If you can’t finish the mail, don’t start the mail. Martha Beck, life coach and author of Finding Your Own North Star As you consider each, ask yourself (1) Do I truly need it? (2) Do I truly adore it? and, (3) Would I trade inner peace for this? The answers can help curb your pack-rat impulses, allowing you to clear out and move on. With this in mind, walk into any room of your home and focus on 10 random objects. Empty space is more valuable-psychologically and physically-than almost any object. When I ask clients what they long for, the most common responses are “peace,” “space” and “freedom.” Clutter keeps us from achieving these goals, and we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars buying larger homes. Instead, use your powers of analysis to outwit the primitive logic of these phrases. Obeying these protests will keep you overstuffed and off balance forever. My clients’ top three are: “I have to go through those,” “Someone could use that,” and “But I need it!” Unless you use the object in question at least once a year, such righteous exclamations are actually symptoms of dysfunction. So.So, the first step to a clutter cure is to write down your favorite pack-rat phrases. The idea is to make decluttering fun, so you’ll feel excited to stick to it. Find an honest buddy to tell you what she REALLY thinks you should hold onto and what items should head into the donation pile. Good friends are often the best motivators to push you to let go of the items you don’t need. It’s a regular process and you’ll need to add organizing time to your calendar and make it a priority.īut I know you can do it! Maybe you can even get some help from your girlfriends and make it a wine night. You have to keep up on clutter every 3-6 months, so it doesn’t get out of hand again. I hate to tell you friends, but this isn’t a onetime deal. I take them off when I come in and then never go put them away. Walk-in my house and you’ll probably see a collection of my shoes piled up. I am a major culprit of stashing items by the front door. We’ve all been guilty of this because we get lazy. If it had a home before, then put it back.
Adopt a new policy so you’re always taking the extra step to return an item after you use it. Keeping your home organized and decluttered is where the real challenge comes in! You need a shift in your mindset and incorporate organizing into your daily life.
Adopt a policy to put items back where they came fromĭecluttering your home is just the first step. Ready to get rid of clutter and junk? Here are 10 great ideas to declutter your home. If your home is bursting at the seams with stuff, the garage is piled to the brim and your bedroom has become a cluttered wreck, this post is for you, friend! So, follow my 10 simple steps and you will be well on your way to a clean, orderly house in no time. I always like to think when you have a plan you can accomplish anything (even organizing a disaster area). I’m going to break it down and give you solid ideas to simplify your space. Yes, it feels great-amazing-when you’ve taken steps to simplify your home, but getting there is often a daunting process.
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So, let’s have some real talk about how to declutter your home.ĭecluttering isn’t always easy. Now, I promise as soon as you start spring cleaning, you’re going to be faced with a lot of clutter you didn’t even know you had and you’ll need a plan to get it under control. If you haven’t checked it out yet, the printable Spring Cleaning Checklist is the perfect guide to get started. We’re all in cleaning mode–especially those of you who read my spring cleaning post.
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