Are you up to your eyes in stuff at home and you don't know why you haven't been able to sort through it?
In my work as a declutter coach, I have come across five kinds of people who struggle to declutter. They are:
Stuck - the person who is stuck has not been able to start. They look at the items around them and don't even know where to begin. It all feels overwhelming so they don't start.
Can't do it "right" - this person feels as though every time they try to declutter, they can't seem to get it done and therefore something must be wrong with them. Usually, they have tried and in the middle of a decluttering project, they pulled everything out only to get exhausted and burnt out so they have to put almost everything back.
Procrastinator - the procrastinator might not intentionally find other things to do but whenever sorting through the stuff is on the list of things to do - it goes to the bottom and everything else looks more appealing.
Perfectionist - has watched, read, and studied everything on decluttering because it has to be done PERFECTLY. And if their home isn't decluttered the way they think it should be, they give themselves a hard time about it.
Confused and unsure - these are people who whenever they try to tidy their items, they can't figure out if they should keep something or let it go. There is a lot of worry about whether or not they will regret keeping or donating something.
Can you relate to any of these? Or many of them? (I was a mix of confused and unsure, can't do it "right" and perfectionist.)
If you fall into one (or more) of these categories, you are not bad at decluttering. Clearing away the clutter is not one size fits all. So please, give yourself a break.
So, what's the solution? Making decluttering easy, manageable, and judgment-free.
Easy - use a simple roadmap. So if you are stuck or a procrastinator, you can follow it without the stress. And have easy questions to guide those of you who are confused.
Manageable - spending only 15 minutes a day and breaking the tasks up into bite-sized pieces, keeps the process manageable. If you can't do it "right" or are a perfectionist these two things will help you.
Judgment-free - is the most important and helps all of the categories. Wherever you get your information, make sure it's from a source that isn't going to tell you that you are somehow bad or not good enough for not getting rid of a certain amount of your stuff. Sorting through the clutter should be about letting go of everything that is not you - not about the number of coffee mugs you have.
The next steps: you can do this on your own or join Declutter Your World in September when I re-release it. You can find out more here.
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