Thanks, Karl, for the reminder. That's an ongoing issue for me.

Don't put it down. Put it away.

We agree that everything we own should have a "home", right? We've got to remember that when we're done with something, we need to take the few extra seconds to put it back there! Leaving it out "just for now", or "just in case I need it again soon", is back on the road to clutter.

"May your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself."
(Jonathan Lockwood Huie)

Let us all be kind to ourselves this week.

It works if you work it.

i HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK. (oPPS cAP lOCK) ha ha

"After all," Anne had said to Marilla once, "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string."
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

(That's really two separate rules, but you can't apply the second one unless you've done the first.)

Every item you have, no matter what it is, should have a designated home. I keep books on the bookshelf, scratch paper within reach of my work area, writing implements in a pencil box. I recently wondered where I could put my 3d glasses where I'd be able to find them again -- I decided that near the television was good, but since they were likely to get lost, I created a specific home for them: an envelope taped to the side of the TV. Similarly, for incoming mail that I haven't looked at yet, I have a specific box.

Hmmm... maybe... maybe...

What makes you vulnerable, makes you beautiful.
Brene Brown

"Clutter is a physical manifestation
of fear that cripples our ability to grow."
--H.G. Chissell

Remember you are not managing an inconvenience, you are raising a human being.
--Kitty Franz

I'm glad you liked it, I love finding these quotes and also find them motivating and they help me to focus and reflect on something specific for the day.

Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that's a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That's not simple.
--Jonathan Ive

Love that philosophy Mare. Make sense.

"To change skins, evolve into new cycles, I feel one has to learn to discard. If one changes internally, one should not continue to live with the same objects. They reflect one's mind and the psyche of yesterday. I throw away what has no dynamic, living use."
~Anais Nin

"I'm good but I'm getting better."

"Some people think it's holding on that makes one strong- sometimes it's letting go."

I needed to hear this today, unfortunately I do not know the author of this one.

I love it thank you very much.

"Don't Let what you can't do keep you from what you can do." (John Wooden)

Saw this on Facebook and it really hit home with me. I may not be able to do it all but I can do something.

Stay the Course
Get 'er Done

No churning unless you are making Butter.

This on gave me some real food for thought. I am not a fan of brandishing about the word potential... but I did like this quote and will meditate on it this evening.

"We are hoarding potentials so great that they are just about unimaginable."
-- Jack Schwartz

Thank you Kara I love that you posted the quote of the day!

"Life is about balance"
my own quote when I saw stones piled up. My interpretation is take the rough with the smooth