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Through the Lords’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.

They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness!
Lam. 3: 22 & 23

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Hi!!!

Here goes another week!!!

Are you ever as intrigued as I am by titles like this?

I mean……who doesn’t want a “House that Cleans Itself?!?”

I DID succumb to temptation &
buy the book, mostly because it was highly recommended on a couple of different websites.

I am only about ½ way through the book,
but already a lot of it makes sense to me.

The biggest thing the author said that resonates with me is that when you are decluttering, to ask yourself one simple question about EVERY SINGLE THING in your house:

“Is the time I spend on this particular item worth keeping it?”

Here are a couple other questions she uses to clarify:

“Does what I get from this item provide a fair tradeoff considering I have to clean & store it?”

“Do I want to spend another second in the future fooling with it or do I want to get rid of it now so it will no longer cost me a thing”

She also says,

“Every possession you have,
from the tiniest button to the biggest piece of furniture,
takes with it a piece of your time.”

I am a time-oriented person,
& I think this book & I will get along great!!!

How about you?

3 comments:

Stacey and Dewey said...

Wow sounds like a great book. I might have to buy it myself. I love the idea of decluttering and making things simple.
Have a great week!!
Stacey

Cedar Hill Chronicles said...

Hummm.......sounds like many of us are thinking about decluttering our houses. See my latest Posting'S on the subject Kim!
Pam

Kim & Dave said...

Stacey-I know you would enjoy the book, too. She's kinda funny!

Pam-now, if only I could find the time to really GO AT IT!!!

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