The 7 year itch
It's hard to believe, but it's been 7 years since I set up The Clutter Clearing Consultancy. In fact, it'll be 8 years in December. And just like the film, which interprets the meaning as 'The inclination to become unfaithful after seven years of marriage', I too have experienced a 7 year itch.
The difference is that my 7 year itch was the inclination to become even clearer about the clutter after seven years of business.
Let me explain.... (31/08/2010) Is the attic the answer?
I've been working with a client recently who had help several years ago from a 'professional de-clutterer' who turned out to have questionable advice regarding the lady's clutter challenge.
Aparantly, the solution to her clutter challenge was 2 fold -
- Firstly, to let this 'professional de-clutterer' decide what was rubbish and what wasn't
- Secondly to put clutter that wasn't being used or appreciated in her loft - which up until that point had only been 5% used.
Guess what happened?
(21/08/2010) Face the fear - and de-clutter anyway
I've noticed a trend recently with my clutter clearing clients. There's a higher than normal incidence of 'fear' and 'panic' that they won't achieve what they want to achieve quickly enough. It's as if, by the time they pick the phone up to ask for help, they've become the preverbial rabit in the headlights where fear, overwhelm and panic have all struck and they can't do anything.
It's a curious thing, human nature. It's true that there are 2 things that drive human behaviour - pleasure and pain - yet for those who want to de-clutter and organise their homes, why is it that pain seems to win the battle so often? (17/08/2010) Support the DEC Pakistan Appeal
(05/08/2010) I attempted last week to take a week off work.
Not that you can ever really take a week off and ignore work when you run your own business, but for me ‘not working’ is what I say when I’m not being proactive with work.
I had already planned my week (of course!) and it didn’t all go according to the plan – of course. And that’s fine – we don’t want to be organising our lives down to the last minute, and the whole point about me having time off was to have a few things I’d LIKE to do and not feel guilty about not doing all, or indeed any of them.
Top of my list was weeding my garden. (02/08/2010) A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet.
He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words.
He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. (30/07/2010) Race for Life
It seemed like it was all over in a blink of an eye - now that I look back on yesterday, although it didn't seem like a blink of an eye at the time!
Yesterday I walked 5km with my mother-in-law to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
How did it go? (26/07/2010) I've just been in my garden doing a little bit of weeding.
The wet weather and warm sunshine we've had over the last few weeks has meant the weeds have taken hold with avengence.
My garden has been much like you and your de-cluttering and organising of your home. How? (22/07/2010) How do you know if you’re getting anywhere with your clutter clearing?
I realise that you’ll see a difference, but for many clutterholics trying to clear their clutter, they can see a difference by moving the clutter rather than actually clearing or reducing it. They’re quite good at making piles and putting the piles on top of the piles, then moving the piles from one side of the room to another – or to another room completely. (07/07/2010) I always warn my clients that life will get in the way of their de-cluttering.
However much you plan your week, however much you think you know what will happen over the course of just one week, things will inevitably happen that you didn’t anticipate or plan for.
If ever there was an illustration of life getting in the way of doing what you planned to do, my life this morning has to be one. (28/06/2010)
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