The Mindful Homeschool

“Cleaning the house while the kids are still young is like shoveling before it stops snowing.”  –Phyllis Diller

Last week we participated in a garage sale held at my brother’s house.  It was relatively successful and I was able to go through, organize and sell a lot of stuff.  The funny thing is my house does not reflect this.  We still have a lot of stuff that we need to organize, store or sell.  My oldest child will turn 10 yo soon so I have been collecting all this kid stuff for a while.  And it is not all kid stuff, of course, that I need to organize.   A lot of it is my stuff.  But with 3 kids ages 3 to 9, I have not been able to accomplish a lot of housework, or anything else for that matter.

However, I am inspired.  I have cleared out some areas in my home.  I have made some money selling it.  And I have found some things that I had been looking for.  It feels good.  There is good energy slowly moving through the house.  I just need to keep at it until the clutter beast has been tamed.

And I am truly grateful to be able to live in this house and neighborhood.  With so many people being forced out of their homes, I am truly grateful for what I do have.