Tired of Too Much Stuff Not Enough Space? 6 Truths You Can Face Today to Stop Making Clutter Harder Than It Needs to Be #236

Why do you keep tidying the same rooms and still feel like the stuff is winning?

We've been told the answer is to get more organised, so we keep throwing more effort at exactly that. The trouble is that some of what we do in the name of organizing is what keeps the piles coming back, and none of it means you're lazy or messy.

In this episode, I'm sharing six uncomfortable truths about the decluttering mindset, the habits that look sensible and still keep us overwhelmed with too much stuff. That junk room you keep the door shut on has a price, and when I looked up what an ordinary UK spare room rents for, the yearly figure ran into thousands of pounds.

You'll learn:

• What your junk room could be worth if it held something other than stuff
• Why the answer to too much stuff not enough space is never another basket
• What hiding clutter in a drawer before visitors arrive does to the decision you postponed
• What out of sight does to returns, deadlines and paperwork when you're decluttering with ADHD
• Five questions to help you decide if ‘keeping things just in case’ is worth the space
• Why keeping the dress with the tag still on won't bring the money back
• What five minutes and five items can do when you're stuck on how to start decluttering
• What helps when starting on your own is the hardest part of decluttering
• Why your belongings might be taking more from you than they give back

If you're looking for how to declutter when you have too much stuff, or you keep asking why is decluttering so hard, this episode is for you.

Here's to a home that makes room for the life you're living now,

Caroline

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Struggling with ADHD doom piles that just keep coming back? Join me this Saturday, 7 November, for my FREE Doom Piles Decoded workshop! Discover why those piles keep appearing and what to do about them. Plus, there's a special free resource for everyone attending live! Can't make it? Replay available.

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