This week a big thing is happening- our daughter’s childhood bed and desk are going off to a new home. It is bittersweet. Out with the old- and a new bed and a dresser are coming into the space. Fresh and new. A lot got cleaned out in the process, reminding me to notice what I have, what I might not need any longer, what is important, what is no longer important.
Did you ever rearrange your room when you were a kid? I used to LOVE that! My sister and I did it every so often. It always made me feel like I had a brand new room. Moving things around is great way to shift energy and feel a freshness in your space.
Take a walk through your living space today. Look closely at everything. Get the low hanging fruit- look for the things that you clearly do not want or need or are broken. Put them into a box. In another box, and another walk through, add the things that you still have some sort of attachment to, but are no longer your style, or for whatever reason you might want to pack them up. I wonder if you could give some of those things away? I wonder if some of them have served their purpose? We donated the bed and desk to the AALV (Association of Africans Living in Vermont)- they help so many families who need so much of everything.
See what’s left and start to move things around. This creates positive moving energy. If your things have always been in a certain place on the shelf, rearrange them. Move things to different rooms. Hang some of your pictures in different places. Get rid of some of your things that are worn and without spending a fortune, buy some replacements.
I love the idea that for every new thing that comes into the house, one has to go out. I am practicing this now. Another practice is to move 15 things around in your space. So that is your homework, this week- over the course of the week. Maybe you will expand this to moving things around each week. It is kind of fun! You do not need a lot of space to do this, and you might even start with one room.
Old things hold old energy. It is okay to let things go. What do you want your life to look like right now? How is the you of right now going to be reflected in your living space?
I hope you will take some time this week to consider these things and to do the homework, too!