Today has been a busy day in the basement.  When we moved the basement became the place where I would put things “until I could figure out what to do”.  

In all honesty–I don’t need all the stuff I have!  Who does?  But what I have determined while trying to figure out what to keep and what to pitch is–

What do I want to be?

Am I a:

1. Quilter
2. Knitter
3. Scrapbooker
4. Caterer
5. Sewing
6. Freelance Writer
7. Upscaler/Recycler of way to many ideas

I need to figure it out–as I slowly organize piles, go through boxes of paper (15 so far–that does not include “school papers” for my kids)–it has seemed endless . . . old bills, old Christmas cards . . . 

I’m giving myself until tomorrow night to finish off going through all the boxes–if I stay up all night I will!  I absolutely need to set a time limit on getting the job done AND set some boundaries on my interests.  

Be Blessed and pray for wisdom as I make choices during this project.

I wrote that really fast before I went to Mass but didn’t publish because . . . something didn’t quite feel right.  Now I know what.

During the homily tonight at Mass, Fr. Ron summed up all the readings as “letting go”–of stuff and living a more simple life, of regrets, of grudges, of the hopes and dreams that we have that might not be serving God and our soul.

That is what this 31 days is about for me–in being honest and “real” about my life up until this point.

I still have a few hours to go tonight, I’m off to get the kids in bed and head back down into the basement–this time “letting go” is my mantra.

Be Blessed.