Hi friends,
I visited a
lovely friend who lives in one of those lovely Cotswolds villages.
We talked
about my trip to Austria, how we are going to spend Christmas, and the effect
and benefit of space clearing.
Space
clearing is my hobby….well, it Is getting like habit now. I recently read an
inspiring book about it and succeeded to get rid of well over 200 books. It was
almost scary that I kept such a big number of books I no longer read in this
small house.
I read anything
from great Shakespeare to silly Chick Lits. If I don’t have anything to read, I
start reading Warwickshire local bus time tables! How sad is that?
There are
number of books discussing about space clearing. They tell you how to sort out
things by the frequency of usage, such as, if you have not used a thing for
more than 2 years, then, take it to a charity shop. This book is different. It
asks you whether an object in front of you would give you any excitement or
inspiration.
Also, it
promotes clearing by not space but by category. For example, we clean kitchen,
living room, bed room, bathroom etc. This book tells us to sort out clothes,
shoes, bags, books, plates, cups….every single stuff you own in your house. It
even mentions about empty boxes of electric appliances and coins left on a window
sill!!
According to
the author, it has to be done at once. We don’t need to do it every day. Just
concentrate on a category you decide to sort out and do it quickly but
thoroughly. Take them all out from where they are and make a pile or mountain
of them. See the mountain of stuff you collected in the past and pick things up
and feel each of it.
If you have
no special feeling attach to it, get rid of it. It will only become burden in
your life and prevent you from moving forward. If you have good feeling with
it, decide the “home” place where it should be.
It might
sound rather ordinary but it has few good points I can adapt and practice.
I still own
about 50 books. God knows how many times I read Pride & Prejudice and I can
talk about Caroline Bingley for England by now but I still read the book. On
the other hand, there are lots of books I completely forgot that they are in the
bookcase.
I just don’t
know why I bought a book called “Anti-aging 60 tips from 50”. I am not even 50
yet but it seems I got the book when I was still in my 30s. Why? I haven’t got
a foggiest idea what triggered me to waste money on this.
Will I read
it when I hit my 50th? I don’t think so, as the contents will be so
out of date and there should be far better solution by that time.
Now, I only have few books I simply adore and
that’s enough.
Plates and cups
will be my next target! ;-)
