Four Mindsets that Lead to Clutter

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Four Mindsets that Lead to Clutter

How does clutter happen? Why do some people have cluttered homes and others don’t? It is true that some people are good at organizing and others aren’t. But what makes them that way? With all of the clients I have worked with, I notice they have at least one of the mindsets that I believe create clutter. In this four part series, I am going to dive deep into the mind frames that are the CAUSE of clutter and give some tips about how to avoid these crap traps.

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The Truth about Junk Drawers

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The Truth about Junk Drawers

Find out why we have junk drawers and how to eliminate it once and for all.
Every house has one—The drawer where everything gets dumped. It’s a mishmash of rubber bands, a few screwdrivers, hair bands, gum, loose batteries you aren’t sure are new or spent, a Metro card, a gift card you know you’ll never use.

Did you ever notice you never actually retrieve things from the junk drawer, but only dump them there?

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So, “Sparking Joy” Isn't Cutting it?

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So, “Sparking Joy” Isn't Cutting it?

Here is the truth: Decluttering can quickly become an overwhelming experience. In many ways, decluttering is much more of a mental activity than physical one. Each item requires you to make decisions, and decision making is exhausting.

The KonMari method attempts to simplify the decluttering process using Kondo’s Japanese minimalism into one easy question of “Does this spark joy?”. But for many Americans, parting with our belongings is not so simple, and may be a very stressful and frustrating experience.

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