Clutter Be Gone

As an attempt to find the "OM" in my Mom, I am making a resolution to declutter my house. I aspire to live like a monk and get rid of all of my personal belongings but I have kids and I have childhoods to preserve so I will have to do my best with my particular restrictions. I am definitely one of those people who likes to buy stuff. I like the thrill of the hunt. I like to have everything I need and not go without. I don't always buy new stuff though, we do love a thrift store score around here too. But these children, they need their goggles for swimming, their barbie high heel, that magic hat laying in the middle of the floor is REALLY important. So I need to find a balance. Right now I feel like I live in a land of piles and clutter. Piles of things I need to put away and piles of things I am ignoring. They are both hidden in beautiful bins and exposed just sitting around. We have overflowing closets, bags of stuff I am saving for Frankie to use when she is 5 (but she is one right now) so I have to make some decisions. Would it be so bad to buy a hoodie for her in a 5T 4 years from now? Do I have to save the ones we have? My brain says no, keep it, don't buy it again, but the Monk in me says, get rid of it, it is cluttering up your life and there are a million hoodies in the world, just waiting for you 5 years from now. So I am going to research the most effective way to de-clutter and then one closet at a time I am going to get rid of everything. My goal is to have one bankers box for every category of my life. I will keep you posted. BTW this article inspired me this morning, this couple lives in 240 sq feet and it actually looks roomy. More roomy than my 1400 sq ft tri-level. Of course they don't have two kids... To be Continued, One Closet at a Time!