I was delighted today when Mirona Iliescu from Bucharest, Romania and author of "Cheeky Cheezy Blog" took time to write a post inspired by one of my posts on clutter clearing. I love the simplicity of the approach she shared which she calls "being a fairy"
"When I one day see that I've too many clothes or too many crayons, the same solution comes handy: I sort them quickly and put aside any item than I can live without. I then take all those items to my block's lobby, preferably during quiet hours.
By next day, all items are gone to their new homes. Old people live in this block of flats, and so do young students. Who knows what kind of spark a magazine or a salad bowl could bring to someone else's life? I know. Because one morning, instead of all the items, I found a big, healthy, red apple. One of the best thank you's ever."
How cool is that? Leaving an apple as a thank you is seriously classy. We put things out like furniture out on the curb now and then and it's usually gone in a couple hours. If not, we donate it. Kinda a cool to know that someone in Romania is preventing clutter in a very similar way. But I can't imagine anyone here ever leaving a Thank You!
I love the way she phrased her strategy:
"I've a high sense of ownership for all things I gather, yet have learned to easily let go in a way that pleases my heart...
Letting go is remarkable pleasing to the heart...I couldn't have said it better myself!
Many thnaks for featuring my 'fairy' method. To add a wee bit more: last December I decided that I'd leave something in the lobby each morning, and managed to do it most days. That also provided a sense of holiday to myself and my place -- the last getting cleaner and cleaner, with more room for seasons' decorations. When you leave in a studio, clutter simply isn't an option. Seasons' decorations are :)
Posted by: gorgeoux | June 02, 2006 at 07:10 AM