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: Home Organizing
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
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
3 reasons why decluttering is beneficial
There are many good reasons to declutter but here are 3 reasons why decluttering is beneficial. If you have clutter and have had a hard time motivating to declutter your home, I hope these 3 reasons why decluttering is beneficial will inspire you. #1 Clearing your clutter will save you time In our fast past...
What is the art of decluttering?
On the one hand, decluttering is the mundane act of removing the things in your house that no longer serve a positive, productive purpose in your life. Removing those things that are broken, worn out, no longer useful or no longer spark joy. And some of those things you may have inherited and didn’t even...Continue reading
Case Study: Grounded and Serene
People often report that positive things happen to them after they declutter. One client had a major transformation from decluttering her clothes. She asked specifically for my help coaching her to declutter her clothes. She still had all her clothes from before her pregnancy, all her maternity clothes and everything since. At the time of...Continue reading
Tap into the energy of fall for help letting go
It’s natural for things to decay, to break down and ware out. Everything dies eventually. Death is part of the natural cycle of living. This wisdom is reflected in the outer world in fall when the trees loose their leaves and the plants dies back. It’s reflected in our physical bodies through the letting go...Continue reading