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…don’t always happen.

This weekend I was supposed to have a garage sale. I did not. My husband and  I have chosen to postpone the sale until next spring.

One of the things that we had planned to sell were my father-in-law’s tools. But my husband didn’t have the time to go through them and, to be honest, I don’t think he is ready to part with them yet. Because these items were going to be my draw, I decided to postpone the sale while we went through the process of sorting the tools.

He has done such a great job in donating, giving away and throwing out after my father-in-law passed away. As a clutter coach I was so proud when he took pictures of some childhood memories and let them go. So I can empathize with his need for more time to let go. Sometimes letting go is a process. And he has already accomplished a lot.

Now that doesn’t mean that I won’t continue to de-clutter the basement. In fact I will probably have more stuff for the sale in the spring. That’s what I am heading to do next. I’ll be spending a few hours tackling some more boxes.

How is your current de-cluttering project going?

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The journey that I am currently going through is providing me with many lessons. Some of those lessons are those that I am learning over again.

One thing that I have learned again is that I can do anything for five minutes. Well basically I have made a deal with myself that if something takes five minutes or less to not think about it and just do it.

To that end this past week the shoes by the entry door, bills I just paid, a bag I brought in from a shopping trip, Easter decorations and files got “put away”. These might have been things in the past that I would have “saved” for when I had time.

It feels good to have completed tasks as well as less visible clutter.

What can you do in five minutes this week?

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Clutter Busting: Home Décor

October 17, 2009

Fall is a great time of year to get a handle on your clutter. In my childhood home, there was such a thing as fall cleaning where everything was moved, dusted, washed and re-organized. If you don’t have the time or the energy to do a thorough house cleaning, just getting rid of the overflow [...]

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No Time to Organize…None Needed

July 11, 2009

Are you waiting for enough time or the right time to organize or de-clutter? Sometimes beginning is the hardest thing to do especially when you feel you don’t have enough time or feel buried under a lot of stuff. If you feel that you don’t have enough time to get organized you can get started [...]

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Spring Is In The Air…Is It Time To De-clutter Your Life?

March 17, 2009

The approach of spring has many people thinking about spring cleaning. Are you one of those people? Being brought up in a household that believed strongly in spring and fall cleaning this process became a ritual for me as I was growing up. At the end of the process I remember that I definitely felt [...]

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Get Rid of Clutter

January 15, 2009

An Ounce of Prevention = Empowerment Arm yourself against stress and frustration by learning to get rid of clutter in your mind, body and space. The Oxford English Dictionary says: Empower: authorize, license. Give power to; make able. GET RID OF CLUTTER IN YOUR MIND: Take control of the myriad thoughts that bombard you every [...]

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Getting Organized

January 15, 2009

A Case of ‘Clutteritis’? Are you stuck, unable to move forward? Has your clutter gotten in the way of your success? How do you know if you have a chronic or acute case of ‘clutteritis’? Some of the symptoms of ‘clutteritis’ are: You are holding onto the past. You wonder what your life would be [...]

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Declutter

January 15, 2009

Do you need to declutter, de-stress, eliminate the chaos and find balance? Declutter and Clutter Control isn’t just for your office or basement!  You can declutter and exercise clutter control in your mind, your body and your relationships. Declutter and Clutter Control will change your Life. My mission is to inspire those stuck in the [...]

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