I’ve made so much progress in my relationship to things in the 7-week lockdown in 2020. I totally fell in love again with my house after spending so much time making room for air and light to enter and throwing things I have not touched for years. I learned it’s a process and not a one-time project from the book Decluttering At The Speed of Life which I highly recommend to anyone who wants to improve their relationship to possessions. I’m so proud that my dresser is still organized the same way I did it one year ago. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same about my clothes and kids’ bedrooms, though. We as family still need to make decluttering a continuous habit because we really felt the positive impact of finding our belongings easily and enjoying what we own.

Last week, I was asked to clear out my office desk (apart from my desktop, mouse, keyboard, phone set and desk plant) as it needed to be sterilized by a special team while we worked from home for a few days because sadly COVID-19 is at its peak in my country Jordan these days. I obliged and took what I wanted back home while keeping most of my desk usable/decorative items in the office’s closet.

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