How to Know if I Have Too Much Stuff?
“Too Much” is Relative
The phrase “too much” is relative. You’ve probably heard that “ants can lift and carry up to 100 times their body weight. That’s the equivalent of a 200-pound man benching a garbage truck.” I think we can all agree that a garbage truck is too much for any person to lift. And while ants are really strong, a single penny, which an adult can carry hundreds of with ease, would be too much for a single ant. It’s not a lot different with our stuff. One person can carry a lot, another not so much. While you could take that phrase literally (physical weight) we are going to talk about the mental weight of stuff in which the comparison is the same.
Do I Have Too Much Stuff?
Do I have piles around my house?
It is difficult for me to keep my house picked up?
My drawers are difficult to open.
No one in my house can find something of mine if I ask them.
I can’t find the scissors.
Is my mind is always racing about the state of my house?
Cleaning is out of the question because there is too much stuff around.
I purchase things even though I know I have them somewhere in my house.
There are still unopened boxes from our last move 3 years ago.
My spare time is always spent straightening up.
I really have no idea what is in my drawers or cabinets.
Do I panic when someone is coming over?