So I haven’t written since September…yikes! That was so not my intention when I started up this site…but sometimes you have to take some time. Time to figure out what you want your life to look like. And I spent these past few months doing a lot of that.
As a result, I’ve found myself committed to a life with less. Less stuff, less worry, less me, less junk, less anger, less hustle. And I should have realized what would happen, but what I ended up with was…more. More time, more reading, more kindness, more sleep, more time to just think, more calm, more feeling like me.
I’d like to say I started small, but I didn’t. One night, I hauled every single piece of clothing I own out of my room and threw it on my couch. And I told myself I wasn’t going to bed until I had gone through every piece. So I did. Nine bag of clothes to give away later, I hauled the 15% of my clothes I had left back into my room and pretty much tossed them onto the closet floor. Not a super graceful start, but it lit a fire under me.
In which I go all in on my wardrobe. Clockwise from top…what I started with, my end pile, bags of donations.
A few weeks later, I did the same with everything in my bathroom. EVERYTHING. Makeup samples, weird headbands, five-year-old lotion (gross) and more all went in the trash, and now I actually know where things are when I need them.
I’m going to do a whole big post on how I decluttered the entire lower level of my house (upper level better look out!) soon, but I did those couple of tasks first. Then I read The More of Less by Joshua Becker, which was a great way to get me inspired and frame decluttering as a way to the way of life I want. And you sure can borrow the book from me! Then his 12-week Uncluttered course started just after the new year and I jumped in with both feet. It got me in the ruthless mindset I needed to make my space what I’ve always wanted it to be.
Now that the decluttering has settled down a bit, I’m excited to start writing here again. I’ve written down a bunch of post ideas that range from books to travel, decluttering to fitness and the journey of trying to take better care of my mind and body. Lest you think I’ve been spending my time solely being introspective, I’ve also gotten addicted to the My Favorite Murder podcast, been enjoying my new car, visited my most favorite family in Oregon, dyed my hair a few different colors, went to see the Avett Brothers twice in Louisville for my birthday, attended my beloved True/False Film Fest and wore these beauties at the St. Louis Botanic Garden Glow.
In the end, I’m thrilled to be back. Here’s to the more of less. And more of Making Megan.