Compassion and clutter. One of the things I’ve noticed about the people I work with who have clutter is that they can be really hard on themselves. The clutter triggers shame, embarrassment and self criticism. It doesn’t help that other people tend to be judgmental of people who have clutter. What I recommend is to...Continue reading
Category: Decluttering
How do you declutter gifts?
How do you declutter gifts? This is a question I hear a lot. Decluttering gifts can bring up a lot of emotions and anxiety. Do you feel a sense of obligation to keep them? Even though the gift is past it’s emotional experiation date? And what if you never really enjoyed the gift to begin...Continue reading
What do you do when your spouse has clutter?
What do you do when your spouse or roommate has clutter is a question I get a lot. Here are my four tips for how to handle this delicate situation: Start by decluttering your own things first: When you work on decluttering and organizing your own things it will stir up the energy in your...Continue reading
What’s Your Decluttering Mantra?
What do you tell yourself about your decluttering project? Do you say things like ‘I’m so overwhelmed, how am I ever going to get through this!”? Or, “I don’t have the time! It’s going to take forever!!”. What we say to ourselves has a big impact on how we feel and how well we move...Continue reading
Taking Back The Control In Your Home
If you have clutter I hope you’ll consider decluttering your home. Why? Because clearing your clutter will improve your health, mental clarity and focus. It will reduce your stress and anxiety. It will save you money and give you back time for the things that matter the most to you. What matters the most to...Continue reading
Make Room For The New In The New Year
Just as the trees have let go of their leaves in preparation for the new growth of spring, clearing out the old helps us to be ready for the new year. Our home is a mirror of our life. Fine tuning our living space is a transformative way to transition from the past to prepare...Continue reading
Reflections of Fall
Fall is the season when nature lets go and this always has me thinking about decluttering. The leaves falling remind me how letting go and decluttering is a natural and necessary part of life. Everything breaks down and gets old. When we hold onto those things that have worn out and are no longer useful...Continue reading
Moving Yet Not Moving: The Reset
He came on a Saturday afternoon to look at the floors and surprised us by saying he was able to start on Monday. Hmmm, could I get everything out of my living room, bedroom and healing room and move it all into the kitchen and laundry room, within the next 48 hours? So that the...Continue reading
What matters most?
With 5 hours to spare in the Mexico City airport, waiting for my flight home, I decided to declutter my emails. I unsubscribed to everything that felt like a distraction or didn’t feel necessary. Before my trip, I deleted the social media apps from my phone and for the 10 days in Tepoztlan I paid...Continue reading
The emotional side of clutter
It’s the emotional threads tied in with our belongings that make decluttering so difficult. The emotional side of clutter is often why people have clutter and why they put off decluttering. Maybe a loved one died or a relationship ended and it was hard to fully grieve that loss. That can make it difficult to...Continue reading