Buddha dog posing in front of my zen table. My friend, Cassy, after visiting with me this week said maybe I should rename my writing cottage, my zen cottage. Since I’m now incorporating yoga, meditating and writing here in my cozy 10 x 12 space, I think she has something here. I shall now call this happy place my Zen Writing Cottage with Gidget the Buddha Dog. Might just attract many spiritual seekers from far and wide!
This outside shot was taken a few summers ago.
On my blog yesterday I said I would be spending the day cleaning out and simplifying my writing cottage. I wasn’t sure I’d get it all done in one day. But I did! This was the hardest room for me to do. So many sentimental things.
But in wanting to live with less stuff, which I’ve been clearing out of my house over the years, I felt ready to tackle my 10 x 12 writing cottage. Twp large garbage bags went into the trash, two and a half large garbage bags full of stuff I will be donating to Goodwill, and about 100 books I’ll be donating to our local Friends of the Library for their used book sale this summer.
At the end of the day I felt elated! I’m so excited about my new open, simplified look and I can’t wait to have my first yoga practice in my cottage, which was one of many reasons for clearing out stuff, organizing and cleaning.
Below is a BEFORE video of photos and an AFTER tour. Hope it inspires you!
BEFORE
AFTER
I’ve got the itch. To clean, organize, simplify. The most challenging space of all. My writing cottage. So many wonderful things surround me in this place. But I need a change.
I also want to see if I can’t make enough room in this 10 x 12 room to include my morning yoga practice. That means a piece of furniture or two is going to have to go. I have an idea in mind of which pieces I will get rid of. One of which will be the pink and blue dresser you see in the right hand side of photo.
My writing cottage has morphed many times. Though the photo is not exactly as it is right now, it is close. But you get the idea of how much stuff I have in this space. And this is only half the room!
I shall began today to purge. I don’t think I’ll finish it all today, but will hopefully have it done by the end of the weekend.
It will be a challenge, but I’m up for it and feeling inspired, so best follow this impulse NOW. And now that I shared this it will help keep me accountable! I’ll post updated photo when I’m done, so stay tuned.