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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


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


Don’t Toss It Yet: How to Avoid Snap Decisions When Decluttering Your Home
Discover how to avoid impulsive choices and create a home that truly reflects the life you’re living now.
Susan McCarthy
Jun 11


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.
Susan McCarthy
Apr 11


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


Decluttering Your Guilt about Decluttering
When you address why you feel guilty about decluttering, you can better understand what actions you want to take.
Susan McCarthy
Mar 23


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.
Susan McCarthy
Mar 14


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


Can You Multi-Task While Decluttering?
While multi-tasking doesn't work with all tasks, it can alleviate the tedium of some decluttering tasks.
Susan McCarthy
Feb 28


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


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.
Susan McCarthy
Feb 12


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


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


Decision Making when Decluttering
If you want an easier time clearing the clutter, use these tips and insights to bolster your decision-making capabilities.
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


How Morning Pages Can Help You Declutter Your Thoughts and Your Home
Morning pages is a form of journaling that can help you deal with your spinning thoughts, particularly when you're making changes at home.
Susan McCarthy
Sep 27, 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


Does Logic or Emotion Rule Your Decluttering Process?
Decluttering involves using both logic and emotions; the key to confident decisions is knowing when to rely on your thoughts or feelings.
Susan McCarthy
Sep 12, 2024
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