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I apologize for sorely neglecting this blog. Life has been unbelievably busy lately, and I haven’t been able to keep up. And my blogging schedule isn’t working out too well for me, so I think I’m going to go back to random posting.
Since I haven’t been posting, I thought I’d show you what I did yesterday. After being inspired by Oprah’s show with Peter Walsh last week, I picked up a copy of Peter’s book It’s All Too Much. Talk about inspiring. I can’t stop reading. And then yesterday I took action.
One of my goals for this year was to rid my house of everything but what was useful and what I loved. Peter’s book provides a road map for getting that done. I’m one who has an easy time coming up with goals and ideas, but a hard time translating ideas into action. That’s what the book does, so it’s perfect for me.
Yesterday I began the process of tackling my bedroom. My bedroom has always been a mess. It’s not because I’m messy, but we live in a three bedroom house, with a total of 5 closets. We have no garage or any type of outdoor storage, so everything needs to fit in the 5 closets. My bedroom started to become the catch-all room for anything that didn’t fit anywhere else. We just had way too much stuff in there.
Peter says, “No way!” He stresses that the master bedroom should be for sleeping, romance, and getting dressed. That’s it. If it doesn’t have to do with sleeping, clothing, or romantic ambiance, it shouldn’t be in the room. I did my best, but I made a couple of modifications. The TV stayed, as well as my husband’s guitars and amp.
I moved the books, the crafts, the mailing supplies, the gift wrap, and much other miscellaneous junk OUT. Are you ready for the pictures?
The before pictures were actually taken about a year ago. But the amount of clutter was the same then as it was yesterday morning.
Before
After
Stuff to go to Goodwill (mostly books)
And for good measure, the other thing I did over the last few days was accompany Liz to get her ears pierced. That’s what she wanted for her 10th birthday, so that’s what we did. Here’s her new earrings. She’s so excited about them.
So now that you all know how busy I’ve been, hopefully you’ll forgive me for not being around much. 
Photo by sh0dan.
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Deb - Mom of 3 Girls says:
That’s a great job - it looks awesome!
February 14th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Christine says:
Hi! OMG-I totally did the same thing the other day. Our MBR had the kids toys all over. I had been throwing them into a laundry basket- because the toys just kept migrating in, on the floor, under the bed…all over. So, I did a killer cleaning, and totally cleaned and decluttered- and it is so much better, now! Your room looks great! And, those earrings,are they the little ones that look like flowers, with a pink stone in the center and white (diamonds) around it??? If so, we have 2 of the same pair, here!
February 14th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Liza's Eyeview says:
No need to apologize. In my opinion, blogging should be “fun”, not a chore.
Good job on what you did!
Liza
February 14th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Elisa says:
You did an amazing job. And congrats to Liz on the earrings!
February 14th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Lynnae says:
Thanks for being understanding. I always think blogging is fun, but sometimes I run out of time to do the fun things. LOL
@Christine - They’re the pink flowers with the white center. We saw the white version too, though. Liz is very happy about her earrings so far. Hasn’t even complained about the pain, which is unusual.
February 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Christine says:
I stand to be corrected- we have the same all pink, with white in the center ones, too…
I am medicated out of my head…literally! Stupid bronchitis!
so, my memory is kinda fuzzy…
February 15th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Tiffany says:
Great job! I have been trying to simplify things around here, too. It is a long, slow process.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Jennifer Partin says:
What a cute picture of Liz!
Your before picture didn’t even look that bad—-now I am waaay convicted on my bedroom. My husband would be so happy. Maybe that will be on my list to tackle this week. Thanks for the motivation and I’ve missed you!
February 17th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Jenny Live & in Color says:
If you keep this up, you’ll have to change the name of your blog.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Lynnae says:
@Jenny - very true. Though it will take a lot to get all of the clutter out of my life.
February 18th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Carrie says:
What a cute pic of Liz!! *whisper* I won’t tell her but Shyann just got hers double pierced
February 20th, 2008 at 11:09 am