40 Bags in 40 Days

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One of my favorite blogs is Memories on Clover Lane through which author Sarah shares her experiences as a mother of 6. She’s passionate about living an organized, uncluttered lifestyle, and she’s inspired me to follow in her footsteps. I’ve decided to get rid of 40 Bags of Stuff in 40 Days. It sounds kind of overwhelming, doesn’t it? Do we really have enough junk to get rid of that we can fill 40 bags? Sadly, we could probably double or triple that number and never miss a thing, but I’m going to start with 40. At this point, that sounds overwhelming enough.

Sarah shared this quote, which really resonated with me,

“You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’

You make a mistake.

If you are not content with what you have,

you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.”

–Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I’ve spent a good amount of time trying to make our stuff fit into our new house in hopes of being organized before baby #4 arrives in less than two months. The “fitting in” shouldn’t be a problem. We moved into a home that’s much larger than our last… having room for stuff should NOT be an issue. In our last house I was always saying, “If only we have more room we’d be more organized…” Now we’ve been in this house for 10 months, and we’re still not settled in. It’s truly to the point where I’m embarrassed to tell people we haven’t just moved in because it just seems we should be completely unpacked by now.

I finally realized (after reading some of these posts on Sarah’s blog) that we just have too much stuff. Accumulating is fun, but it’s adding to an unorganized life that I do not want.

Let me be clear, we aren’t hoarders or anything, but mama likes kitchen gadgets and craft stuff, the kids like toys, and little seems to have a permanent home in this new house. I’m looking at this 40 Bags in 40 Days project as the first step in creating a more balanced, organized, less stressful life where I won’t end up with duplicate purchases or pulling my hair out looking for things because I’ll always know exactly what I have and where to find it.

Alrighty, time to get a bag and get to work!

Update: I now have a 40 Bags in 40 Days printable to track my progress. You’re welcome to click here to get your own copy.