When’s the last time you questioned how you use the space in your home? In this exercise, you’ll go room by room, marking your starting point (what actually happens in that room right now), and then visualizing your destination (what you would like to happen in your home, how you’d like to feel in each room…). Knowing where you’re starting and where you’d like…
To help you zero in on WHY this Decluttering work is worth it, try this journaling exercise. I certainly didn’t invent this idea (I think I was first inspired to do it by Marie Kondo’s Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, but the idea is pretty common!). And to be honest, I re-do this exercise every few years, or after major changes (like when our youngest child was born, or…
As always, if you’re satisfied with your home, I’m not here to tell you that you have a clutter problem! If you are feeling overwhelmed, though, here is a big, big list of the costs of clutter that might just help motivate you. Literal Financial Costs: Repurchasing items you can’t find Renting a storage unit Using part or most of your home as a storage unit (based on your…
What does a “decluttered home” actually look like? How do you know when you’ve “finished”? Let’s talk about this, because since so many of us with chronic clutter issues are actually perfectionists, worrying that we are “decluttering wrong” can stop us from decluttering at all. So let me say this as clearly as possible: You have to know where you want to go, or you’ll never know if…
Do you feel like you spend hours working on your house, but the piles of clutter just never get any smaller?! It’s possible you’re confusing “clutter” with what I’ll call “everyday mess.” Now, if this sounds like a semantic argument, sure, it is, but it’s also hugely important for both prioritizing and mindset – both of which are, in turn, critical to your…
I have a million goals for this site. They overwhelm me until “I don’t know where to start” just becomes “I don’t start.” My clutter used to make me feel like this, too, and I suspect the answer is probably the same: Start imperfectly. Start small. Start with the low hanging fruit. Just…start. This may be the simplest post I ever write. But…it’s a start. Your turn: tell…