Space

I wrote about my trip to Ikea and carted back 2 chest of drawers.

I dedicated 2 days to clearing out the old stuff from my open shelves, rearranging them into the drawers and rearranging the furniture in the house.

Its amazing how much clutter emerges from hidden nooks and crannys of your storage space. And what a relief when they emerge to see the light of day, and for me to discard them.

Anything that I've not seen or used in the past 3 months gets junked into the bin. Stuff that probably can get reused or be useful to someone else, gets given away within 2 weeks else they get junked too.

I cannot understand how people hoard stuff for years and years. While I understand we keep stuff "just in case" we may need them at some point in time, or we just cannot bear to part with them. But there comes a point in time we make a decision to continue hoarding ( in which case storage facilities must expand ) or we part with the item(s).

Personally, I like to clear clutter. Continuous clearing means I can continue to acquire new items, or acquire more open spaces in my otherwise tiny apartment. I like new things and I like open spaces, I also like to keep things of sentimental value. But I refuse to let my life get cluttered or limit my ability to enjoy new things because of old clutter. Time to let go and move on.

My bedroom is a lot neater. No more open shelves to trap dust. My study is also cleaner after the wipe down. And I have space for 2 potted plants in the study which gets plenty of sunlight from balcony. Yea!

I just need to clear the clutter that I've added to the spare room from clearing my 2 other rooms! :)