Jennnanigans's Profile

You have to readjust your expectations-- I've never experienced a REAL fall (I'm a native Floridian who yearns to one day experience real seasons) so the seasons changing for me is signified by A. Smells (many people have mentioned changing their place's smell to help) and B. Colors. I get my thrills by going to a grocery store or a craft store and getting that blast of cinnamon smell and the sight of vivid orange decorations when you first walk in. I know the seasons have changed when the colors on bags of candy have changed lol! Seriously, when packaging in the candy aisle turns orange, I know fall is on the way! :D

My friend used to get updates from this online help thing for people who wanted to de-clutter. One thing you can do is go into a cluttered room with a basket, or bucket or something to hold stuff. Walk around the room seven times. Each time you make a pass, put something in the bucket you have not used or touched for six months or more. By the time you're done, you have a load of stuff you can get rid of! :D
I never considered myself a hoarder but I did have a case of 'WAAY too much crap-itis.' My parents were both raised by Depression-era parents and have that 'but I might NEED THIS someday and therefore I can NEVER get rid of it!' thing and I've been fighting it most of my life. When I broke up with a ex and got rid of a LOT of stuff last year, I felt GREAT. There hasn't been a single instance in the subsequent year where I thought 'Oh no, I wish I had hung on to X thing!' It's wonderful! There's definitely an area between the extremes that you can inhabit, it just takes effort to make the new, positive habits.