Decluttering the Fantasy Self

I'm still in the decluttering phase. Yes, I know I've been rabbiting on about this over the last little while to anyone who will listen, and yes, I know my home still looks like there are lots of collections of stuff. But I am decluttering.

It's a slower process than expected and there are reasons for this. Sometimes I'm just too tired, sometimes I'm overwhelmed by all that is still to be done and yes, sometimes I just couldn't be bothered.

BUT, and here's the thing: I am making progress. It may be slow and it may not be spectacular but it's progress. It is one drawer, one cupboard or one box, but it's progress and I will get there.

I know that others also struggle with overwhelm which is why I find this article (link below) so helpful. I know I have lots of things that I don't ever use but bought because I thought I needed them or they would make life easier or would give me a new hobby. In fact all they have done is fill my cupboards and waste my money, but at the time I could reason it so well. They belong to my fantasy self.

I encourage you to read the post below and think about what your fantasy self is.

http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/francine-jay/declutter-your-fantasy-self_b_9785190.html

(Thanks to Becoming Minimalist for sharing the above link to this post on FB where I could link to it.)

My two questions are:
What areas of life are you holding onto that are part of your 'fantasy self'?

What will you do about the stuff that belongs to your fantasy self?

Jill

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