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Last week, I took a look at my closet and thought - OMG, I have not worn some of these clothes in years. Literal years.
So today, it's #GYSTS and I've purged my closet of all those clothes that I have no idea why I am still hanging on to them.
Read MoreWe have an expanse above our living room sectional that was in desperate need of some art. I had originally planned on hanging a gallery wall, but a little Pinterest digging revealed that a simple ledge provided a lot more flexibility -- with a lot less work.
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Changing your legal name upon marriage is a royal pain in the arse. It involves a lot of paperwork and a LOT of time in various government offices, where things move at a glacial pace and people manage to be so grumpy upon arrival that I have never braved such offices past noon.
I didn't even begin changing my name until nearly after a year after we got married, putting it off for vacations abroad (afraid that a replacement passport might not arrive in time) and later to complete the purchase of our first home without any unnecessary upheaval.
Read MoreToday's post is the first installment of a weekly series, GYSTS, or "Get Your Shit Together Sunday." Each week, we'll tackle some process or project that simplifies and organizes our lives and yours. Together, we will get our shit, well, together!
To put us in the right frame of mind, and because my husband sent it to me this week as a not-so-subtle hint, I'd encourage you to glance over these stats on the state of American consumerism and compulsive accumulation. Pretty cringe-y, huh?
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