purposes of this book, the terms “bare” and “naked” aren’t so much about wearing no clothes as they are about wearing nothing that distracts from your beauty.
It is the total and complete absence of clutter.”
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Working slowly on just that. I have told my daughter that I intend to cleanse my home of trash and “unvaluables”. I want about 70% of my books and my dvds as well as nearly 100% of my tapes gone, not to mention about 70% of my clothes, among other things.
Nice! For me, organizing is pure fun. Not a job. LOVE throwing stuff away.
I hope i can get to that point soon. Much better at it and at not accumulating, but still…
I *love* a peaceful home. I love naptime here!!
Totally true ! the minutes that I spend rearranging all that I have accumulate during the last years of my life. that turns to hours and to days. Maybe I need to give more value to my time than to the things I have and just give them away if I am not really using them!
Thanks Mollie, great say!
Hope it helps!