Success!

I filled the Volvo twice with crap and hauled it all to Value Village. What a great feeling! I swear my husband won't notice all the crap that is suddenly missing from the basement for at least 2 months, if ever. I do have a very sneaky trick though - I use it when it comes to his stuff that I hate. I hide it first, like the clothes that I sneak out of his closet. First it is taken off the hanger and thrown on the floor in a corner. It usually sits there for a least a month, ok, a few months. Then after that it goes into a garbage bag, where it sits until I get my butt in gear and haul it away. He NEVER notices! He never asks where all his shirts go, because he never wears them! He has about 20 shirts that he rotates and that's it. I have gotten rid of all his ugly and ill fitting pants the same way. I am so tricky!

The house doesn't look any different though, because I had all the crap put away already. So it was kind of disappointing to look around and still see all my clutter. But then I looked closely and decided that I still love everything else right now. I can't get rid of any more books, they already have a donate box, I can't get rid of any pictures, and that is all that my clutter consists of. Like a friend of mine once said, "there is a lot to look at in your house". Yes, yes there is. And that is exactly how I like it. I love my stuff.

I did however get a bit of inspiration today at my sister in law's house. We painted my adorable niece's room pink and purple. It made me think that I should repaint my craft room lavender and make it a little more user friendly in there. Now that is a scary place!