Let’s talk about the stuff threshold.  I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like to refer to spaces as sparse or cluttered because I have seen rooms on both ends of the “stuff threshold” done very well.  Some rooms are perfectly edited, displaying just a few key things in harmony with one another.  Sparse seems too cold a word for those elegant rooms.  Other spaces are packed to the hilt, but everything is arranged and displayed so beautifully that applying a word with somewhat negative connotations, like cluttered, seems incorrect.  I think it comes down to the fact that everyone has a different stuff threshold. My own stuff threshold fluctuates and has since I was young.  I remember rearranging my room and wanting to put all of the decor and accessories away so I had clear surfaces and the room felt lighter.  One day, seemingly out of the blue, my mood

This weekend, I decided to start working on some organizing projects.  So many closets, drawers, cabinets, and other storage areas haven’t been properly sorted and organized.  We got things good enough in the months after our move and they’ve just stayed in that state.  Now that we’ve passed the year mark of living in this house, I’m ready to organize things and completely unpack any boxes remaining from the move.  We’ve also used our storage spaces enough to know what’s working and what’s not. There have been times when I wonder why I don’t “have my act together yet”, but I have to look at all of the renovations and upheaval that have happened, how much we have accomplished, as well as the fact that it does take time to settle a family of four and a business in a new home.  When I think back to our move into

As we were selling lots of things to prepare for our move, I wrote a post about letting go.  (You can find that HERE.)  I’ve actually written many posts about selling pieces, home organizing, and an entire series about stuff and our relationship with it.  I’ve realized over the years that we can have a very complicated relationship with our belongings and it’s not always an easy one to understand or articulate.  Why are some things easy to drop off at the thrift store and other things feel so valuable, priceless even, and deeply connected to who we are?  Getting rid of an old pair of tap shoes somehow feels like getting rid of a piece of our history. It’s all way over my head, but I think, in recent years, shows, books, and blogs have been showcasing ideas that make us feel even more like we need to deal