Less = Better

I have heard that one sleeps better when there is not clutter or a mess under their bed. I don't have anything under my bed and I sleep well. So, I guess this must be true. :) Remembering that made me think of how this translates into so many other parts of life.

For example, when my kitchen is at it's cleanest is when I have the desire to cook a nice meal as opposed to going out or making some Mac and Cheese or Chicken Nuggets which would be much less healthy. Therefor, clean kitchen = healthier food/healthier life. :)

Next, when I have less laundry, I am more motivated to do the laundry that I have. Too much laundry is too overwhelming and I always put it off until it's out of control. Note to self, the less laundry I have to do, the easier it is to do it. Duh!

These are just a couple of examples of how less = better, in my opinion. The problem is, I am not good at "less". Not really in any way, shape or form. I am a keep my life busy, something always on the burner, not wanting to throw anything away, pack rat type of girl. It's really not a good thing. I don't really know how to break myself of this. I want to declutter my life. This maybe has been brought to my mind because of me witnessing my sister lately decluttering her familys' life. I have a lot of "stuff" which makes it way more work to clean, pick up, focus. Sean and I are probably going to be moving again in 7-8 months and the thought of packing up our house full of stuff in addition to getting our "stuff" that has been stored for over 2 years in my parents storage space makes my head spin. I don't want to do it. I want to throw away everything, but this thing inside me cannot let go of so many things that I think I might use again. Ugh!

Really though, I am starting to see that the more "stuff" in life that we have, the more we have to worry about, the more we have to stress about, the more we have to do or take care of or remember. I know that for myself, if I had less bills, I would have less stress, if I had less clothes, I would have more space in my bedroom, if I had fewer dishes, I would have fewer dishes to do, if we had a smaller house (this is something I don't want, but I am trying to make a point here), I would spend less time cleaning. Point is, with less of things like these, the more time I would have to enjoy family and friends, relax, be healthy, live. I am making a decision to start working on this.

If a little is good...a lot is NOT always better!