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Merge and Purge
It’s time to declutter my home and my business
It is officially Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, which usually means cooler weather and more time indoors. Things people usually do around this time of year: switch their Spring/Summer wardrobe for Fall/Winter, rake falling leaves and harvest the plants and clean out the garden, deep clean their house and redecorate with warmer colors and heavier fabrics, and prepare for the upcoming holiday season.
In the Southern Hemisphere it is now Spring, so the above activities are just the opposite.
My husband and I have lived in our present home for eighteen years, and somehow, our house is now filled with STUFF. (“Somehow?” That’s the sound of my husband laughing that you hear in the background…) I still have boxes of stuff that I brought home from my late parents’ house after my sisters and I sold it TWO YEARS AGO.
Eighteen months ago, near the beginning of the pandemic, I moved out of my fully equipped coworking office and started working from home full-time; my home office was also fully equipped. So now…