ClearSpace has been helping people clear homes and Estates for over 10 years and in this time, I have watched closely the many new businesses that have started up and not long after, ceased operating or claim to be reputable. In 2023, there’s been another wave...
On October 16, I was invited by Gary Byron (pictured right) Vice President of National Seniors Australia, Adelaide East Branch to speak at their monthly members’ meeting. The topic was about Downsizing and Estate Clearances. It was an interactive, hour long talk in which I gave the...
One of the things I most enjoy when helping clear a home for a family is the unique, interesting and often valuable items I come across. And being trusted with them. Currently, I’m helping a family whose father had a fantastic collection of genuine and correctly...
In 2023, ClearSpace has cleared homes in Mt Gambier, Maitland, Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend, because there is no provider of home clearance services in any regional South Australian location. The process is still the same in that we initially sort everything in...
In this second post about the process to sort and distribute unwanted items from a home, the focus is on donations. At ClearSpace, “give it away, rather than throw it away” is our philosophy. This undoubtedly is what our clients request as well. Donating items can make...
In this first of a series, I explore the process to sort and distribute items in the home, what to be aware of plus some useful tips. When the situation arises that you need to clear a home of its contents because a family member has...
It doesn’t matter how good we are at decluttering, or how much we do it, it’s not going to make any difference if we keep acquiring more stuff to take its place. Shopping impulsively (and compulsively) affects a lot of people. It’s not surprising – culturally...
One of the reasons we get cluttered is because we acquire a fair bit of stuff rather unintentionally. We let bargains and marketing and the need for "newer" or "better" get the upper hand over us. Instead of asking yourself "Can I afford it?" and "Do...
You know what I hear a fair bit of? Excuses. It's understandable, and I empathise (after all, most of our behaviour does have a reasonable justification!), but the reality is that excuses are incredibly unhelpful. They are normal, and expected, and we do it instinctively, but...
For those of us that have more clothes than space (and I count myself in that right now because when I unpacked my summer clothes out of rotation last month, I got a shock at how full my wardrobe suddenly was!), then it’s helpful to...