I've felt, well, cluttered this week. That's the best way I can explain it. And it doesn't necessarily pertain to my house- though if you were to visit, you'd be asking me, "Really?" with sarcastic, raised eyebrows. Yes, my house needs a little up-keeping, but it's my life in general that feels like its needs some purging. I'm tired of having too many thoughts swimming around at once, without a place for them to go... I like things to have places to go.
We have so little, and yet, we have so much that the so much feels like too much sometimes. There are so many things I want to pursue, attain, go after, strive for, and not enough time in the day. I want to make a five course meal every night for dinner. I want to read all the books in my library. I want to finish that song or that book or that project I started weeks ago. I want to teach Ellie the difference between red and blue- we're almost there! I want to take x number of friends out for coffee and have a million families from church over for dinner and to explore the city with my kid and push myself in ways I never dreamed I would have time for.....
Cluttered.
How do you de-clutter things that aren't really tangible?
How do you pare down?
How do you choose?
A little help, please.