Clearing space
One of my biggest stumbling blocks is hoarding - especially the written stuff. My partner in crime (husband of 30 years) has the same problem. Since we don't see eye to eye with many things (politics, religion, way to bring up children) we argue often. But regarding this one vice, we are equal. We have 7 bookcases (one quite large) filled to the brim with books of all genres, from philosophy to westerns. From How to fix you 1967 Volkswagen to Vegetable Gardening in South Africa. Poetry and children's books and self help books. One of the things I signed up for at the beginning of 2018 was to clear a physical working space from where I could function more smoothly, think clearly, be innovative. I started with one of two store rooms in the backyard. This one is stacked with boxes of documents and files from my past. The other one has odd tables and beds and mattresses and gholf sets and toys . . . . . I have worked for a research organisation for 19 years, when