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Space Math from the Clear The Space Blog
by Connie Ellefson | Professional Organizer
How much does your unused stuff cost you?
Emotionally? Zero to infinity: Stress, bogged-down creativity, that helpless, out of control feeling…too many variables to calculate…
Physically? Stubbed toes, conked heads, unrestful sleep…again a wide range.
Possessionally? Maybe you’re not renting three storage spaces @$100/month (total cost/year $3600) like one woman I heard of, you just have it around the house that you’re paying for anyway.
But consider:
100 square feet used to store stuff you never use in an average 2200-square-foot house costing, say, $1500/month, total, is confiscating about $818/year worth of your space. Not too bad, unless you keep it there for 10 years, or have, perchance, more than 100 square feet of stuff….
What could you do with that 100 sf? (That’s 10’ x 10’)–Dance? Lay out your catfishing gear and get it organized for the next catfishing trip? Leave room for the dog to
chase its tail? Have 20 relatives over for a rockin’ holiday meal instead of just 10?
The possibilities tantalize…
My favorite Zen saying,
“How refreshing is the whinny of the pack horse, relieved of all burden!”
