1. There are 40 days in the "season" of Lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter (I know, I'm a week behind). So you make a list of 40 areas in your life/home that you want to go through/simplify/purge.
2. Each item on the list counts for a day. You go through that item on that day and figure out what you want to get rid of or donate.
3. The point: you're making more room in your house and getting rid of all the junk and frustrations that come from it. This includes all sorts of areas.. closets, rooms, drawers, wallet, purse, car, desk..etc.
Reading this lady's blog, just made me think: What's the point of "giving up something" like a food or whatever for lent? I need to be doing something.. so like she also said in her post, I'm going to "clear the house and make room for God." I need to be remembering what the whole purpose of Lent is and that sacrifice that was made.
In this "remembrance" is also a celebration.. And I want to be celebrating my life, the good and the bad. So I am also going to make a list each day of the things I'm thankful for and why. I'm not going to commit to blogging about it because.. well... look at the 30 Day photo thing and see how that turned out! (I'll finish it eventually..) My mood and attitude wasn't in the right place at the time and that was the last thing I wanted to do.
So yeah.. there ya have it. I just need to get on the ball with this now because I'm already a week late!
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." -william morris.
(taken from another blog)
