Declutter and organize an area of your home

“One thing I knew was that I absolutely could NOT declutter the ‘regular’ way… You know, pull everything out of a closet or a room and sort through ALL of it at once. I had tried that too many times and ended up with horrible, confusing messes that stressed me out instead of the peaceful, decluttered spaces I craved. I had to take things slow. At the same time, I had to be able to see measurable results — NOT bigger messes. So, I set goals in numbers of objects that left my house. I began decluttering in spring 2018. In just over 100 days, I decluttered 1088 items from our home and garage, working about 10 minutes a day and NEVER making a mess. That was the exact decluttering inspiration I needed to ‘flip the switch’ in my brain and get into the decluttering mindset to keep going.”

“If I try to think about decluttering my home all at once, it is too overwhelming. All the clutter is so overwhelming I can not think of it as a whole project. But if I look at my hom,e one small space at a time, I know I have 10 minutes to clean up that corner of my bedroom.”