One Shelf at a Time: Finding Freedom in Letting Go

For years I have been working towards decluttering and organizing my home.  But I always got stuck.  I'd go through a couple of boxes, get stuck, and push them aside again until next time.  I'm not really sure what got into me this time around.  But I have had the BEST progress I've ever had this time around.  

I finally decided to tackle the storage area of our house, which just so happens to be in our master bedroom.  We have no garage, because our master bedroom is in what used to be a 2-car garage.  While it's amazing to have such a large area for our bedroom, it's not always so nice to not have that extra bit of storage space.  I kept saying "just one more shelf and I can take care of this"...But this time, instead of saying that, I actually found myself with EXTRA space on my current shelves.  

Here's the breakdown:  5, 5-shelf wire shelves (approximately 6ft tall), and lots of floor space covered with extra boxes, luggage, laundry baskets, you get the idea.  On day 3 of decluttering, I was able to go through 3 of the shelf units (the other 2 have mainly tools and my husbands things).  Between the 3 shelves and things on the floor, I was able to get rid of 1 big bag and several boxes (stacked within each other and other trash added) of trash.  Not because it was all gross and nasty things we were hanging onto. But more so that it was things that we thought we'd fix or reuse somehow and I now finally realize that isn't going to happen.  Another couple of bags and boxes to donate, and another 4 boxes of things to donate to our homeschool group.  All together, that's well over 10 boxes of stuff. That's just crazy!  

I still have a few things to go through.  My brain hit it's limit and I needed to put a few things aside for next time.  But, I now have a floor and even some room on the shelves.  I'm so amazed at all I've been able to accomplish this time around. 

If you’re in the middle of your own decluttering journey, don’t lose heart. Progress doesn’t always happen all at once—it happens one box, one shelf, and one small decision at a time. Give yourself grace, celebrate the victories (even the small ones), and keep going. You’ll be amazed how freeing it feels when you can finally breathe in your own space again.