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What Decluttering Really Is (And What It Isn't)
Discover what decluttering really means beyond rigid rules and lists. Learn why focusing on what to keep (not what to get rid of) creates lasting results without overwhelm or regret, truly fit who you are now.


The Hidden Trap of 'Maybe' Piles: Why They Keep You Stuck in Decluttering Limbo
Discover why "maybe" piles keep you stuck in decluttering limbo and learn how to make confident decisions about your possessions. Break free from chronic indecision and create a home that supports who you are today.


How to Make Decluttering Decisions by Talking It Through: Your Guide to Getting Unstuck
Stuck on decluttering decisions? Learn how to choose the right people to talk with, what questions to ask, and how to use their advice to clarify what YOU really want to do.


Why Goal Setting is Your Secret Weapon for Confident Decluttering
Discover why goal setting is the secret to confident decluttering decisions. Learn how clarity about what you want transforms overwhelming choices.


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 and declutter.


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.


How to Get Started When You Don’t Feel Like Decluttering
Struggling to get started decluttering your home? Learn why motivation isn't the answer and what actually works to help you take action with confidence.


Don’t Toss It Yet: How to Avoid Snap Decluttering Decisions
Discover how to avoid impulsive decluttering decisions and create a home that truly reflects the life you’re living now.


How to Get Rid of Things You’ve Decluttered
The final act in the decluttering process is to get items out of your house. The list here is a general first step to choosing the method (or methods) that can help you get rid of things you've decluttered.


How to Stop Complaining about the Clutter (and Take Action)
While complaining about the clutter can feel good in the moment, it can cause stress that makes it difficult to declutter and make decisions about your stuff.


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


Decluttering Your Guilt about Decluttering
When you address why you feel guilty about decluttering, you can better understand what actions you want to take.


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


How to Stay Organized while You Declutter Your Home
If you want to create a tidy home that will stay organized, you need to do more than declutter. Here's how to keep your home organized.


Can You Multi-Task While Decluttering?
While multi-tasking doesn't work with all tasks, it can alleviate the tedium of some decluttering tasks.


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.


How to Make Decluttering Bursts Work for You
Discover how a decluttering burst can work with your time and energy to help you clear clutter, whether you have five minutes or two hours.


The DWC (Don't, Won't, Can't) 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.


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.


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.
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