Cluttered

I dislike clutter. I'm not an A-type personality, I'm not a neat freak.  But, I do like some sense of order and cleanliness where the aesthetics around me leaves me in a euphoric daze.  You know, as long as the place isn't a mess, dishes are washed, bathrooms are cleaned, rooms vacuumed, toys in place, I'm a happy camper!  Then once a month, or every six weeks I would do that detailed cleaning where even under the couches are vacuumed and the corner of the ceilings are cobwebbed (it's a Jamaican thing)! Once that is done, it would be time to attack the clutter that keeps growing in the corners!  However, there never seems to be enough time for that!

I don't know how it happens, how is it that a room can get so cluttered?  I look around me and realized that in every corner of my home there is a pile of something, books, clothing, bins with clothing, shoes under a table, papers that needs to be sorted, toys!  What happened?!  You know what else I noticed?  Tote bags, lots and lots of tote bags, well, maybe not a lot of it, but enough to let me feel overwhelmed!  I have stuff in those bags.  Stuff that I refuse to throw out until I've gone over every piece!  I saw Peter Walsh on Oprah and I'm going to follow his steps, after all, I need some guidance here!


So I've decided to declutter my home, again!  I had begun little projects and gotten rid of quite a bit of the stuff I have around, but somehow they are back, or they have let their family members in while I was not looking!  I began on the side of my bed, where somehow, there are totes, magazines, books, receipts; stuff, lying around!  I have made a dent and it feels so good!