Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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Some of the later chapters might not pertain to everyone's situation (helping your children, parents, spouse declutter). However, the pertinent ones that take you on a decluttering journey of your house are definitely worth a shot - for me anyway. Just don't ask me to make all my books fit into their "containers!" I did not understand that my overabundance of stuff was directly related to my inability to function well in my home. The more stuff I brought into my home, the more out of control it felt. The more out of control my home felt, the more I looked to the future as the time when I’d finally have things figured out. The more I focused on the future instead of the present, the more I justified collecting things I might need one day. And I’m realizing I have lots and lots of things to pass on to my children. However, they’re all boys, not sentimental in the least, and they don’t care about any of it… absolutely none of it! None of my mother's keepsakes, none of their baby books, none of the scrapbooks, none of the pictures of people they never saw before, nor ever will meet because they’re all passed from this world. Are you completely overwhelmed in your home? Have you tried again and again (and again) to understand why keeping it under control is so ridiculously hard for you? So you watch your friends and wonder how in the world they're NOT stressed out and confused like you are? And that was when I made a conscious choice to live in the phase of life I was in. Right then. I decided to stop assuming I knew what I’d love to already have in the future.

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Ugh. My closet floor is covered in scarves. I know it’s not possible to have too many scarves, because scarves are useful and having choices is essential to fashionable living, but I’m really tired of my closet floor being covered in scarves. Oh, and the audiobook is actually read by the author, and she’s a hoot. I highly recommend that as well.) And that totally logical thinking was how I ended up in a place where I couldn’t function in my own home. I couldn’t even use my second largest room, and the rooms I could use were difficult to use because I had to work around all sorts of extra and unnecessary things, even though I didn’t realize they were extra and unnecessary. Finally, assist them in setting up an easy-to-follow organizing system, prioritize proper storage solutions and encourage its maintenance. This will make the decluttering result more sustainable, benefiting them in the long run. FAQ Step 3: Duh Clutter (things that are not a problem to donate because you either didn't realize you still had them or always hated them or have no problem getting rid of them)

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Her main idea is the Container Principle: seeing your closet, your refrigerator, your bookshelf, your bedroom, your pantry —hey, even your house—as a container. It is the size it is. After preliminary tidying, you decide which stays according to the limits of your "container." White has you look at your living space as a series of containers - your house is a container, each room is a container, your closets are containers, your cabinets, chests of drawers and desks are containers, etc. When you run out of room in these containers, you can't bring anything else in unless you get rid of something.

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Not only does Dana provide strategies, but she dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader's clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. She helps identify procrasticlutter—the stuff that will get done eventually so it doesn't seem urgent—as well as how to make progress when there's no time to declutter. So I needed help. Of course I’m not the type to ask for help, but if somebody’s willing to give me advice in the form of an audiobook, woo hoo!! But never once did I consider getting rid of the boxes that were making our everyday life difficult. I needed that stuff for the future. Or I might need it for the future. However, first you have to declutter what you have! Starting with the most visible areas, White goes through a series of simple steps, room by room, to help you achieve this. Some of her advice is familiar - the three different piles - one to keep, one to trash, one to donate. She makes it clear that decluttering is not organizing or "stuff shifting." Decluttering is simply getting rid of stuff starting first with the most visible spaces in your house.

Decluttering isn't Stuff Shifting. It it's rearranging or buying a new shelving unit or sorting into slots or drawers or baskets. Decluttering isn't organizing. Step 5: Make it Fit (Realize that your house is a container and your dressers, storage, closet, bookshelf, etc. are all containers too. You can only keep what fits in the container and anything extra needs to go. So put your favorite books on the bookshelf first and any extras go, for instance.) I was drawn to it during a difficult season in my life, health wise and relationally, when distracting myself with “stuff” was easier! However, what I originally saw as potential value became overwhelming clutter, once in my home! procrasticlutter are clean laundry piled on the couch and clean dishes in the dish drainer or the dishwasher. If the dishes are clean and usable, the task feels finished pg.38 So, for years we had a Bible study at our house and we served dinner, for sometimes up to 22 people. Now this meant I needed a lot of cooking equipment, dishes, napkins, coffee mugs, dessert plates and silverware.

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Establishing a dependable routine for decluttering works wonders in maintaining an organized and clean space in the long run. Begin by setting aside a consistent time each day or week dedicated to declutter efforts. Whether it’s a solid hour or a brief 15 minutes, what’s important is adhering to this routine.If office suits were mixed in with yoga pants and college sweat-shirts, I would have no idea how much space is being given to office suits pg.212 She walks you through each of those steps in every room and also regarding other people (like helping elderly people clean out their houses).