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...
You've done it. You've decided to de-own an item and say goodbye to it. What next? Well, it's another decision - sorry! You need to decide next on what you're actually going to do with the stuff. There are a few options that can be...
Downsizing is very different to a regular move. There are additional things to consider, the biggest being decluttering your belongings so that they fit in the smaller space. Many people discover only after they have moved, that they can't comfortably fit all of the stuff they...
This is a really common thought that occurs to people when they are trying to declutter. It pops up when they come across an item that they haven't been using, either for a very long time, or not yet at all so far. It's something like...