🌿 Why This Reset Matters
A china cabinet is rarely just dishes.
It’s wedding gifts, family heirlooms, hand-me-downs, “someday” pieces — and the mugs you actually reach for every morning.
This reset isn’t about matching sets or perfection.
It’s about making peace with what you keep — and finding calm between the sentimental and the practical.
💛 Time box: work shelf by shelf
📋 Rules: honor what holds meaning, release what holds dust
R → Remove and Remember
☐ Take everything out and place it on a soft surface.
☐ As you unpack, pause on pieces that carry emotion — just notice what comes up.
☐ Wipe each shelf as a reset, not an erasure.
💡 Why it works:
You can’t decide what to keep until you’ve re-met each piece.
“Sometimes, the space we clear isn’t physical — it’s emotional.”
✏️ Reflection:
What story did one of these pieces bring back to you today?
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