Out with the Old

The new year is definetly one of my favorite times of the year. A time of reflection, examination......and PURGING! O how I love to organize! Really, it just makes me happy to take a huge mess and turn it into a controlled mess....ha. Well, at least that is what I think I have been doing in the past......just moving messes around, making them more compact and contained, but still TO MUCH STUFF! I read an article in the December issue of Good Housekeeping where they interviewed a lady that took a year-long pursuit of organization and wrote a book about the journey (why can't I think of this stuff?). She said something that has changed my perspective on my organizing adventure....."If you make everything special, then nothing is special." Now I am no hoarder by any stretch of the imagination, but I do tend to be a bit sentimental when it comes to the kids art projects and such. But, not this time.....I plan to go through each piece and find the "special". And while I'm at it, I believe I will look around at other parts of my life and do the same. Find those extra special people in my life, and instead of packing them away for another day, I will find a way to let them know just how special they are to me......sooner than later.