Let it GO! Decluttering (simplifying) your life of (people, places or things) success stories?
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Made a really good start on the paperwork - it was so satisfying to rip up the bits I don't need
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I totally agree. get rid of the "stuff." I decluttered my friend list too.4
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Weight/fat Blasted to Smithereens front:
Down .8lbs ( I'll take it and with JOY too) in the past 12 days
Slow and steady wins the race and I'mma heading towards the 140's baby, slowly but showly...OH YEAH and BOOM!!!!
P.S. Let's take y/our time and do this right and rightly, NO HURRY, period.8 -
I love it that you wear your slippers for all your weigh in pics!5
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QueenBee2018 wrote: »I love it that you wear your slippers for all your weigh in pics!
Why not? I figure why not add some fun and cutest to this battle of the bulge? These slipppers feel great and look so cute too. When I look back at my progress, I want to see some fun and this is important, but NOT so all consuming that I didn't have again, FUN in the process. 5 -
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NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »Weight/fat Blasted to Smithereens front:
Down .8lbs ( I'll take it and with JOY too) in the past 12 days
Slow and steady wins the race and I'mma heading towards the 140's baby, slowly but showly...OH YEAH and BOOM!!!!
P.S. Let's take y/our time and do this right and rightly, NO HURRY, period.
You continue to inspire! You are right, slow and steady wins! I'm so tempted to call you turtle (turtles are cool!) I'm encouraged by your slow victory. Thank you for sharing!2 -
NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »Weight/fat Blasted to Smithereens front:
Down .8lbs ( I'll take it and with JOY too) in the past 12 days
Slow and steady wins the race and I'mma heading towards the 140's baby, slowly but showly...OH YEAH and BOOM!!!!
P.S. Let's take y/our time and do this right and rightly, NO HURRY, period.
You continue to inspire! You are right, slow and steady wins! I'm so tempted to call you turtle (turtles are cool!) I'm encouraged by your slow victory. Thank you for sharing!
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Enthusiastically Waving *Hi* }}}}}}}}}}} So HAPPY to hear from you doll-baby! "Turtle" hahahhaaahaha...that's cute (gonna have to find some turtle slippers now 
). "slow victory"?!? I LOVE THAT!
It took us all some time to get into the shape, mind-set and "way" that we are, and wisdom dictates to me that I should be all about the "patience" of not only reaching my goals in weight blastification, but in every area of my life. When I DARE look back on my life, I see how I made so MANY life altering mistakes/sins/YUCK by being in a "hurry" and/or not taking my time to think things fully thru. Seriously, the greater majority of all of my "regrets" in life, I can find "hurry/impluse/fear/going along to get along" in that foul mix. NO MORE, if something requires my QUICK/NOW choices/decision...the answer is NO, and Hmmmph added to it.
Love me some you Snoo!!!! Thanks so much for your reply!4 -
Working full time during the Christmas season means I cook everything I have to on the weekend. Its been a cold, wet weekend, so oven items and soups are on the menu this week. (Hubby made soup). Not a lot of time for decluttering, but I'm getting dinners in the freezer for later dates.6
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I love how every time I check back in your @NewLIFEstyle4ME is still dropping the weight and encouraging others! Congrats on the continued success and THANK YOU!!!! for ALWAYS being such a cheerleader!6
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I love how every time I check back in your @NewLIFEstyle4ME is still dropping the weight and encouraging others! Congrats on the continued success and THANK YOU!!!! for ALWAYS being such a cheerleader!
What an absolute darling and sweetieheart you are. Thanks so much of thinking of me
So far, the scale has not moved down (but I've noticed a pattern in me, that about every 10-12 days or so), the scale moves down, this is day 10 since my last drop kicking to the place where the sun doesn't shine off the scale, BUT...I've lost .5 inches off both thighs since last measuring, so that's a big ole 1 inch total down off and outta my thighs and that's thrilling!3 -
Working full time during the Christmas season means I cook everything I have to on the weekend. Its been a cold, wet weekend, so oven items and soups are on the menu this week. (Hubby made soup). Not a lot of time for decluttering, but I'm getting dinners in the freezer for later dates.
How fun, exciting and potentially a lot of extra N.E.A.T. exercising opportunities(going back to) working full time must be--and even if your working full time is sitting/sedentary, it's just so, ummmm....engaging and possibly harder and making you think and behave a bit differently than not working (ya know, purposely exercising more patience, learning new stuff and maybe even getting more and more opportunities to find better ways to fight stress and mess in dealing with difficult situations facing you 6-8 hours a day and meeting new people..congrats to you and I so admire you Snoo--YAY YOU! I am CRAVING soups of late--so comforting soups are--I LOVE soups this time of year more than any other season.1 -
Hey Gang~
Lots and LOTS of wonderful stuff going on. Y'all know me and I don't count just so-called "good" things as wonderful, but the good, the bad and everything in-between as ABSOLUTELY wonderful (full of wonder) and count ALL things as joy, knowing if something is yuck--I'm learning and I LOVE learning and doing what I'M learning. I see potentially YUCK situations and/or toxic people as a tremendous opportunity to not only "roll with the punches" but get up and with grace, mercy and not an ounce of bitterness or fear--get up and handle my business cut stuff (people/places and things) off with the quickness baby and in ways I was NEVER able nor willing to do before this business of LET IT GO and DON'T LOOK BACK.
So, WOW! I got the tremendous opportunity to say NO! to a couple of potentially intimidating situations and thought about LET IT/THEM GO AND DON'T LOOK BACK and BOOM...made a, I'm going to call "gloriously relieving and freeing/liberating and I'm so GLAD about it. Ya know how some of your parents used to say before you got punished/disciplined "this is going to hurt me, more than it hurts you"? Well the important CHOICES I decided to make did hurt me but not more pain than going along to get along. What's so very dumbfounding to me is how LONG I hold/held on to relationships/STUFF that I thought impossible or too hard or "you can't do that, because what would others think of you" deal. {{{{*eye-roll*}}}} What a LIE/DECEPTION holding on to what's "dead and stanky" as we use to say. If/since it's DEAD/over/no longer alive/totally unwanted/yuck...the answer is NO and no thank you and wish you all the best but/and BYE. Wooooow--it's amazing how when we REALLY practice (for real--in all areas of our lives) LET IT GO AND DON'T LOOK BACK...how utterly, ummmmm....GOOD it feels and is!
Okay, on the fabulous front...I wore a headband yesterday for the FIRST TIME in more than 20 years. I ALWAYS wanted to wear headbands, as many of my family and friends rocked them and looked tremendous, but on me, my head/face was so big/bloated looking, headbands looked ridiculous on me. My Best friend handsome hubby took me out to din-din last night and repeatedly told me how cute I am. I SAW how super good/cute I looked in the headband and it's so, ummmm...YES! This headband made me look and feel 20 years younger than I actually am. This may not be a "big-deal" to some, but I'm telling you I AM THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO ROCK HEADBANDS---YAYYYYY!!!!5 -
Day 11 since the scale last moved downward, today I'm down 1.4lbs and putting me at 151.0lbs wee little pounds from my last weigh in...uhhhhhh, I'M DOWN 69LBS BIG OLE POUNDS (well, the ticker shows 69lbs down but the status shows 68.8lbs down), I'll take the 69lbs the badge shows and with super ultra mega JOY--Thank Ya Jesus and WOW!!! My husband/boyfriend told me today that I'm getting smaller I asked him if he liked it/the way I'm looking and he said NO!, he LOVES it=BOOM for me and him--YAY!!!
NewLIFEstyle4ME
lost 1.4 lbs since last weighing in! Newlifestyle4me's lost 68.8 lbs so far.
P.S. This is from eating whatever I jolly well feel like eating/drinking and whenever I feel like it (NO restrictions at all) and N.E.A.T exercising only. I LOVE this. I so love slowly but surely getting down to size and having a GREAT time doing it=BOOOOMMMM!!!!
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It's easier for me to let go of things if my mind thinks it's going to a good cause or going to be used somehow. I wanted to donate my old wedding gown and baby baptism clothes that remakes them for children that die in the hospitals. BUT, they're not accepting and weren't last time I checked either.
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Try this website and good luck!
5 Meaningful Places to Donate Your Wedding Dress
https://www.babble.com/relationships/5-meaningful-places-to-donate-your-wedding-dress/
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UPDATE: looked on facebook online and found other groups that do the same thing. It's all packaged and ready to be mailed. DONE5
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You all give me such hope and inspiration! I love reading this thread. This weekend, I am going to fill up a garbage bag for donations and go through my books for donation. Also, throw away all the little things that just take up space and I do not treasure.6
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Not sure why, but when I clicked on this thread I ended up on pg 33 & there were several comments on anger. Interestingly, anger is a secondary emotion that has other feelings underneath. Hurt, frustration, helplessness. So if a person can figure out why they are feeling hurt, frustrated or helpless then it can help to dispel the anger. WE are so afraid of our anger, but it can be an indicator of something in our life that needs some attention. So when I am feeling angry for no apparent reason, I ask myself what I'm hurt etc about & it helps me figure myself out. Perhaps this method will help someone else.
It is really the unresolved anger that sits in layers within us that can wreak havoc with our well being...Anyhoo, just thought I'd share that little tidbit I learned from dealing with my own anger.
I live in a really small space 400 sq ft consisting of a bedroom kitchen/living area & bathroom. I moved from a rather large space & got rid of tons of stuff, but still have too many things. Some are beloved, paintings, antique mirrors & other antique pieces...I have rather large furniture so that does not help. The real problem I have is knicky knacky stuff that has some sentimental attachment for me. I know that this space I currently live in is only an in between place & don't want to get too far on the getting-rid-of-stuff bandwagon, but definitely feel congested & I know it creates some anxiety for me. It takes no time for my place to look like a bomb went off when a few things are out of place, but once I neaten it all up, it's like I can breathe again...so I'm pretty certain that if I could clear a few surfaces of "stuff" it would be cathartic.
SO, having said ALL THAT, I though about boxing up my beloved knicky knacks for a start & finding someone's basement to put them in.
I love the comments about not just tangible material clutter, but emotional clutter & toxic people cluttering our lives....It is ALL a process & we do what we can when we're ready to do it....
Anyway, glad I found this thread cause I need some help!!! in a few different areas.
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What an inspirational thread!4
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lorrainequiche59 wrote: »Not sure why, but when I clicked on this thread I ended up on pg 33 & there were several comments on anger. Interestingly, anger is a secondary emotion that has other feelings underneath. Hurt, frustration, helplessness. So if a person can figure out why they are feeling hurt, frustrated or helpless then it can help to dispel the anger. WE are so afraid of our anger, but it can be an indicator of something in our life that needs some attention. So when I am feeling angry for no apparent reason, I ask myself what I'm hurt etc about & it helps me figure myself out. Perhaps this method will help someone else.
It is really the unresolved anger that sits in layers within us that can wreak havoc with our well being...Anyhoo, just thought I'd share that little tidbit I learned from dealing with my own anger.
I live in a really small space 400 sq ft consisting of a bedroom kitchen/living area & bathroom. I moved from a rather large space & got rid of tons of stuff, but still have too many things. Some are beloved, paintings, antique mirrors & other antique pieces...I have rather large furniture so that does not help. The real problem I have is knicky knacky stuff that has some sentimental attachment for me. I know that this space I currently live in is only an in between place & don't want to get too far on the getting-rid-of-stuff bandwagon, but definitely feel congested & I know it creates some anxiety for me. It takes no time for my place to look like a bomb went off when a few things are out of place, but once I neaten it all up, it's like I can breathe again...so I'm pretty certain that if I could clear a few surfaces of "stuff" it would be cathartic.
SO, having said ALL THAT, I though about boxing up my beloved knicky knacks for a start & finding someone's basement to put them in.
I love the comments about not just tangible material clutter, but emotional clutter & toxic people cluttering our lives....It is ALL a process & we do what we can when we're ready to do it....
Anyway, glad I found this thread cause I need some help!!! in a few different areas.
Wow! Ive been sitting and stewing with some angry feelings/thoughts/negative self talk and have been having a hard time working thru it...which has been frustrating for my usual eternal optimist self. Your post had got me digging deeper to find whats hurting right now so I can honor it and work thru it. Thank you!!!6 -
NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »Day 11 since the scale last moved downward, today I'm down 1.4lbs and putting me at 151.0lbs wee little pounds from my last weigh in...uhhhhhh, I'M DOWN 69LBS BIG OLE POUNDS (well, the ticker shows 69lbs down but the status shows 68.8lbs down), I'll take the 69lbs the badge shows and with super ultra mega JOY--Thank Ya Jesus and WOW!!! My husband/boyfriend told me today that I'm getting smaller I asked him if he liked it/the way I'm looking and he said NO!, he LOVES it=BOOM for me and him--YAY!!!
NewLIFEstyle4ME
lost 1.4 lbs since last weighing in! Newlifestyle4me's lost 68.8 lbs so far.
P.S. This is from eating whatever I jolly well feel like eating/drinking and whenever I feel like it (NO restrictions at all) and N.E.A.T exercising only. I LOVE this. I so love slowly but surely getting down to size and having a GREAT time doing it=BOOOOMMMM!!!!
Eating whatever you feel! Love this! Im learning this lesson right now. Foods are not "good" or "bad"! They are food and if it fits in my day and nourishes my mind, body, and soul then they are all good in my book! Cant live my life feeling bad about what I eat because its something I do love and shouldnt feel bad about!4 -
@NewLIFEstyle4ME you have an awesome attitude & outlook! Congrats on the weight loss from the consistent hard work. This is what I am working toward, being consistent ! This is a great thread & I will be checking in regularly now
@AJB1014 Hope you figure out what's stewing Even though "feeling" anger is normal it is also uncomfortable because it messes with our emotional balance. I used to feel "bad" for feeling anger & was likely taught that in one way or another in the earlier years. My home life as a child was a tad messy emotionally, BUT in years since I have come to accept my anger as a helper to bring me back into balance. Like you said it can manifest itself out of the blue with a helping of negative self talk along with it. So if you can take the time & space to work through it, you'll discover the true source. I usually have a bawl-fest at that point because for me it is "usually" some buried hurt that is surfacing. I find that it's very liberating to get rid of the weight of repressed anger. Someone once said that tears are like shedding poison...getting rid of the toxic stuff we sometimes hold on to. Please be kind to yourself in the process 3 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »It is a different type of decluttering than most here, but I feel much freer since letting go of worries, anger, etc, toward certain extended family members. There are a lot of people in my family such as cousins, aunts, uncles, and step-family who just aren't that important to me but I used to allow them too much power over my thoughts and put too much energy into trying to please them, impress them, and/or stay in contact with them. This has been a gradual thing for me over almost 20 years (which I know is nuts) but finally I feel I've reached a point where I don't wish any of them poor fortunes but I also just truly do not care what they think of me or if they think of me at all. It's been a very liberating feeling. Some say it is cold hearted or callous but I don't feel that way at all. These aren't people who have ever gone out of their way to show me kindness or attention. I am better off not seeing or talking to them.
I feel the same way, it is amazing how much self esteem we get after losing weight, declutter those toxic people1 -
since losing weight I have got rid of people pleasing, unacceptable behavior and learning to say NO. My self esteem has come back. I made new plans for Xmas and set boundaries and it did not go over good with others in the family but made my life much better. I told my husband I would bring him back home if he started griping about Xmas traffic or lost his temper.2
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NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »Day 11 since the scale last moved downward, today I'm down 1.4lbs and putting me at 151.0lbs wee little pounds from my last weigh in...uhhhhhh, I'M DOWN 69LBS BIG OLE POUNDS (well, the ticker shows 69lbs down but the status shows 68.8lbs down), I'll take the 69lbs the badge shows and with super ultra mega JOY--Thank Ya Jesus and WOW!!! My husband/boyfriend told me today that I'm getting smaller I asked him if he liked it/the way I'm looking and he said NO!, he LOVES it=BOOM for me and him--YAY!!!
NewLIFEstyle4ME
lost 1.4 lbs since last weighing in! Newlifestyle4me's lost 68.8 lbs so far.
P.S. This is from eating whatever I jolly well feel like eating/drinking and whenever I feel like it (NO restrictions at all) and N.E.A.T exercising only. I LOVE this. I so love slowly but surely getting down to size and having a GREAT time doing it=BOOOOMMMM!!!!
Eating whatever you feel! Love this! Im learning this lesson right now. Foods are not "good" or "bad"! They are food and if it fits in my day and nourishes my mind, body, and soul then they are all good in my book! Cant live my life feeling bad about what I eat because its something I do love and shouldnt feel bad about!
{{{{ *Waving HI to you AJB* }}}}} YAY YOU--super ultra YAY YOU!
Let me clarify/put a new perspective on when I say "I eat what I jolly well feel like eating". I'll try my HARDEST to keep this short {{{*eye-roll*}}and sweet. I've told my "success" story a million times, so I won't "bore" you with all the details, only certain ones I want you to "get". If anyone want to know the blow-by-blow details, they are scattered throughout this thread.
Okay, so when I say I eat whatever I want, whenever I want to there is a HUGE "catch" to this. I also ate whatever I wanted to, whenever I wanted to when I was OBESE and all YUCK and UGH for years. Actually eating whatever I want whenever I wanted is what got me obese in the first place. Here's the IMPORTANT difference. Before (6+ years of being on Mfp) and trying EVERYTHING in the book to "lose weight" just didn't happen for me. It's ONLY when I humbled myself, sought the Lord with all of my mind, heart, soul, everythang within me that something wonderful happened...here's what happened:
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
When I was obese, I ate ALL the time, ALL day and ALL night and the portion sizes were HUGE The Lord taught me that I can eat whatever I want to (no holds barred) just much SMALLER PORTIONS and/or EAT LESS FREQUENTLY thru-out the day. Also, once I humbled myself, trusting The Lord 100% and following His Lead (allowing Him to direct my paths), my "want to's and when's" changed big time. When I was obese, I would let's say eat a whopper w/cheese, large fries, large onion rings and mega ultra large soda to drink. With The Lord directing my paths, I'll have that same meal, but only eat half or less of it and get ultra full. Also with the drink, I'd drink maybe half of it and water the rest down until I was drinking just water from the cup. Another example...last night I had a t-Bone steak (well done) a big ole mega loaded baked potato, a Caesar salad and some broccolini. I ate half of the steak, less than half of half the baked potato, all of the caesar salad and all of the broccolini. I didn't eat that way because I HAD to, I ate that way because I was getting stuffed and couldn't finish it all. I also love late night snacking, so instead of mindless eating all kinds of "stuff" I'll have a large apple or pomegranate or some kind of yummy fruit and if I wish, a cup of ice cream. I didn't have the ice cream last night, because I didn't want it--NOT because I couldn't have it. IF I want a late night snack of some kind of "junk-food or so-called "bad" food", I'll have it, just a much smaller portion than I would have when I was obese. When I was obese, I would "clean my plate" and have a big ole dessert afterwards. I Simply do not eat like when I was obese, period. No where near like I used to eat and I give credit, 100% , to The Lord for teaching me how to eat without being a glutton.
Some, perhaps many or even everyone may "poo-poo" or "woo" this, but that's the TRUTH, so there!
The Lord delivered me from being slothful and a glutton, period. He (with His Merciful Invisible Self) taught me and teaches me everyday how to live and move and have my being. How to think and follow Him--that's the reason I eat and drink whatever I want to and the pounds/ounces/flab/fat/YUCK is sliding off of me and I look and feel at least 20 years (or more) younger.
Long story short: Eating whatever I want to, whenever I want to just smaller portions and/or less frequently than when I was obese. I LOVE comfort foods and have no interest in eating like a bird/bird food, 1 piece of cheese, 1 cracker, a small portion of yucky boring soup, 1 teaspoon of this 1 tablespoon of that--NAW, I want to eat what I like and love and do. I simply don't care how "crazy/unscientific/woo-ish/whack" this sounds, I am living proof, that DARING to humble myself, seek The Lord's Holy Spirit to Lead and Guide me, to TEACH me how to live and think like He does is why I can and do eat whatever I want and my life is so much more powerful, pleasant and GOOD--so very good (1000 times better than when I was a slothful glutton and all UGH and YUCKISH), Thank you Jesus!!!!! The ONLY True and Living God Himself (The God of the Bible, The God of Abraham, Issac, Jacob and Jesus and Paul) has and is directing my "paths" in this weight-loss (problem:GLUTTONY) and Living and drowning in "clutter/mess/too much stuff (problem: GREED/LAZYINESS/SLOTHFULNESS). I really wanted to clarify, cause y'all know how we are, we can and do take stuff and run with it...in the wrong direction.
Hope this helps someone!
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lorrainequiche59 wrote: »@NewLIFEstyle4ME you have an awesome attitude & outlook! Congrats on the weight loss from the consistent hard work. This is what I am working toward, being consistent ! This is a great thread & I will be checking in regularly now
@AJB1014 Hope you figure out what's stewing Even though "feeling" anger is normal it is also uncomfortable because it messes with our emotional balance. I used to feel "bad" for feeling anger & was likely taught that in one way or another in the earlier years. My home life as a child was a tad messy emotionally, BUT in years since I have come to accept my anger as a helper to bring me back into balance. Like you said it can manifest itself out of the blue with a helping of negative self talk along with it. So if you can take the time & space to work through it, you'll discover the true source. I usually have a bawl-fest at that point because for me it is "usually" some buried hurt that is surfacing. I find that it's very liberating to get rid of the weight of repressed anger. Someone once said that tears are like shedding poison...getting rid of the toxic stuff we sometimes hold on to. Please be kind to yourself in the process
{{{{{{{{ HUGS }}}}}}}}}}}}} Honey, I want to thank you from the top and bottom of my heart. What you've contributed to this thread is mega tremendous and will help so VERY many people, including lil ole me. You ROCK, period. 1 -
brenn24179 wrote: »since losing weight I have got rid of people pleasing, unacceptable behavior and learning to say NO. My self esteem has come back. I made new plans for Xmas and set boundaries and it did not go over good with others in the family but made my life much better. I told my husband I would bring him back home if he started griping about Xmas traffic or lost his temper.
Good job! Taking control of you, and your situations is something huge!4 -
This is the anniversary month of this thread. This time last year I began an "adventure" in REAL lifestyle change. In 1 year, I learned all the what, where, how, why and whens of decluttering my entire life (house (inside and outside), people (nice people (mostly), terrific people, people who are or at least maybe "better" than I am...but who constantly brought fuss/muss/stress/confusion/crazy-making and YUCK into my heart, mind and life. I've rid myself of TOXIC People who "society" dictates that I MUST have a personal relationship with because they are my (fill in the blank). The answer is NO MORE, BEST WISHES and BYE--so wonderful this simplifying and decluttering my life has been for the past year. Decluttering my entire life has removed not only mess/junk/too much STUFF outta my life, but also removed fear, false guilt, shame, laziness, slothfulness, gluttony and so much more! How utterly lovely it is to live a more minimalist and peaceful life--SO WONDERFUL!!!!
This time last year--when I began this LET IT GO and DON'T LOOK BACK "business", my BMI was 35.5 (obese) today my BMI is 24.4 (Normal BMI and the mid-range, not higher side of BMI) from 219.8lbs to 151.0lbs (and counting)YAY!!!!
This weight blastification is not over...good ole tremendous maintenance is here and ever around the corner. The same with the decluttering, it's NEVER "I got this and it's over" Nope. Just as maintenance is an essential key in getting down to size and STAYING there, so it is with decluttering. There will always be that temptation to NOT make sure to clean-up immediately after your done with something OR getting into debt and sloppy/too much stuff lifestyle by buying stuff you don't need and probably won't use--just store up and stack up and begin to drown again in yuck/mess/stuff. Also, it's a real probability that some person "suddenly/unexpectedly rears his or her, ummmm...ugly and trouble-making head up in our lives (totally unexpected AND unwanted/unnecessary sometimes)--someone from the past that just "shows up" in y/our life that we MUST, with total grace and fearlessness say NO, no more and BYE to. It's a fabulous daily "business". Always remember, being shiftless/lazy/impulsive/intimidated is a CHOICE. We can give in and return to the YUCK or LET IT GO AND DON'T LOOK BACK--IT'S A CHOICE, PERIOD. It's also amazing how when people know you ain't for no funny business, period...how they either leave you all the way alone OR don't mess with you no more--WOW, it's amazing how much more respect, honor and peace you will gather for yourself and others.
WOW! This truly has been one year that by taking my time and doing it right and righteously has proven to be one that time as "flew" by. I ALWAYS thought "a year, that's a long time"...it's truly not. Take your time in these "battles" and do it right and righteously and if I can do it...seriously ANYONE can--BOOM!8 -
I love this thread! I have always been super minimal. My family moved a lot growing up and the habits of clearing out closets and letting stuff go was ingrained early because no one wants to move crap they don't need. My husband comes from a family I would describe as hoard-ish. Not full-on hoarder, but hard pressed to let stuff go because "someone might use that one day" kind of people.
I go through ebbs and flows in how much clutter bothers me. There is usually a tipping point where I come home from work and am all stressed out out, look around the house and say "I can't live like this!" Then, I can make my husband tackle it with me since I am on the verge of a nervous break-down. Otherwise, he just doesn't see it. It's weird. If I wanted the house to look the way I like it all the time, I would be cleaning constantly because he just doesn't see it until it is sooooo bad. Of course, I am the one with a full-time job and he works part-time from home. Wouldn't it be nice if the neat freak was at home all day everyday!?!
The one thing that does bother him is having people see our house messy. So, I have taken this to mean that I need to have a dinner party every few months to ensure a base level of cleanliness. It works surprisingly well!! On that note, maybe I should have people over for New Year's Eve!!
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