![]() ![]() While we had the ladder out, we pulled down every other box up there. Today, having nothing better to do on our last few days of vacation, we decided to put away all the Christmas decorations. ![]() I’m so thankful we started thinking about simplifying our lives a few years ago and that decluttering and minimalism are aspects that are working for us. Bills get paid and we know exactly how much we have left for the month. ![]() I get paid the last work day of the month, John gets paid the first work day of the month. The other thing that weirdly helps is getting paid just once a month. It used to take all day – literally – to get every check written, address envelopes, put all the info into the budget book. We have streamlined so much of this that it takes about an hour to get everything done. I’m still hesitant to do automatic payment. Paying bills has been simplified – I have a list in the bill/paper box so I know what needs to be paid and the due dates. Today the only mail was a Mother’s Day card from kiddo #1. We also stopped all magazine subscriptions and newspaper delivery. We now get very little physical mail and it is very easy to go through standing at the recycle box. Other household chores like going through the mail is easier. With less clutter, even being out of commission for 4 weeks, everything looks fine. This is the first time I’ve been sick since we removed 14,680 items from the house (since we began counting). The “old” house would have had stuff piling up everywhere. Know what else? The house is still tidy! Sure, the carpet needs vacuuming and furniture could use dusting. Sure the dishes were put in the dishwasher laundry was done when we ran out of undies and the sheets were washed multiple times because when you have a fever, you sweat like crazy. Having been sick since April 13th, I haven’t done much/any housekeeping. ![]()
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