Brienne writes

Ali Abdaal says you gotta embrace the suck, get going before you get good .  That's why I continue to write everyday to hone my writing skills to be a better writer in time to come. Updated the link for the Feng Shui expert and went down the rabbit hole looking at the different captions to inspire me to make my space more conducive for me.  Still have trouble letting go of stuff.  I want to give myself nice things.  I deserve the best.  There are really many things I hang on to because I bought them myself or was a gift from someone which I haven't used.  --- How do you start giving yourself the best? What do people do to give themselves the best?  Love, Brienne, 17 March 2022, 10.16 p.m.

My room is still a mess but I feel so satisfied. The stuff in my drawers got a breath of fresh air before they go back to their locations neatly folded.  New and old clothes that I kept thinking I'd wear in the future, were donated or put up for sale.  Items that were hidden at the back of drawers get to come out and show themselves.  I even found a few items that were meant to be gifts for people. They were stacked and hidden and I wouldn't have remembered them if I didn't pack today.  --- I didn't realise how hard it would be to throw stuff away.  Until I changed my mindset to: Items that hold space meant no space for new stuff.  Why do I keep things that no longer bring me joy? Perhaps I wanted to remember how much joy they used to bring me. But I was no longer feeling happy looking at them. Just like things, thought and ideas that no longer serve us need to be thrown away.  Are there any thoughts that no longer deserve space in your mind? Share the...

I look at the things I've strewn all over the bedroom. It's so messy.  It annoys me everyday that these things are still there and I need to find time to deal with them. It doesn't take up a lot of time but sometimes it just takes so much of me to do these tasks.  I like what  Feng Shui expert Amanda  said in one of her posts.  "Clutter is not love. Even if we think it's worth something or it might come in handy later. The truth is, clutter costs us precious energy, physically, psychologically and emotionally. The remedy is to clean and declutter our surroundings  intentionally.  Pay attention to anything you won't buy again today. Notice what you cling to out of guilt and fear - you know, the what ifs.  Be objective about what you keep because of its perceived value. Be mindful about what you hold on to because deep down, you worry life won't get better.  "Better" here doesn't exclusively mean nicer things eithe...