Lockdown 235

Lockdown Day 235 - 16 November 2020

The very first thing I read back in 2012 in Marie Kondo's book called Spark Joy was the following:

"The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one's hand and ask: Does this spark joy? If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. This is not only the most simplest but also the most accurate yardstick by which to judge."

Following our move to Windhoek, I decided two things: one, I would never again move with clutter and two, I would never again move without organising every single cupboard beforehand. And I stuck to those vows when we came to Bloem 3years ago. Part of my motivation came from Marie's book Spark Joy. 

Her mantra was simple: unpack the whole cupboard or room in question, throw everything on the floor and start extracting the items that spark joy. Clean the cupboard and return the spark joy items to their spots. Then take the rest out to donate, sell, whatever, just immediately take it to your car and be off with it. I just loved it. And my clutter turned into lustre as the joy was sparked. 

So today, one week before the moving company will come to pack their part, I decided to start organizing and cleaning each cupboard, following Marie's mantra. The kitchen, matchbox and all, took me all day, bearing in mind that my body is still recovering from our ill weekend, but I retired satisfied with what I've finished. 

So tonight I offer up a prayer of thanksgiving for having cutlery to eat with and a cup to drink from. And I praise God for providing. And that He's got this. 

"But let everything be done decently and in order. "

1 Corinthians 14:40