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Level 0 When You are a Clutter Procrastinator
07/13/2022
Hey dear friend,
I know your heart's desire to live in a clean, clutter-free home, each item in its place and your schedule free of "declutter & organize" appointments.
Step 1 Let's not put this on the calendar and then avoid it. DO IT NOW or do it before your coffee on Saturday.
Step 2 Pick 1 room that is NOT your most stressful cluttered room
Step 3 Grab a garbage bag and start on 1 wall and then make your way around the room, covering ground once.
You are looking for GARBAGE items only
GROUND LEVEL: Just Toss or Recycle items
These items DO NOT cause you angst or any decision-making as of yet.
You are looking for your ABSOLUTES:
broken items
miscellaneous bits
stuff that you easily don't want
stuff you can't donate
(think stuff you shove in a junk drawer, just because.....)
Recycle what you can but for all purposes that is considered garbage in this step
- Open every drawer and cupboard
- Look on the walls and your flat surfaces
Please DO NOT empty out the drawers and cupboards
you are NOT on an organizing trip,
you have coffee ☕ brewing and other things to get to in a few moments.
You do not want to see all this stuff pulled out and get overwhelmed
because now it's a heartstring-filled minefield of an organizing project!
- Only move stuff around to get to the back of places so you do not miss any GARBAGE.
Let me pause here and talk truth about a common dilemma -
"I don't want to add to our landfills, this is still useful but it's not worth donating...."
- Your house is not an alternate landfill. You are paying to LIVE there, not to be the keeper of a more aesthetically pleasing dump.
- Go into any store, any charity shop -- look around. All, ALL! of these items will end up in a garbage pit, either by you or someone else -- it is only a matter of time.
- If you don't chuck it in your lifetime and reap the benefits then your children or someone else will when you are gone.
Bottom line: Having this stuff does not align with your goals of having a clutter-free house, so deep breath -- chuck away. You can't change what you purchased and kept in the past but you can make different choices going forward.
Ok, now go enjoy that coffee!
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Welcome to Nest Feathers.
I value all things HOME and at the heart of it, I value peace and good flow. Room to be, and room to grow. That means we have to continually let go of stuff that we've collected and used in due time. I help you get over the hurdles where you are stuck, with encouragement, wisdom, insight, and action.
I'm your Declutter Coach,
Diane Berkers
