Clear one space.
Week 3 of your February reset and you get to clear out a drawer.
Slight change to the Heart Leap sessions this week. My poor boyfriend has to go into hospital this morning and I’m taxi driver/chief nurse (poor sod!) So writing hours this week are Tuesday to Friday with our Heart Leap community. But above is a brilliant music recording to inspire creativity today.
I thought it might be good to try something different this morning and see what happens if you listen to music for an hour instead of being plugged into our community? Please report back. (I like this one - it’s one of my favourites. I know we have others who recommend binaural beats to fire up creativity but they just get on my nerves.)
It’s Week 3 of Little February Reset. And this week we are focussing on clearing one space.
Not the whole house or your entire inbox. You don’t have to do a a three-day life audit. Just focus on one contained area that, when you look at it, makes you feel slightly tense.
It could be a drawer that’s become a jumble of cables and old receipts. A desk that feels crowded before you’ve even started the day. A bag that’s carrying far more than it needs to. A notes app full of half-formed thoughts. Or even a conversation you’ve been mentally rehearsing but haven’t had.
The aim isn’t to achieve minimalist perfection. It’s to reclaim a pocket of calm. To create one small area where things feel lighter, clearer, more intentional. The theory is that when one corner is in order, your nervous system notices.
And here’s the golden rule: once you’ve cleared that one space, you stop.
No spiralling into “while I’m at it…” No accidental five-hour overhaul. No turning a gentle reset into a performance!
Just one space. That’s all.
Let’s get started.
Prompts:
Which space in my life is quietly asking for attention right now?
What would give me the biggest sense of relief if it were cleared?
What am I holding onto in this space out of habit rather than usefulness?
If I made this area 20% lighter, what would that free up in me?
What would it look like to clear it — and then deliberately stop?
In person heart leap hour resume tomorrow.
That corner kitchen cupboard and time to dispose of a million jars of stuff we were kindly gifted but don't eat! Just that one cupboard. Move writing hour to 10.30.
Hope all goes well. Love and hugs
Hope the hospital time goes well for your boyfriend, Suzy. Thanks for the prompt. I shall start with this very messy desk and the piles of books that surround it, and then get down to some writing. I'll try with music on, which will be interesting as I usually write in silence. Will report back. Thanks for this.