Excess! Excess! Excess!

If there is one thing that drains the energy from life and saps you of your strength, its all the excess STUFF we constantly have flowing in and that we let STOP when it arrives. One thing I am committed to this year and that is to move out the excess so there is more room for the healthy, new and fresh. Today I decided to unburden my purse. Every time I go to the store, I feel like Mary Poppins digging through my bag for to retrieve my wallet and then I lay out all the store cards and start sifting through, trying to find the right one for the store I am in. What a mess. Really, we are going to need a new system soon. Okay, here is what I eliminated from my purse:

Library cards I never use anymore; Cards for stores I never visit. Receipts I don't need. Who needs more than one pen in their purse? Hair bands, outdated coupons. I am always sticking coupons in my purse and then forgetting about them. If I cannot think of a way to remember them, I need to quit saving them. Maybe I should add them to my grocery list?

I also took my tree down this week and eliminated more stuff that we do not put out on Christmas, although, admittedly, I could have done better with that. I think I will sneak out and get rid of more. HE HE! I always think in my mind I could SELL it. SIGH! And here it sits, clogging up my life. I just need to move the stuff on.