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Resourcefulness in the Home- Controlling Clutter
By Kathy | August 19, 2009
How to demonstrate Resourcefulness in the Home:
*Control the clutter by being content!
Clutter in the home, even if it is good stuff, can quickly overcome your home and overwhelm all those that live there. The older I get the more I realize how little I really need or want.
How many of us have closets that are packed full, yet still claim we don’t have anything to wear and still shop for more? When I say "shop", this includes thrift stores and yard sales. How often have we bought it just because it was a "GREAT DEAL"? Then within a year the item is in a bag to go to the thrift store again?
Most Americans are so materialistic and wasteful. Sometimes I wish we were back in the day where you had 1-2 outfits for the week and then your Sunday dress. WOW! Wouldn’t that cut back on our expenses and TIME? Think of the time that is spent shopping for just the right outfit and then the time washing and drying all those outfits? And yes, I do have a closet full of nothing to wear too!
Oh, and what about nick knacks? A few pretty things that draw attention are so much better than a home full of distractions.
Our missionary friends to China once told us that giving up those "pretties" (nick knacks) was the first thing God had to deliver her from. It would be too much work to keep them dusted where they would be living and that her time would need to be spent in other ways. Oh, how wise!
Have you ever walked into a home that was fairly clutter free? Wasn’t it refreshing and inviting?
How many pairs of shoes do you or your children have? Could life be simpler with less?
Would you be less focused on self if you could be content with less? Could you use that time, energy and money in more productive ways?
When you buy something new does it replace an item you already have or is it just added to the closet?
Do you find ways to use items that can be reused for a different purpose? This is one reason why we love quilting!
What baby steps can you and your family make to be more resourceful with your time and money when it comes to owning stuff?
Are you teaching your children ways to be content with less?
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