Get Rid of Clutter and Gain Energy!

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Great article! Did you donate the bunk beds, books, etc., or sell it? I’m bad to hang on to things, thinking I should try and sell them, but then I never do. It would be better if I just donated them to start with.
Our church is having a yard sale soon to benefit the children’s program so the stuff went straight to there! We make regular donations to various thrift stores in town, too, but only good clothes and stuff.
I’ve heard countless times that “You can’t organize clutter.”. I’d nod and agree while reading this… but it turns out it’s true. What I’ve been doing for way too many years is move clutter around, store it in bins and baskets, move it around some more, yet continually feel overwhelmed by too much stuff. I need to simply declutter what I don’t love and don’t use, and keep what makes me smile and what I know I use during any given week. Thanks for the reminder! I’ll be tackling decluttering with new energy after reading your story! 🙂
How funny to ‘happen’ upon your blog tonight. My husband and I just finished decluttering much of our downstairs and part of upstairs. We boxed up tons of toys because our kids just get them all out and move from one mess to another. It has become more than I care to deal with now. Well, I was feeling a bit guilty about it and then I read your article and now I don’t. I do have to admit just looking at the sparser rooms does give me a more energetic feeling. Thanks for the encouragement!
I went straight for the big de-clutter, but found I kept finding more and it was difficult to get rid of a lot in one go.
Good info! While I don’t look forward to the entire process of moving, I do look forward to clearing things out and starting “fresh” from a move. I advocate to people to take advantage of their moves to really find and isolate the items that hold meaning and to let the other items go.
Even if you aren’t moving, it can help to use that mindset to get past the usual hang ups that we all have when trying to decide what to toss..