Many of you are spending more time at home because of COVID-19 and are considering making use of this time to declutter your home so you can bring some well-needed serenity into your home and life. Here is why it might not be such a good idea to declutter your physical spaces right now.
Marie Kondo has been accused by many all over the world to increase the landfill problem by encouraging people to dump their stuff. And understandably so as each episode of her Netflix series features a large number of garbage bags being thrown away as a measure of success of her KonMari method. But decluttering, if done the eco-friendly way, is a wonderful opportunity not only to save space, money and time but also to reduce our carbon footprint. This is how.
Clutter is much more than the physical clutter than we see – in fact, physical clutter is just the tip of the iceberg. The thing is, clutter, visible or not, takes a toll on our lives. Whether we realise it or not, it makes us waste time and money, but it also affects our well-being. Let’s look at the 5 most common types of clutter and what you can do to deal with them.
Most of us are aware of the feelings of overwhelm and embarrassment caused by clutter, feelings that are in themselves a huge weight to carry. But interestingly we don’t often measure the weight we carry associated to the feelings of GUILT and RESENTMENT until we start letting go of our clutter. Here are some of the examples that I’ve witnessed over the years as a professional organiser.
I love decluttering and organising – and lucky me, that’s what I do for a living! – but I appreciate that for many it’s an overwhelming chore. Here are four habits you need to cultivate if you want to limit the time you spend to keep your home organised.
British textile designer and poet William Morris said “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” But it is not that simple, right? If you’re struggling to make decisions to let go of your physical stuff, of your paper or even of the tasks or activities in your schedule, ask yourself the following questions to help you declutter.
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