In the beginning

In the beginning there was a house, an almost perfect little house in an almost perfect small town. I bought the house two weeks after 9/11. Who buys a house when the whole country is reeling in the aftermath of destruction? I did. But that's not what this blog is all about.

In the beginning, December 2015, after fourteen years, the house has seen many changes. Details of those changes will emerge along with the saga of each room. After fourteen years, the almost perfect little house looks beautiful outside, but inside it is a mess. I am not a textbook hoarder. I have no trouble parting with things. I just don't do it. Things pile up. And pile up. And pile up. Right now there are paths through some of the rooms. Even my dog know where he can and cannot walk. Usually having things around me doesn't bother me; right now, however, I am almost at my breaking point.

I was here a few months ago,  too. I bravely and humbly reached out to some special friends and asked them to help me clean my house. Four friends came and spent hours here, successfully transforming a few rooms. Another friend came on a different day, and we tackled yet another room. Unfortunately,  they, we, and I never finished. While I tried to maintain the newly cleaned and organized space, I was not up to the task. I could cite any number of excuses, but to me the main problem was the unfinished state of the space. You see, I have great difficulty finishing the things I start.

Now two very special friends have offered their assistance in tackling the task that I call The House. My goal is simp,ification. I do not need all these things. The things I do need deserve to be treated well. Those things also deserve to exist in an organized environment. So the is the beginning. I am determined to conquer the challenge of The House.

Since the goal is The House and not this blog, I should be doing tasks of cleaning, organizing, and simplifying more often than writing. The blog is meant to keep me honest. Follow along if you choose. Perhaps any transformation in my life will have some impact on yours.