Lately I’ve been going through a phase. I feel overwhelmed by all of my STUFF. When I first moved into this apartment from a tiny studio it seemed so spacious. But slowly I have accumulated more and more until it feels like I’m back to living in a much smaller place.

That’s where the purging comes in. I’ve been donating loads of stuff every week for the last couple months. And with every load I feel I can breathe easier.

More recently I’ve started selling off some of my precious craft books on Etsy. Craft books, for me, are an addiction. I buy them thinking that I’d like to try some new craft and then they sit on the shelf reminding me that there is one more thing on my agenda–something else I need to do. So it becomes a bit of a burden to have them.

Selling those books on Etsy has been very liberating. If I sell the book about embroidery then that means I don’t have to learn how to embroider right now, and I don’t have to feel guilty about it because it’s going to a good home.

And there’s another reason for all this purging. After the holidays I’ll be getting an new “roommate” and I need to make room for him. I want him to have a few drawers of his own and a little closet space so he feels at home.