sentimental attachment
If you told me there was a book that could turn my beliefs about decluttering upside down, I would never have believed you. Until I read it. They Left Us Everything, by Plum Johnson, is so powerful that it shifted my perspective on decluttering. It’s the true story of adult children faced with the arduous…
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Today we had to say goodbye to our living room couch. It served us well in the almost 10 years we had it. (Wow, has it really been that long?) When it first arrived, all shiny and new, it wasn’t as comfortable as the couch it replaced. But over time, we worked it in and…
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It’s never about the stuff – it’s about what the stuff represents. In my experience, through working with hundreds of clients struggling with chaos and disorganization, there appears to be an emotional connection to the ‘clutter hot spots’ (the rooms where most of the mess accumulates). It’s as if each room in the house holds…
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Oh, the things that we keep. The other day, I found myself in our storage room, digging through bins and boxes. I was in the mood to get rid of stuff, in my on-going effort to create more breathing space down there (I admit – it’s an obsession). Although I was tempted to go…
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What types of items are you most attracted and attached to? You keep buying these things, even though you already have so many. And you just can’t bring yourself to get rid of any of them. We are defined by our stuff. In just about every home I’ve decluttered and organized, I have discovered one…
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