A Simpler Life, No Thanks
New year's resolutions are often about editing and de-cluttering our lives. I've been considering this. That's what moving helps accomplish. You look at the three potato peelers in the kitchen drawer and realize probably only two work well and you really only need one--okay, maybe a second for Thanksgiving. And then, how many single-use items do we really need--a knife could suffice. A periodic cleaning out of closets and drawers lightens the load we carry through life and frees up space in our minds and spirits. Most of us have specific areas of our lives that need deliberate, and often continual monitoring and editing. It could be collecting every fill in the blank you come upon (I've always appreciated collecting things that were few and far between and even took some research and hunting to find. Otherwise, the temptation is ever-present.) Or it could be just general accumulation. It can also be less tangible, like cr...