Mental Organizing:
What is your focus for this year? Have you considered choosing a word instead of New Year's Resolutions? It's a positive spin to help you stay centered on what is most important to you at this particular moment in time. Here are some ideas: hope, independence, play, balance, adventure, organizing, etc. If you are interested in trying this out, check out this link for more information and ideas: Choosing a New Year's Word of the Year. Guest Blog Post by Heather Bayless Can I share with you a quirky confession? Of all the areas of my home that need organizing, I am most particular about my sock drawer. For years I have kept everything color coordinated to Pinterest perfection.
This is part 3 in a series about not using your home as a storage unit. In part 1, we discussed how your home should be for living; it should be filled with items that you use now and enjoy having around. In part 2, we reflected on whether or not we were storing any items for non-household members and what our motivations were behind those decisions. If feelings of resentment surface, this is a sign that it may be time to make some changes. In part 3, we will discuss how to set boundaries with those non-household members.
Part 2: Your Home is Not a Storage Unit: Are You Storing Other People's Items in Your Home?11/2/2020
Are you storing other people’s items in your home? People who don’t actually live there? … a grown child’s toys and memorabilia … your brother’s furniture that doesn’t fit in his current home … clothes or tools you borrowed from a friend … items you inherited from deceased family members … your great aunt’s furniture that you really don’t like Working as a professional organizer, I find that many people do have other people’s belongings stored in their home. The reasons are vast and varied. (Link to Part 1: Your Home is Not a Storage Unit.) There’s nothing necessarily wrong with having other people’s items in your home. But if you feel resentful about it, it may be time to take a closer look at why: What is your motivation for keeping other people’s items?
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