When I say to myself, “OK, I’m going to get rid of stuff,” and then I find something(s) and I say, “Oh, but what if I need this in a month or two? That’s why I kept it in the first place…”, those are the things I always throw away. Though there is some pain in it, it feels so much better to have a clutter-free home, a place where things are used ALL THE TIME.

Here, here’s a post of a lady who just inspired me to get rid of about half of the kitchen utensils I owned because I wasn’t using them. I mean, really, did I need 10 differently-sized mixing spoons? Or 12 different knives? No. And I didn’t; I threw them away that night and I don’t miss them ONE BIT.

Anyway, here’s the links. She is excessively country, which I know isn’t your style, but look past the antique quilts and chickens she has all over her blog and you’ll see she’s excellent at being organized in a small space.

Link 1 (keep reading on this one…it was her challenge almost at the end that made me really get up and do something about life)
Link 2

Try it! It works.