Welcome to episode number five, preparing your home for a new year, letting go of the old to make room for the new.

What if going into this new year wasn't full of clutter or baggage in your mind from all the things you did last year or extra pounds from the holiday or toys upon toys upon more toys

from yet another Christmas full of gifts what if this new year wasn't full of desks and files and been

stuffed to the max with papers and mail that you never even read.

You're about to go into a whole new year that everyone says is supposed to be full of goals, really lofty goals,

intentions that knock your socks off, projects, income, increases in everything,

more activities, and better grades for your kids, less late drop-offs, and not being the last

to pick up your kid from the school pickup line. I mean, this year is supposed to be full,

really, really full,

and bigger and better. And all your dreams are supposed to be coming true in this new year, right?

I mean, your health is supposed to be better. You're supposed to be skinnier, and your house is supposed to be cleaner all the time. Your laundry is always supposed to be done. And your kitchen

cobblowers are supposed to be

organized. But how in the world are you ever even going to fit all of that in if you can't even

deal with what's laying around today? I mean, the reality is that it's impossible to fit in

more than a gallon of water into a gallon jug. And the same goes for this next year of your

life. It is impossible to make room for any addition, any point of growth in your life. If there isn't

room for it, for those of you that want a new wardrobe, you're going to have to get rid of what you have currently.

I mean, for those of us who want our office spaces to be clean and effective and increased productivity in our lives, well, we're going to have to get rid of old papers and bins and old processes and habits.

In this new year, I bet you are dying to see your kitchen

sink empty every single night before bed. Wouldn't that make this next year amazing if just

that happened? I mean, what would the world be coming to if there were never any dishes in the sink

in the morning when you woke up.

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