Happy New Year – It’s Closet Cleaning Time!

My husband and I are home now after walking our dogs three miles. It is so beautiful out this morning, January 1^st, 2014. The sun is shining bright, the sky is a sapphire blue, and the cool air is a bit crisp, just enough to tingle my face. We didn’t need jackets though. Sweatshirts were enough. Although we need rain really badly, I have to appreciate the beauty of the day.

Many people were out this morning: some were walking their lucky dogs, too; some were running or jogging, music from earphones escorting them along; some were riding shiny, new bikes with toddlers or babies bobbing in plastic seats on the back; some were ambitiously taking down Christmas decorations; and some simply stepped outside to admire the day. Everyone was friendly. “Happy New Year,” they hollered, and we did too. It was nice.

With the New Year come those well-intended resolutions. Do you have one, or two, or more? I usually have “lose ten pounds” at the top of my list, but it never happens so I’m scrapping that one this year. What I do plan to do is clean my closet! I’m going to get rid of about a zillion articles of clothing I haven’t worn since . . . well, since I can’t remember. I’m taking everything to Sacks, the Hospice store. I’ve decided that a less cluttered closet might mirror my life. I’m ready to unload the unrest and angst of 2013. I won’t forget it, but I don’t need it churning ceaselessly inside my skull. Someone once told me that if a person cleans out his glove compartment, his life changes for the better. I’m banking on a less chaotic closet doing the same. (Maybe I’ll do both.)

Happy New Year! To anyone reading, I wish you a wonderful, healthy, happy, peaceful, loving, and clutter-free 2014. I believe we all have the ability to change the quality of our lives and I’m beginning this year with my most deserving closet!