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How Perfectionism Gets in the Way of Decluttering – And How to Let It Go
Struggling to declutter because you want to make the right choices? Learn how perfectionism keeps you stuck and discover 5 practical ways to let go and make confident decluttering decisions.
Susan McCarthy
11 hours ago


How to Declutter When You're Thinking, What If Someone Will Want This Someday?
Are you facing the emotional weight behind those "just in case" items you've been holding onto? But keeping things because you think someone will want it someday can become a burden based in fear and perfectionism. Here's how to let go.
Susan McCarthy
Jul 1


Beliefs and Biases that Make Decluttering a Challenge
Our beliefs and biases are mental shortcuts that are meant to protect us, but they can make decluttering a challenge when we find it too difficult to make a decision to get rid of unnecessary things.
Susan McCarthy
Jun 27


Letting Go of What Might Have Been: How to Declutter Aspirational Items with Compassion and Clarity
Learn how to declutter emotionally charged aspirational items—craft supplies, hobbies, and past goals—without guilt. Make peace with the past and free your space for the life you live now.
Susan McCarthy
Jun 13


30 Ways to Counter the "I Might Need This Someday" Belief when You're Decluttering
You might be trying to predict the future when you wonder if "I might need this someday" when you're decluttering. These 30 tips and techniques will help you work through that fear.
Susan McCarthy
Apr 28


Sunk Cost and Decluttering Your House
The dilemma of trying to decide what to do about the items you've invested time, money, effort, and space can make it difficult to declutter
Susan McCarthy
Mar 30


Build Your Decluttering Confidence
Decluttering is all about decision making, so you want to build your decluttering confidence to feel comfortable with the process.
Susan McCarthy
Mar 20


How to Declutter Your Home in 5 Minutes a Day
Whether you want to clear clutter or maintain order, this guide to decluttering your home in just five-minutes a day helps you transform you
Susan McCarthy
Mar 7


How to Declutter when You Don't Know What to Keep and What to Clear
If you're wondering how to declutter, you may be stuck trying to decide what to keep and what to clear. Here's how to figure that out.
Susan McCarthy
Feb 27


The DWC System for Decluttering Your Closet
While decluttering your closet can fill you with doubt, the DWC System can help you take a practical view of clothing.
Susan McCarthy
Feb 7


Why Do You Have Clutter?
While you may want to declutter, you may still find it difficult to let go of possessions. Look at the different ways you have clutter.
Susan McCarthy
Jan 30


Is Your Family Struggling with Your Organizing Systems?
Figuring out the organizing systems that work for you is one thing: getting your family to follow those systems is a different challenge.
Susan McCarthy
Jan 24


Practicing Gratitude While Decluttering Your Possessions
Expressing gratitude for your possessions, even those you're ready to get rid of, can help you feel more confident while decluttering.
Susan McCarthy
Nov 21, 2024


How to Stop Procrastinating and Declutter Your Home
If you've been procrastinating over decluttering tasks, it's time to look at your reasons for your delay.
Susan McCarthy
Nov 15, 2024


Are You Convincing Yourself to Hold onto Stuff While You're Trying to Declutter?
Are you decluttering, but find yourself holding onto things "just in case"? You may be convincing yourself to keep things you don't need.
Susan McCarthy
Nov 1, 2024


Which Decluttering Method Will Work for You?
If you want to find the decluttering method that will work for you, this Ultimate Guide provides you 30 options.
Susan McCarthy
Oct 11, 2024


What It Really Takes to Get Organized
If you want to get organized at home, you need to do more than declutter ... you need to imagine that you can become an organized person.
Susan McCarthy
Oct 2, 2024


How the Boundary Organizing Method Can Help You Get and Keep Your Home Tidy
The boundary organizing method reminds you that you only have so much space in which to store possessions, which keeps the clutter away.
Susan McCarthy
Oct 1, 2024


Journaling Questions that Help You Declutter Your Home
Putting pen to paper and journaling about your home can help you better see what needs to get decluttered and organized.
Susan McCarthy
Sep 20, 2024


Why You Want to Ditch ‘All or Nothing’ Thinking when Decluttering
All-or-nothing thinking can trap you into trying to declutter perfectly. But perfectionism leads to nothing getting done.
Susan McCarthy
Sep 13, 2024
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