This past weekend, I went ape shit on my house/life/closet.
I was sitting on my couch drinking my morning matcha & while weeding through my inbox & I started looking around. My house is typically pretty neat thanks to my OCD tendencies (poor Zack isn’t even allowed to unfold a blanket w/o getting the death stare from this psycho) , but at that moment I had the overwhelming urge to switch things up, pare down, & get rid of every single thing I’ve been hoarding for way too long.
Every once in a blue moon, I get in these moods where all I want to do is organize. I start & I literally can’t stop… or speak for that matter. Once I’m in this zone, just count me out of any conversation and/or eye contact. Focused & aggressive.
I started in on my junk drawers, my desk, the bookshelves, the kitchen cabinet, my closet (this was major!), & every other nook & cranny where I have decided to shove pointless shit over the years. I was legit crazed, but the end result had me feeling calmer than ever.
It’s a wonder what purging can do for your psyche/sanity, so I highly suggest you try it. Trust me, you 100% do not need that effing BP tank top you got in the 7th grade & are holding onto because it’s the shirt you were wearing when you got asked on your first date by an older guy. The guy is gone, the date was a nightmare, & that hideous ratty number is just a waste of a hanger.
… & what better time to simplify your life than right before the new year? Clean the slate & be out with the old to make room for the new.
“The less you own, the less that owns you.”
xx, E
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» chic black mules doubling as bedside bookends. «
» teeny tiny gold cocktail forks. «
» Another recent simplifying project: this redecorated family home of mine which is now the cutest lil’ airbnb offering in Cardiff. If you’re considering a visit (which you def. should!), stay here & invite me over for wine & ping pong. «
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This a pic of your place? Thats what I’ve been doing all week. Cleaning and purging. More to do.
The bottom picture isn’t my place, it’s a property my mom owns :)
Love the space you put together is that Timothy Olton furniture? Its my fav xo C
I don’t think it is, but his stuff is beautiful (just checked it out!).
I always get the urge to clean right after Christmas. And same deal, super focused! And I love those forks!
Thanks babe, cheers to our OCD Holiday cleaning :) xx, E