NO MORE RECREATIONAL SHOPPING

I hate to shop.  I know that sounds un-American but it's true...I hate to shop.  It's time consuming, exhausting, and frustrating. 

The thing is, I really have more or less everything I need...my problem is I can never find it when I need it.

So when I spend half a morning trying to find supplies, which are scattered all over the house, to set up for a day of making art or some other activity, I know, although I have spent the last few years trying to get rid of the clutter that resulted from shopping as recreation, I still have too much junk.

I am cleaning and sorting and boxing and tossing again, but this time I have a goal...my hubby is going to build me a studio...and I want to be ready to move in the day it's finished.

AT THE END OF THE DAY...

do i keep it or weep for it

box it or toss it

where do i put it out of my way

why do i want it

when do i use it

why do i buy more day after day

the closets and cupboards

spew junk in a tumble

each time they are opened to put stuff away

i push and i shove and i

stack and i shuffle

i balance commanding "sit now and stay"

days weeks or months later

when i have spent hours

searching for something i know that i own

i realize it's time

to end the confusion

to clear out the jumble and reclaim my home