Spring is in full swing here in sunny California, and I’m continuing my season of simplifying, organizing, and general de-cluttering of all the things. With four kids, two dogs, and a semi-regular habit of moving, I’m coming to terms with the fact that this is an ongoing (lifelong?) process that will never be fully DONE. I want to be okay (even content) with the less than perfect messiness of life, and to be grateful for what that means.
Life.
Abundance.
Growth.
To be genuinely thankful for what is, rather than longing for an always elusive, unattainable ideal. To be able to sincerely say …
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:12-13
In cleaning up my little sun-room studio, getting ready for next week’s big surprise (which I promise to tell you more about soon), I found a few more things I thought were sold out. Seems like the perfect time for a little giveaway, don’t you think?
Nevermind little. How about a pretty big giveaway?
Okay, let’s do it. Here’s everything that’s included in this package of goodness, worth more than $180 …
- Monogram Alphabet Scripture Card Set
- Psalms & Roses Postcard Collection
- Psalm 23 Postcard Collection
- 2019 Inspirational Art Calendar
- Color Your Year 2019 Coloring Calendar
- Psalm 23 Scripture Art 2019 Calendar
To enter to win, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. I’d love to hear what the weather’s like in your part of the world – are the roses blooming, or is that just a dream for another day? Tell me what area of your house is most in need of de-cluttering (mine’s the garage, hands down).
That’s it. Super easy. I’ll pick a winner next week and let you in on the secret project I’ve been getting ready to share!
In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this FREE DE-CLUTTERING CHALLENGE from my friend Dana over at A Slob Comes Clean. It’s a quick fifteen minute video, along with a printable workbook to help motivate and inspire you to finally get that (scary) clutter out once and for all. Free, easy, and funny to boot. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Just make sure to grab it right away, since it’s only available until Saturday, April 24th!
FREE DE-CLUTTERING CHALLENGE >
Here’s to de-cluttering, contentment, and simplicity.
Be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5
North Carolina is sunny and gorgeous today.
It is sunny and warm in Georgia today. I sure hope those mild spring days aren’t gone for good! In my house, the drawers are in the most need of help. A cluttered mess for sure!
It’s windy here in Nebraska and cool this week, but my tulips are hanging in there and the grape hyacinths just came up. I’m planning and dreaming about the new garden beds I’d like to put in to make our yard pollinator-friendly.
Same here… is it too late to be entered in the giveaway? Love all your work!
Rainy here in NE Ohio! Thanks for the generous giveaway!
I hope I didn’t miss your giveaway. We were out of the country for the past week. If you haven’t picked a winner yet, please add my name to the hat, too!
It’s still chilly here in Massachusetts. We’ve had hail and snowflakes this weekend, but the grass is starting to green and the buds are forming on the tree limbs, so I know spring is pushing through :). I truly need to de-clutter my old (physical) photos and scrapbook supplies.
Hi, it’s sunny with blue skies outside right now in Beamsville, Ontario. The leaf buds on the willow trees are just starting to open up here. There are so many places in our home I should de-clutter.. I think the bathroom is the only place I don’t need to address. Perhaps the living room or my office is the scariest? I’m sad I missed the video by a day.
We are enjoying watching the birds at the feeders here in central Massachusetts; I’m finding hard to pull myself away to make time to clean clutter anywhere! My most pressing project is my “craft” room which my punny husband has dubbed the “crap” room 🙂
Hi,
It’s overcast where I’m at in California. For my Scariest Decluttering project I will be working on my bedroom. It’s the room that gets dumped on…by the end of the day, I just don’t have the energy. But with this challenge I will be making it my priority.
Emily has beautiful downloadables to easily change the photos in your home with inspirational messages. Her organizing tips are items you can put into action right away.
The weather is beautiful here in AL, and my daises are blooming beautifully!
The weather in Georgia has been perfect this weekend! I need to declutter so much of my life and get to organizing! My office/hobby area needs the most decluttering and organizing. I found you through the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle last year! One of my favorite purchases! So many amazing collaborators!
P.s. I LOVE EVERYTHING in your giveaway…especially the postcards! 😍
It snowed very briefly here in the Okanagan, B.C. and it was cold and windy, not nice. I need to de-clutter my basement and get rid of a lot of papers.
Hi, Emily,
Thank you for letting me know about the de-cuttering challenge!! I’ve been sidelined with injuries over the last 18 months and am finally able (and wanting) to reorganize my home. My tough spot is my office/craft/guest room!
Smiles,
Michele 😍
Finally getting some nice, warm weather here on the edge of Middle/East Tennessee! Our big areas to tackle are the unfinished bonus room over our garage (which we call “the attic” and has all sorts of random things, especially from when we moved in 3 years ago), the upstairs play area/closets, and just our master bedroom in general (it’s become the “catch all”)! LOTS of decluttering needs to happen at my house! I’ve been having to go back and forth a lot with taking care of my parents especially this last year (they have a lot of health issues and live an hour away), including multiple unexpected surgeries and hospital stays this past year. I also have an almost 8 year old son and 4 year old daughter. Lots of things have just gotten shoved places (& pushed to the backburner), and it shows. I’m hoping to be able to tackle a lot of decluttering once school is out! My parents have been more stable, and hopefully this summer will not be as chaotic as last summer.
Thanks for the decluttering challenge. I always love looking through your artwork and am a big fan.
Warm days and cool night here in Va! The garage is definitely my scariest place…hoping to work through this challenge soon! Your closet looks amazing:)
Hi there! We had a cool and rainy day here. My son cut tulips for the vase to put at the dinner table tonight. Bless his heart. It is truly the little things in life that make the biggest difference. My basement is over run with boxes of who knows what’s in them. Hoping to be inspired during this challenge to dig in and organize or trash what’s there hidden in the dark spaces of my house.
The weather her was sunny with a perfect temp but little windy. I saw my first hummingbird after putting the feeder out yesterday. I need to clear the clutter in my craft/office area. I want to start crafting again but the clutter is not helping my creativity.
We are currently visiting family in the Midwest and after spending our first winter in the southwest it feels like the rain will never end. At least the flowers have been blooming.
It is amazing to me that my life still contains clutter. My family has downsized from a 3500 sqft house to a 500sqft trailer and I still have spaces that need help. The worst is either the bathroom cabinets or the kitchen pantry. I find it easy to let it fall into chaos whenever there is a door to hide the mess.
Hello! I need to glean the whole house. Each room, one by one, needs to lighten of stuff. I also need to do the same to my classroom materials after 29 years of teaching. And the weather (before bugs time) in Tennessee is stunning.
Good evening Emily! I have been prayerfully facing/procrastinating too long for a 3 room demolition and renovation. I have been at it this weekend. I have surfaced for air and found your post in my inbox. What a refreshing breath of Spirit to help me refocus! The goodies you are offering will NOT add to the clutter; rather while keeping some, it will be shared with others I know who appreciate beautiful art and graphic design.
Thank you for the Blessing of you and these offerings —
We’re beginning to have high temps in the 80s with increased humidity here on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Not ready for the intense heat! Blooms of all types abound as well as tons of migratory birds. We have many bird sanctuaries around here too.
My biggest decluttering challenges are items that belonged to my mom and pictures! Pictures that were my late mom’s and there are tons. My plan was to scan them all and then share them with the family. It’s been almost three years and I’ve gotten nowhere
Hi Emily! The weather is HOT but beautiful! The Lord brought in a few clouds and a light wind this evening!
I definitely need to declutter the whole house. Especially since the boys still have a closet full of toys that they’ve sadly outgrown! Maybe if I tackle the garage I’ll have room to declutter the house. Thank you for this encouragement! 😘💜🙏
Hi! The weather today is beautiful and sunny but just in the mid 60s. Our beautiful tulips and daffodils are blooming as well as my forget me nots. My most cluttered room in the house now is my bedroom.
It’s a rainy spring. Need to work on my clothes closet!
Hello! In a 3 hour drive today the weather went from 80 and sunny to 40, cloudy, and windy!
usually this far north, we still have snow. But we are having an early spring, bits of green are starting to poke through and my first sheep landed today! Twin ramlings!!!
It’s been almost 90 here all week. I’m not sure about roses but many flowers are in bloom. My mini gardenia bush is beautiful and smells lovely. My whole house needs decluttering but the main areas are the garage, my office, and the playroom. It is out of control.
We left a gorgeous summer behind and are now smack in the middle of an already quite chilly fall here in beautiful South Africa.
I definitely want/need to tackle our homeschooling/office/gym/hobby/spare room. Being 1 tiny room and having to serve so many functions makes it a mammoth task, but I am starting slowly and hopefully this challenge will help.
Cold and rainy here in central Iowa! Love, love your artwork!!
Hey there! It is about 75 degrees here right now in Southeast Tennessee where I live. My roses have a few buds on them, but nothing has blossomed yet. Everything is so green and pretty … Allegra is my best friend! It truly is beautiful and I’m thankful!
The clutter confession… My little office is beyond clutter… I shuffle and reshuffle and shuffle and reshuffle… Almost every day I’m looking at something while I’m in there thinking what can I do with that??! ( true story!) The kitchen pantry really probably would be a tie… It’s so over-the-top when I open that door, that I just want to close it real quick so I don’t have to deal with it! God bless you all and have a beautiful weekend!
The weather here in NC is glorious! 70s and sunny with a breeze – I love spring!!
The space in my house that most needs decluttering is, unfortunately, my closet. Between maternity clothes, pre-second baby clothes I still haven’t gotten rid of, pre-third baby clothes, and my current postpartum outfits and nursing clothes, it’s an embarrassing mess. Plus all the other boxes of who-knows-what we’ve thrown in there, because it’s a big closet. I’m seriously considering a capsule wardrobe and getting rid of a LOT of stuff.
After leaving a blizzard, cold weather and rain behind in Minnesota and in Iowa, I am back home in Virginia and everything is in bloom! The azaleas are bursting with color and my hydrangea bush will be electric with its blue flowers soon. I was so excited to return home to Spring! It has been sunny, beautiful blue skies, and warm weather. I even did a little bit of yard work. My Sewing Room still needs much more work. Almost all of the rest of the house is decluttered thanks to Joshua Becker!
After a few 60-70 degree days and a heart full of hope that we’ve finally crossed over into Spring…it is actually SNOWING here in Chicago today! 🙁
My biggest decluttering challenge is clothing, hands down. My husband and I have six children and there is zero doubt that we have much, much than we need. There are bins (with off-season clothes, maybe?) under the stairs in the laundry room, more bins in the garage, hampers in each of the four bedrooms, and at least 9 filled-to-the-brim dirty clothes baskets in the laundry room. I. Simply. Freeze.
It’s a beautiful spring day here in Idaho! I really need to work on de-cluttering all of our homeschool stuff.
It’s April showers on the island of Oahu. Thank you for sharing the decluttering video. My scariest place is the bedroom.