Category — Simple life

the man and i are moving. so moving means cleaning and purging. i am doing a quite large decluttering project. i always thought i was the type of person that only kept what i needed. no junk for me. until the day my boyfriend went down to our storage unit in the basement (we live in a large building) for the first time since we moved there and he came back saying “i think you are a closet pack-rat”. uuughhh. the words i dread.

anyhow, a friend of mine turned me on to Table to Teapots in Acton, Mass. its a great place to consign some of your nicer things that you just grew out of or changed your style a bit. i worked on cleaning out the storage bin and realized that i hadn’t given up my “crunchie-tapestry-moroccan-lantern days” as a college girl. after making an appointment 2 weeks out, we drove up saturday and dropped some boxes off and 2 lamps that just didn’t work for us. very easy - you get 50% of the selling price. they consign anything of value over $10. anything under they send to good will for you.

consign away…..

I’m not much of a resolution kinda girl, but I do take the coming of the new year as an opportunity to try to look at my life a little differently. So I spent the rainy, snowy day today looking around at what other people do to live a more simple life. Something I’m going to strive for in 2008 (oopps. was that a resolution?). Here are some links to some pretty cool ways to simplify yourself.

unclutterer.com a manifesto on simple living

zenhabits.com purpose your day: most important task (MIT)

how to slow down now

getrichslowly.com don’t make resolutions - set goals for 2008

“In order to build strength you have to be consistent and willing to endure” - Roman Szpond - InnerStrength Yoga