1b listening

eye‑opening

surprising and teaching you facts that you did not know

It was pretty __________ to see just how much we still owned after those previous decluttering

just in case

to be ready for a possible future need

…about 25 more items that I got rid of, and many of them were kept “ _____________"

there’s always room for growth / improvement

you can always become better or learn more

a perpetual cycle

a pattern that repeats again and again, never really ending

… is a ____________ of self‑reflection and letting go

a pile of

objects positioned one on top of another

and the _________ decluttered items kept growing with each new room that I entered

a curling iron

hold on to something

to keep something or someone that is important or useful

A lot of them I had also kept because I was ____________ a previous version of myself

align with

to be the same or similar

…whose way of dressing does not really ______ my current lifestyle