I promised myself that while unemployed I'd finally really be able to clean up my cluttered condo. I have so much stuff - books, magazines, CDs, Tapes, paper paper paper, clothes clothes clothes!!! But it has been very slow going. I finally bought a 4 drawer file cabinet, and put tons of files into it, clearing out boxes from under my desk. I have spent some time moving things from one box to another, for space and efficiency, and I have given some clothes away - pants to Nat and to my friend Janice from FlyLady. I also have some books that are outdated - financial books about taxes and such, but I really should just toss them... And there is so much to go.
I really just try to focus on one small area at a time. Every little thing I can bring out makes me happy.
I have gotten some inspiration and motivation to do this from some of those books and websites about cleaning house (inspired by those TV shows - Clean Sweep, etc... now - how many sheet sets do you NEED?????) They are ruthless. And I know that there is stuff I don't need and I really need to let it go. I know that the cassette tapes my dad left are not HIM. They are just tapes. I should be able to throw them away, but it's still hard... I think also because I feel that I should listen to all these tapes - symphonies and opera, some going back to the early 80's. So I just went through all of them. OUT will go the three plastic tape holders and rickety wooden box. The ones I want to keep will go in a plastic box. The commercial tapes will go to the Sal. Army, and the rest - well they are going to have to go out to the dumpster. Hey, my dad threw out all his reel to reels without batting an eye - and we believe he threw out some personal tapes too - like ones of me and Nat singing.
I am also trying to bring some books and magazines to the library for their magazine swap bin, and for their ongoing booksales. That is also baby steps, but I'm making a little progress, thankfully.
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