My word: Lightening the load

I have a phobia for clutter.

It is something that probably comes from the number of times we moved houses when I was a child. I’m always afraid that when it’s time to move, I will have so much junk that I will have to hire a bigger lorry to carry the stuff...or that I will one day wake up sweating because a mountain of junk is closing in on me.

And so once in a while, I go into panic mode and start to declutter. Most of the time, it gets me in trouble with my housemates – both the little ones and the adults.

“Mooom!”

Whenever I hear that after I have been on one of my sprees, I know I am about to be grilled about something that was a little bit damaged or faded that I gave away, repurposed or threw in the trash.

Yes, I have had a few regrets but most of the time, I find that things that are out of sight are out of mind.

And I know, letting go of things can be difficult especially if they are sentimental or still useful or valuable. But trust me, life is a lot easier when you have fewer things to worry about.

Decluttering, downscaling and downgrading can be so freeing for the mind. Try it at least once a year (and, hello, the end of June is smack in the middle of it!)

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Christine Koech, Editor, Eve