Spring is here.
Finally.
It's strange.
Based on the forecast, this winter was awesome.
Less snow. Mild-ish temperatures.
Significantly fewer brutal ice storms.
Weather-wise, it's almost as if we didn't have winter at all.
I only used one snow brush and didn't break a single scraper.
I only used one snow brush and didn't break a single scraper.
But oh man, was it ever winter in my heart this year.
I know.
Laaaaame.
But it's accurate.
To say the last, I don't know, six months or so have been tough would be the understatement of all understatements.
The last six months gutted me. Totally. And in the spirit of keeping it real (something I try very hard to do here), I still feel it some days.
But it's getting better. Spring is here.
And much like my apartment needs a good spring cleaning (step one: finish reading that Marie Kondo book), my soul is in dire need of decluttering.
And much like the central thesis of the KonMari method hinges on the idea that, unless you truly love an item, it doesn't belong in your home, it's due time for me to apply the same discipline to my soul.
So here we go.
An incomplete list of things/practices to purge from my life
fast food
dairy products*
dairy products*
beauty products that are tested on animals*
the new Weight Watchers plan
stressing about every. single. little. thing.
thinking about work when I'm not at work
thinking too much about work when I am at work
using a credit card
empty platitudes
buying poor quality clothing
gossip
gossiping
obsessively checking social media
binge watching television
not reading my Bible every day, mostly due to binge watching and obsessive social media usage
going to bed at 2 a.m. on the regular
the snooze button
not drinking enough water
not walking enough
the word "tired" as a response to "how are you?"
negative people
people with bad attitudes
believing the things negative people with bad attitudes say about/to me
internalizing the things negative people with bad attitudes say about/to me
worrying about money
worrying about jobs
worrying about the future
worrying in general
worrying in specific
over-committing
under-committing
not taking a lunch break at work**
* a work in progress
** completion of this list marks a first step in the direction of achieving this final item
*** I've missed this place. Hey there. Hi there. How are you?
using a credit card
empty platitudes
buying poor quality clothing
gossip
gossiping
obsessively checking social media
binge watching television
not reading my Bible every day, mostly due to binge watching and obsessive social media usage
going to bed at 2 a.m. on the regular
the snooze button
not drinking enough water
not walking enough
the word "tired" as a response to "how are you?"
negative people
people with bad attitudes
believing the things negative people with bad attitudes say about/to me
internalizing the things negative people with bad attitudes say about/to me
worrying about money
worrying about jobs
worrying about the future
worrying in general
worrying in specific
over-committing
under-committing
not taking a lunch break at work**
* a work in progress
** completion of this list marks a first step in the direction of achieving this final item
*** I've missed this place. Hey there. Hi there. How are you?
