Meet Clare
A more personal look at Clare….
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Hello. My name is Clare Baker and I founded The Clutter Clearing Consultancy when I realised that I had a skill that I could share and teach to other people to enable them to clear, sort and control their clutter. I know myself how awful it is to have clutter that's out of control - feeling overwhelmed, out of control, like a failure. I also know how good it feels when you've cleared, sorted and know how to control your clutter. There's nothing quite like having a good clear out, is there?!I've helped clients clear their clutter since 2002.
Clare's personal experience of clutter:
My clutter gets out of control from time to time just like everyone else. I'm human after all, and I have a husband who generates clutter (although he denies it of course).
I am also in the process of dealing with my weight clutter which is the result of learning bad habits (just like people do with their clutter) as a child. I got notice and acknowledged for eating all my food as a child. I remember going to fussy eating friends homes to play and their mothers commenting to their child 'now why can't you be a good girl like Clare and eat all your food?'. I'm in the process of learning a new habit of listening to my body when it tells me it's full, rather than eating everything.
I consider the difference to be that I know how to clear, sort and control it when it starts to accumulate. I'm currently working on my weight clutter (having used workbook 1 to help me get focused and motivated).
Clare's experience of clutter clearing:
15 years practicing what I teach
7 years helping clients de-clutter.
What you're most likely to hear Clare say:
- 'Don't worry, you're perfectly normal'.
- 'I've seen a LOT worse'.
- 'You don't me to make judgements on your home you're your belongings do you?'
- 'Who is perfect?'
- ‘You mean you’re actually enjoying your clutter clearing? Well that wasn’t supposed to happen, it was supposed to continue being a dreadful chore!’
Clare's areas of speciality:
- Paperwork clutter
- Clearing the Clutter of a Loved one
- Working with Estate Agents and vendors
- clutter and recycling
- Clearing the Clutter to downsize your home
Clare's passions:
People
No matter how many people I've worked with or consultations I've done I'm still fascinated by people and what makes them tick. I think it's sad how society sees clutter as something that we should be able to control. We're not all blessed with every skill which is why we help people who want to learn the skill of how to clear, sort and control their clutter.
Gardening
There's nothing quite like seeing something that you've planted and nurtured growing. Even in the depths of winter, when the ground seems lifeless and there seems no hope of life, spring arrives and the plants surprise you. You can see it in the blossom and even hear it if you have a pond that the frogs love! My sunflowers are my annual reward which I grow from seed - you can't help but smile when you see them flower, even on a miserable day!
Property
I bought the house that my husband and I now live in as a wreck and renovated it. No one else seemed to see the potential, but I relished every minute. Adding value, treating it with a bit of TLC an now it's a wonderful home to live in. I don't believe in hopeless cases - either in human beings, animals or homes!
Clare's favourite film
Difficult one – there is no one film, it depends on my mood. I love Some like it Hot, Forest Gump, Shrek and Ice Age. Field of Dreams is inspirational, and Housesitter always cheers me up. I have all 10 series of Friends on video so I tend to watch a few episodes of them while I do the ironing – I know every line which annoys my husband no end!
Who Clare admires
Anyone who can stay positive and focused in a bad situation or during a tough time. Anyone who can admit they need help, ask for help and then accept that help.
Clare's philosophy on life
Everything happens for a reason - even the bad stuff – and it may be a while before we realise what the positives from the bad stuff are.
One (possibly) interesting fact about Clare
During my 3 years at University I also ran a fund for children in 2 Day Care Centres in Guyana, South America that I had worked in during my Gap Year.
3 things Clare would take on a desert island with her
Very tricky one. I'm going to assume there's shade so I don't need sun tan cream and that my husband is there too.
I could happliy live without my mobile phone, computer and car.
So what else?
A pack of sunflower seeds because they would bring me a sense of change and hope as they grow, and depending on how long I was on the desert island I would be able to get seeds from each flower head for the following year, so it would be a continuous cycle. One packet of seeds would bring years of happiness.
Finally, (this is difficult! I'm not a materialistic person so posessions wouldn't be a priority), a bag containing my NLP training notes, some NLP books and a couple of trashy girly novels. Reading books is my holiday habit as I don't get much time for it normally, and the NLP books would enable me to read the same book again and again and get more and more out of it each time, so it wouldn't be predictable.
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Start seeing and feeling an improvement quicker than you would on your own by asking Clare for help.
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