I Can See Clearly, Now (Blog to Learn, Day 13)

[For the record, I hate that song. Ahem....]

After some serious introspection yesterday afternoon, I actually managed to declutter my closets. I still have far too much clothing, but I certainly made a large dent in the pile. One giant bag of clothing plus one small bag of shoes is in the trash. Two stuffed paper shopping bags of folded clothing are in my car, ready to go to Goodwill. Honestly, it was easy! I expected the usual struggles, but not this time. It didn't hurt that I had the benefit of listening to a lot of quality electronic music while I was cleaning, thanks to Rhapsody. It's the best thing I could ever spend $10/month to "buy."

Next to go will be all of the unnecessary paper, though I expect it to take several weeks to get that under control. Maybe I can focus on paper and take one day off per week to get rid of other things. I have a handful of things that I should probably try to sell, instead of simply listing them of Freecycle.

Today brings with it a whole new set of challenges. For one, it's Tax Day. Secondly, I had planned to drive home for Spring Break tonight, so I have some last-minute packing to do. I'm excited that I got a few critical things done here. It should be much easier to relax and enjoy our mini-trip to NYC, and I will be able to put this motivation to good use in other areas. I'm hoping to declutter a bunch of my old belongings that are still collecting dust at home, and to finish all of my job-hunting paperwork. The idea of facing all of these challenges is a lot less overwhelming when progress is possible. The real challenge will be trying to balance work with these new efforts. (Is it wrong that I am already looking forward to the end of concert season, and the beginning of summer? I have things to DO!)