Happiness Project: catching up

Sorry about the long delay in my posting. Things have been busy with school ending and summer vacation beginning but that does not mean I have not been hard at work searching for my bliss. Before my son and I traveled to the perpetually green and perpetually wet home of my sister in Chehalis Washington I had made great strides in organizing. It took 3 days to organize my closets and wardrobe, I have done this many times before but there are things that I just can't let go of. There are things that don't fit anymore but they looked sooo good when they did and I know someday they will again. And those shoes that kill my feet, there may be an occasion where I just have to walk a few steps to my car then a few steps to a place where I will be sitting all evening (looking hot in my great shoes) then a few steps to the car and a few more steps to my home where I will proceed to soak my aching feet for the next 40 minutes. But this time had to be different. I was so inspired by Gretchen's closet cleaning and intrigued by the idea of having an easier time choosing my outfits by having less to search through that I vowed to use my head and not my heart this time.  The result: 4 garbage bags full of clothes to donate. It was so empowering that I couldn't stop at clothes. I went through all of my purses and shoes. With the bathroom remodel complete it was time to go through all of my cosmetics, toiletries and hair stuff. By the end of all these I felt...well...a little ashamed of myself. How did I get all of this stuff? How could I be so frivolous? Initially, this happiness experiment didn't make me happy at all-it made me feel really bad. But after a few days it really was nice to find what I needed without searching through every door and it inspired me to think longer and harder about making that next purchase. Weeks later, my closet is still a thing of beauty and I am truly happy about that!