We all have a relationship with our stuff, but as we spend more time than ever living amongst our stuff in pandemic times, the change of seasons welcomes a refresh in the form of spring cleaning. Your two favorite brown girls are discussing how to deal with sentimental attachments to your things, our approach to cleaning, and how to reinvent your space from inside out. In this episode, we discuss:
- Cinder-Amy
- Child of the 80s and free weekend labor
- Not having one’s own “stuff” or space
- The fear of scarcity
- Amy’s sacred utility box
- The great purge of notecards
- Holding on to things for the sake of holding on to them
- Marie Kondo has changed our folding forever
- Sentimental items
- Making rules about acquiring new stuff
- “Money was spent on this, and therefore I must keep it!”
- Giving things away
- Swap parties for unused, unloved stuff
- Sultana’s struggle with books
- Dealing with someone’s stuff after…
- Merging lives with someone’s stuff
- The power of Feng Shui in understanding the energy of your space
- The legacy of our stuff
- Reinventing your space
- Our steps to spring cleaning
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