Fiona had had enough

The clutter was growing before her very eyes and she felt she was drowning in her stuff.

She called Clare at 3pm on a Wednesday afternoon in distress. ‘I took the day off work to de-clutter’ she told Clare ‘and it’s 3pm and I’ve done nothing’.

She didn’t know where it was coming from and whenever she put aside some time to do some de-cluttering she seemed to take 2 steps backwards, not forwards. She desperately wanted Clare to come to her home, but she simply couldn’t afford the help and she said her friends and family were not supportive or understanding, so asking for Clutter Clearing Vouchers as gifts would not work.

‘They’ve told me to get a skip and throw it all away and start again’ she told Clare.

‘Why does no one seem to listen when I say it’s not as simple as throwing things away?’.

Luckily Fiona was speaking to Clare who, having had a clutter challenge herself in 2001 understood precisely what Fiona meant. So, after an initial discussion and a few suggestions to ensure that Fiona’s well earned day off work achieved something positive, Fiona asked how she could get ongoing help and support without the cost of a home visit.

The 12 Week Success Club is ideal if you want ongoing help and support from an expert on a 1-2-1 basis, and Fiona booked her membership straight away. She had her 1 hour telephone call 2 days later, and Clare coached her through the structured questions that enabled her to share her experiences of her clutter, the comfort that it brought, the guilt, the overwhelm – all the familiar feelings that we have with our clutter.

As with all Success Club members, Fiona had her 1 hour telephone coaching call with Clare and booked her first Assisted Clutter Clearing Session for 2 days later.

By the second Assisted Clutter Clearing Session Fiona had noticed a significant shift in her thinking.

‘Our call last week really got me thinking’ she told Clare.

‘As you know, I got stuck on the question about what the benefits of the clutter were to me – I automatically thought there weren’t any.

But I’ve realised over the last week that there are benefits that I never even realised were there.

Now I’m aware of them, somehow I feel like I have a choice about whether I get those benefits from the clutter, on in other, more positive ways.’

This was a real breakthrough for Fiona. This shift in thinking would mean she was able to overcome the fear factor and follow the process.

By the third week Fiona had not only completed a third Successful Clutter Clearing Session, but she had completed 3 Clutter Clearing Sessions on her own by following the process and on-line video in the members resource area.

‘It’s amazing ‘she told Clare.

‘I feel like I’ve been given a secret that no-one else knows other than you!

The process is so simple and straightforward when you follow it, it really does seem too simple.

Yet it works –

I’ve cleared a car-load of clutter to the charity shop, I’ve got 2 bags of shredding and I can see the end in sight for the first room.

I can’t believe I’ve achieved all that in just 6 hours of Clutter Clearing!

I’ve achieved more than in 6 hours than I’ve achieved in the past 6 months!’

Fiona booked the 2 Assisted Clutter Clearing Sessions in the second and third month that she automatically gets with membership which helped her turn her new found skill into a new, positive habit.

As she told Clare on her last Assisted Clutter Clearing Session:

I’ve de-cluttered and organised 3 rooms.

I finally feel like I’m in control and it’s MY home, and never again will I need to take a days leave from work to de-clutter.

A 5 minute tidy-up and put back where it belongs is all I ever need to do nowadays.

It’s GREAT!