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Hello, amazing humans, it’s STORY TIME. This is the story of how decluttering has given me back the joy I used to feel as a kid when holidays and birthdays were approaching. One day recently, I went to the grocery store for milk, and left with an extra bag full of party supplies. (Yay, ADHD! This is why my husband does the grocery shopping. But I digress.) Here’s the thing – the…
If it hasn’t happened yet, be prepared – it will. You suddenly find yourself halfway through a spontaneous decluttering project – or even finished! – and realize: You forgot to take before pictures. And you are probably gonna be bummed. So here is my recommendation: take before pictures NOW! Right now. Right this very minute. Or at least today. And when I say before pictures, I mean of absolutely everything. Every drawer, every…
Here are five types of “trickster clutter” that you probably have in your home. I call it “trickster clutter” because at first glance, you don’t even register that it is clutter! But…are these tricky little imposters actually serving you? While each of these clutter types deserves a post of its own, if not an entire book, let’s take a quick look. 01: Aspirational Clutter This one…
There are many versions of this story (just google “Big Rocks and Jar”), made famous especially, perhaps, by Stephen Covey. I’m going to share the story, and then show you why this matters so much for our decluttering journeys – because this blog is all about decluttering – and really decluttering is about making your home support the life you truly want. The Story of the Big Rocks and the Jar…
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…
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…
And how a Decluttering Coach can help! I wrote this story to show two things. First – how incredibly painful it is to live feeling like you’re drowning in chronic clutter, despite every effort to dig out. The pervasive shame itself can be debilitating. (Incidentally, shame is a lousy motivator.) And second – to show how having a Decluttering Coach by your side can break that cycle of helplessness. Sometimes we just need…
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