a little Old Business. Do ya'll remember we used to talk about Feng Shui a lot on our boards. The concept that "stuck" with me was a number... 27. There is a Chinese proverb that says: "If you want change in your life, move 27 things." That proverb had been adopted/adapted by declutterers many years back, to "Declutter 27 Things", but of course what we're really talking about here is not moving any particular thing or even decluttering it if that's not what's needed. We really mean: "Make 27 Decisions." And I used to do that a lot. Something about the exact number - big enough to make a difference but small enough to make me believe it's achievable without making me crazy. I could pick something up and make a decision, and that's what the house really needed. Or, I could pull my hand back and not choose THAT thing, if I absolutely couldn't decide.
But either way, I had to address a lot of items.Last Saturday, dd18 and I were working through the house and got to the front rooms, where for some reason it really did look pretty rough. Lots had been going on - Grandchildren, grandchildren's dog, projects, projects that needed to be excavated from under other projects, etc. - you know how it is. I told dd I'd make 27 decisions if she would, but she'd never heard of such a thing. I modeled it for her, with decisions ranging from tossing one item fast, to clutching one to my heart (
) and rushing away to file it before it got lost again. 
She did it, too, much slower and with a look that said, " my mother may be nuts". But, long story short, a little Old Business from our long-ago conversations on these boards was a good TIP that propelled us forward and got something DONE, and I decided I wanted to tell you all about it.
What old tip that you learned here has "stuck with you" and helped you when you were burned out on decluttering, or just needed a new direction? Are you using an idea
that we may remember? We've been blessed with a wealth of information from very bright women for a long time! 
