Be kind

An excellent way to deal with mental clutter is to make the choice to be kind.

A great deal of our inner dialogue is centered on our judgements, our fears, our worries and our need to be right.
We want to justify our choices,  defend our positions, protect our dreams, ward off being hurt.

What if we just choose to be kind?
What if we let someone else win?
How bad would it be to let someone else 

have the last word?
Maybe offering a thoughtful kind response would ease the tension, let someone else feel seen and acknowledged, 

and actually make your life easier and less stressful.

Not all clutter is visible.
Trying being kind, to yourself, as well as to others.
See what kind of space opens up.........
 

What fits

How I like to work is: I have an initial phone conversation with a you and we talk a bit about you and your home, the challenges that you feel you are facing with regard to being organized and reducing your clutter.

At the end of the conversation, if we both feel comfortable we set an appointment time.

When I get there we spend a few minutes looking the space over, talking a bit more and deciding based on what ‘bugs you the most’, where you’d like to focus.

We determine what your goal/hope/dream is for that space and
how we can set it up so you can use the space the way you want.

I work side by side with you, going through and sorting your things and assisting you in the decision making process.  I have some basic questions to help you along, keeping you focused and on task.  

Once we've sorted things we create systems to organize what you're keeping.  We focus on what makes sense to you; storing things where you use and need them and where you'll be able to remember where you put them.  

I like to work in three hour blocks of time. Time enough to actually make some progress and see some results.
But not so long that yu are exhausted when we are finsihed.
It is mental work (you are making lots of decisions).
It is physical work, (we are moving things around).
It can be emotional (who knew you were so attached to some things and why).

Store it where you use it

Store items where you use them.

Keep a small pair of scissors in your closet for cutting off price tags.
Store clean sheets in the room where the bed is they fit.
Stash a cleaning caddy under the sink in each bathroom.
Have a recycle container where you open the mail.
Hang the dog leash on a hook by the back door.
Carry your gift cards in your purse, wallet  or glove box.

What makes sense to you?

Where could you put something so it easy to grab
AND easy to put away?

What do you repeatedly reach for and come up empty handed?
How could relocating or reallocating something 

simplify your life?

Small changes add up to big improvements,
or at least less frustration.

Easy

Start with something easy.

Don't decide to tackle the garage,
  start with organizing your car's glove box.
Don't attempt the entire closet,
  start with your sock drawer.
Don't empty every drawer in the kitchen,
  start with the shelf of mugs.

Start small.
Spend fifteen minutes, not three hours.
Sort, organize and prioritize one little space.

Be successful.
See the difference.
Practice letting go, one item at a time.

Little bites.
Small projects.
It's a process, not a race.