I am continuing my personal and household cleanse.

My goal is to streamline my house – minimizing is the goal.

I inherited a large house whose previous regime was stricken by OCD. The house was packed with crap.

Packed.

As a person with ADD, I was completely overwhelmed by the over abundant supply of stuff. Cabinets cram packed with cleaning supplies. Perfect dressers stuffed with disorganized assortments of miscellaneous stuff.

It was too much. Too much junk. Too much for me.

Now that I’m a full time wife, mom, Nana, and writer, I had time to come up with a plan to tackle this over abundance of stuff.

Today I tackled the laundry room. The cupboards above the washer and dryer were jam packed with stuff I’ve never used. The shelf above was just as cluttered.

It was time again to purge.

Any solvent or cleanser I don’t use was responsibly disposed of. I threw 90% away, cleaned the shelves, and placed the everyday items neatly behind the doors. My laundry room is mine. Over a decade in, and I’m finally tackling the overwhelming excess around me.

It is a daunting task, and it takes planning.

I’m getting there, one room at a time. The kitchen, the coat closet, the den, the laundry room…purges, cleansed, minimized, one room at a time.

As the bags and boxes of stuff leave for good, I breathe easier.

My life is at a place at last where I can break through the clutter and bring clarity and calm, through examining everything.

All at once, it was too much. Little by little, it brings peace. Calm.

Home at last.