tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983815448053277966.post6974468193751561626..comments2023-06-06T08:28:31.492-07:00Comments on Five A Day -- Reducing the Clutter in my Home and LIfe: I'm Baaaaaaaack!!!Penelope Samuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02980002357563504712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983815448053277966.post-12450443202687528352013-03-03T10:28:14.638-08:002013-03-03T10:28:14.638-08:00Keep up the good work. We will be waiting for you ...Keep up the good work. We will be waiting for you when things are not so hectic.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816914696880721921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983815448053277966.post-47415231255321062762013-02-17T21:26:06.573-08:002013-02-17T21:26:06.573-08:00Thanks, Mary! Although I am not Catholic, I have o...Thanks, Mary! Although I am not Catholic, I have observed Lent in previous years. The last time I observed Lent, I gave up Facebook for 40 days :) I bet by the time Lent is over, you will have found your groove and will continue to purge :) I, too always find stuff I had forgotten about and then I wonder why on earth I kept it! I will gladly take credit for a decluttering revolution :) Penelope Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980002357563504712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983815448053277966.post-5236093379249159172013-02-17T21:22:02.582-08:002013-02-17T21:22:02.582-08:00Congratulations Vivian!! I know how hard it is to ...Congratulations Vivian!! I know how hard it is to be objective when sorting through childhood memories and mementos. There have been more than a few times I had to step away from certain items until I could process my feelings about them. I'm glad the experience has rekindled your desire to reduce, reuse, and recycle! Penelope Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980002357563504712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983815448053277966.post-45826326966550985962013-02-17T14:29:47.653-08:002013-02-17T14:29:47.653-08:00Welcome back! I certainly did miss your posts las...Welcome back! I certainly did miss your posts last week....but definitely understand. Glad to hear that the new job is going well. Getting into a new work routine can be stressful and tiring at the very least. Just wanted to let you know that "while you were gone" I started my own five-a-day process...on Ash Wednesday (40 days of Lent = 200 items...not nearly enough to get my home where I want it to be, but not so many that it feels impossible or overwhelming). So far, there is a box of books started to go to the library & a bag of shoes started for a local thrift store. I plan to drop off items at least once a week. So far, this is a very liberating experience, not to mention a very interesting one as I come across "stuff" I'd forgotten I had. Just see what you've started! :)Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983815448053277966.post-14077178815740537922013-02-17T13:13:48.845-08:002013-02-17T13:13:48.845-08:00Penny, if I can call you that, you have helped me ...Penny, if I can call you that, you have helped me forge forward. I have had to clean out my childhood room. After many bags of garbage, recycling and stuff for the Sally Ann I am left with one very small box of mementos, pictures, transcripts and a travel diary. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off me. I still have another afternoon to finish it but I feel envigorated now. I have the bug to reduce, reuse and recycle again in my own home.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816914696880721921noreply@blogger.com