Time to talk about Simplifying again.
Here’s today’s topic.
Clean out my closets.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill
Items that have been stored in your closets for more than a year are merely taking up space and making it more difficult to find the things you need. So what can you do with all those “don’t quite fit”, “not exatly new”, “way too good to throw away” items?
There are many wonderful non-profit agencies that can provide a way to put those annoying leftovers to good use across the nation and around the world. Chances are there is one such enterprise near you. Cleaning out your closets can lighten your load and allow you the pleasure of knowing you are helping to meet the needs of others – a wonderfully liberating experience.
Give what you cannot use to gain what you cannot buy!
When I first read through this chapter, the thought I had in my mind about closets were of clothes. Then I realised the paragraph began with ‘items’. In all likelihood, we’re also talking about such things as shoes, maybe cushion covers and other types of linen. I even went so far to think about the ‘closets’ in my kitchen and the stuff I could very well do without taking up space in them nooks! But let’s not go there…
I was able to clean out my Husband’s side of the wardrobe the past week and found some shirts that he hadn’t worn for some time because he had wanted to reserve them for ’special occasions’. Well, the sort of occasion he had in his mind never came, so I’ve taken them out and put them on the Work Wear line. When he saw what I did, he shrugged and said, “Yea, I guess you could do that..” Uhuh. So now I don’t HAVE to get for him the blue and beige shirts that I had set my eyes on at the mall. Or maybe I will. We’ll see.
Another thing I want to get to are the shoes. When my Mom was in the USA some years ago, she got hold of some really cute footwear for my young ones. And now I’m hesitant to dispose of them because One, they’re soo cute. Two, shoes like those cost HUGE much more in our Malaysian Ringgit. They hold such sentimental value. *sigh* I don’t know. Tsk.
I once heard a preacher tell us, “Try cleaning out your wardrobe and donating some of the clothes you no longer wear. You will find that pretty soon, clothes begin to miraculously fill up the wardrobe again!”
How true.
What say you?
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