Purging and good vibrations

There are few things I like better than clearing unnecessary items out of my life. I am not a believer in religion, I think most alternate medicine remedies are money making hogwash (apple cider vinegar - good for EVERYTHING), but I do actually believe in energy, or shall I say, I believe that you can change or feel the energy of your surroundings. I think that a place can feel oppressive, or positive, or just plain bad. I've been in homes where I've had to go outside afterwards and just shake off the "bad vibes".

Where am I going with all of this? I think that by clearing out needless clutter, by cleaning up your space, but freeing yourself of "stuff", you give yourself a lift, you feel better in your surroundings, and you change up the energy of that space. Last weekend, I convinced the husband to go through his armoire and drawers and rid himself of clothes he had been hanging on to for years. He didn't fit into them, they were NOT coming back in style (wide corduroy pants with pleats), they had lost their shape, or what have you. It wasn't just the armoire and the chest of drawers that were overflowing, but there were laundry baskets and Rubbermaid containers stacked in places that shouldn't have been there that were housing clothes as well. For anyone with a handy husband, does he keep t-shirts and pants as "work clothes"? You know, the ones that can get grease or paint on them, or it doesn't matter if the knees are gone or there are huge holes in them? One only needs so many work clothes.

I was very proud of how much he got rid of, as he is usually someone who hangs onto things, just in case. This isn't a bad practise when it comes to building materials, bits and pieces of electrical or plumbing items, or car parts. Those things can have a home out in the garage - his domain. Often, they do come in handy. But old clothes just take up room in an already crowded space.

I, too, added clothes, scarves, cheap purses bought on impulse, and shoes that were a little too clunky or a little too pointy. As well, a few paper back books, some puffy stuffed clothes hangers that people kept giving to me as gifts, but always took up too much space in my very small closet, and two pieces of luggage that were slightly damaged also got cleared out. This morning I loaded everything up into the back of my vehicle and drove to the nearest big town which is 45 minutes away.

Good riddance, clutter!!

The town to which I was driving, has a Value Village which is a chain store that accepts donations of clothes, household items, etc., and also sells used things at reasonable prices. It is also a go-to place for Hallowe'en costumes, so it was very busy today. I was thrilled to be able to get rid of all of my unwanted items. Gone are the days of trying to sell things at yard sales. Too much work for too little profit.

Being as it is mid-October, the scenery was nice. It is a cold day today, not much sun at all. There was even the odd sprinkle of rain. Typical fall weather. I fear our leaves were not as spectacular a display as other years. Plenty of orange, brown, or yellow, but very few vibrant reds. Here is a sample, regardless.

Tonight, we are going out for dinner to a place we've not been before. The owner / chef is from Nepal so we will see what is on offer. This is potentially pretty risky food for this area where most people don't stray from a meat and potatoes type menu. To say there are few ethnic food choices, is an understatement. I'll be obnoxious and take food pictures tonight if it is good and interesting.

How about you out in blog land? Are you a keeper or a clearer? Do you feel positive or negative energy, or is that too hocus pocus for you?