How do I simplify and declutter my life? Need recommendations….

I read the book that Lindsey recommended, too. We are now in the process of turning our house upside down and inside out. 🙂 Let me say that getting started gets worse before it gets better. But once all your extra belongings start to find new homes, it’s awesome. I have found that the joy in giving stuff away is so much better than keeping it to myself. It’s a wonderful thing when you are looking at all the extra things you own, praying to God to help you figure out where to send it to, and a needy family “falls into your lap.” When you start giving, it becomes contagious and you just can’t stop. Suddenly material things have a whole new light shed upon them when you realize that you haven’t used something in years, but someone you know needs that very thing right now. I want to encourage everyone to read that little book she recommended and give away or throw away any extra. I recycle what I can. (I use facebook to give away free things. I used craigslist to sell some things.) You won’t regret it. There is less to clean when you have less in your house. It’s amazing. Don’t wait any longer. Clearing out your house clears out your mind. Clearing out your computer and organinzing files clears your mind, too. Do you really need all those emails and bookmarks because you might do this or you might do that? I am deleting all I can find and we will spend our extra time with God and roaming around outdoors. God gave us our belongings as a blessing so now we give away the things that we don’t use everyday. How can you bless other families?  You won’t even miss your stuff. Getting all of it to various places and various home is a hassle, but the free feeling afterward when you have no anxieties about all your stuff is absolutely freeing!