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MYTH YOU MUST FEEL MOTIVATED TO DEAL WITH YOUR CLUTTER If you believe this myth then I suspect you procrastinate, avoid, and give up dealing with your clutter because you are waiting to feel motivated. Newsflash: If you only work on your Journey when you feel motivated, you will never Clear your Clutter Forever. When…

When I started to clear my clutter my relationships with family and friends started to change – not all of them for the better. Not everyone knew I had a clutter challenge because I was an expert at moving or hiding it when I needed to, and I limited people’s access to my home and…

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results Albert Einstein Those of us who have struggled with our clutter for more than 5 years have tried all the most common methods to deal with it – biltzing, piling, weeding, moving, reorganising and storing. Then when those methods fail get the…

CLUTTER BUDDY Having a Clutter Buddy can be a great way to get regular motivational boosts while you are on your Journey. Having a Clutter Buddy is not just about having a friend. You are accountable to your Clutter Buddy. Being and having a Clutter Buddy that helps you get – and stay – motivated…

THE REALITY OF YOUR CLUTTER Step 1 of the Journey is all about starting to understand WHY you have your clutter challenge. It involves gathering information about the reality of ‘what is’ in terms of your clutter, and to be honest – if you’re doing the exercises thoroughly and learning the theory – it will…

STRUGGLE WITH OUR EMOTIONS Emotions can be ‘icky’. Most people find them uncomfortable. Other than the extreme ends and mid-point of the emotional scale that we were probably taught as children, most people struggle to understand, communicate, and deal with the emotions in-between. Doing this is made harder if we experienced childhood emotional neglect –…

Amanda started her Private Clutter Clearing Journey in January 2020 and completed it in June 2023. This means she has cleared all her clutter and created the habits she needs to stay Clutter Free Forever. Success Summary: Amanda started her Private Journey in January 2020. As Amanda explains: In January 2018 my father died, and…

MYTH YOU SHOULD START BY GOING THROUGH YOUR PHYSICAL CLUTTER It’s not surprising that people believe this myth when all the decluttering TV programmes and books show the ‘experts’ diving straight in, going through things ‘encouraging’ people to ‘get rid of’ as much as possible. However, when you start trying to deal with your clutter…

When I started to clear my clutter, I had no idea how I wanted my Best Life to be. I had no idea what was going to make me happy or enable me to reach my full potential. I knew I didn’t want the life I was living, but what did I want instead? As…

The reason why most people’s want to clear their clutter can be captured in one phrase. They want to clear their clutter so they can live their Best Life. Yes, it will be great when we are not surrounded by our ‘stuff’. Yes, it will be lovely when we are not feeling overwhelmed, have more…