The three great destroyers of motherly mentoring are cleaning, cooking & chauffering.  You need to decide between your stuff and your education.  Too much stuff in the home clogs up the education of everyone who lives there.  I know this well.  When we moved a year ago, we took 5-7 truckloads of stuff to goodwill and another 4-5 loads to the dump...WOW! 
When we moved into our new rental home last week, it was quite refreshing to not have as much stuff to care for.  Not only did I get rid of my stuff, the kids got rid of their junk.  After this recent move, my son made a box of things he wants to sell on eBay (always the entrepreneur) and a bag of his stuff to give to goodwill.  Now, he has less stuff to keep clean in his room.  This is a great way to promote non-materialism with your own children.  Summer is a terrific time to de-clutter.
Being a pack rat is a sure way to sabotage the Fundamental Phases of learning.  Tne great classics on the shelf are better than a hundred (or a hundred, thousand mediocre) books.  Here's one for the girls of the family:  If you haven't worn a piece of clothing in two years, you aren't likely to wear it in the next two years.  Send it away!
Managing your stuff takes time, effort, resources, space & above all the brain cells to keep track of it all...and I need every brain cell I can find for mentoring and education.  Lighten your load and free those brain cells.
One tip:  Keep a donation box at the back door, in the garage, in the back of the van or somewhere easy to find.  Use the donation box and de-clutter.
taken from Core & Love of Learning lecture notes
Kerry
 
 
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