Christian Mom's Home Organizing Book Simplifies Your Life

[Gilgamesh]

Having Sparky quoted Sun Tzu, and reading how Revised had removed many of her books, reminds me of what Lao Tzu had said in The Tao of Power:

USING WHAT IS NOT

Thirty spokes converge at one hub;
What is not there makes the wheel useful.
Clay is shaped to for a vessel;
What is not there makes the vessel useful.
Doors and windows are cut to form a room;
What is not there makes the room useful.
Therefore, take advantage of what is there,
By making use of what is not.

So, when you have clutter. Recycle.

 

[abecedarian]

Having Sparky quoted Sun Tzu, and reading how Revised had removed many of her books, reminds me of what Lao Tzu had said in The Tao of Power:

USING WHAT IS NOT

Thirty spokes converge at one hub;
What is not there makes the wheel useful.
Clay is shaped to for a vessel;
What is not there makes the vessel useful.
Doors and windows are cut to form a room;
What is not there makes the room useful.
Therefore, take advantage of what is there,
By making use of what is not.

So, when you have clutter. Recycle.

We like to call that 'sharing the wealth.' I'm culling excess clothes to pass along to a homeless ministry..but have also donated to Goodwill and D.A.V.. and have donated boxes of books to support a jail ministry. There's always some one else who can use my excess stuff. I just need to learn not to hold onto it so tightly.

 

[sparkchaser]

Having Sparky quoted Sun Tzu, and reading how Revised had removed many of her books, reminds me of what Lao Tzu had said in The Tao of Power:

USING WHAT IS NOT

Thirty spokes converge at one hub;
What is not there makes the wheel useful.
Clay is shaped to for a vessel;
What is not there makes the vessel useful.
Doors and windows are cut to form a room;
What is not there makes the room useful.
Therefore, take advantage of what is there,
By making use of what is not.

So, when you have clutter. Recycle.

That's awesome.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Thanks Sparky. But (you guys probably knew), there's a typo.
Clay is shaped to [-]for[/-] form a vessel; :blush:

 

[ProfessorMarvel]

I organize books by just setting them down someplace. This method is easy, quick, and results in wonderful teetering stacks.