My husband forwarded me a link to a great podcast about clutter's effect on creativity, it was Marianne Williamson broadcast on Oprah.com. After listening to this, today becomes clear out some of the clutter day! I'd like to say I will clear it all, but I'm being realistic. I'm going to start with the arts & crafts supplies I've collected that never seem to make it into my work. I always seem to end up with things that don't totally resonate with me and therefore they keep getting pushed to the back of the bin. It reminds me of the kid in elementary school who was always the last to be chosen for a team at recess! I feel sad, all these poor little craft supplies that have the potential to shine in the right persons project! I know the perfect new place for them. My mother-in-law, Mutt (my husband's early attempts at saying mother came out "Mutt" and the name stuck) and her friend Ione started an art club at the retirement home where they live, so they will be the beneficiaries of my extra arts & crafts stuff. It's a win win situation, I clear clutter and the Art Club has fresh supplies. The club has actually been quite beneficial for the group at the home. Several people have said it gives them a reason to get out of bed each day; it has put meaning & purpose into people's lives. Any of you crafters or artists out there who find you have excess supplies might keep retirement homes in mind as beneficiaries, children aren't the only ones who benefit from donated supplies. Ione made me copies of several of her drawings, she did a nice job.
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