Clutter: 5 Common Mistakes People Make In Dealing with Clutter

Getting rid of clutter can make a huge difference in your life... not only will it improve the energy in your home and workplace it will also have a positive impact on your success and happiness in life.

When you get on top of clutter you gain more energy, become organised and life begins to flow more easily.

When dealing with clutter, there are 5 common mistakes people make that not only make becoming clutter free a difficult process but also adds to frustration and irritation which in turn  has a negative impact on your life.

These mistakes include:

• thinking that clutter is only about items.  Clutter also includes things we have started and not completed; things not put away or thrown out; possessions we no longer use or are broken; habits we keep repeating that no longer serve a purpose; activities we continue to do because "we have always done it that way"; beliefs we hang onto that are not true; holding on to relationships that haven't worked for a long time
• thinking that people who are relatively clutter free are born organisers, they enjoy cleaning and tidying up, and are neat freaks.  It is true, some people have got a natural tendency towards tidying up and being clutter free -- organising their environment and life happens without much thought or effort.  Many people who have clutter free lives, however, are not born organisers and don't find being organised particularly natural or easy.  They have learnt techniques and tips to help them become clutter free
• thinking that clutter is only about getting organised.  Becoming clutter free in your life is more than just being organised, it's about getting rid of the clutter.  Being organised is only part of the solution to be clutter free.  You need to get rid of clutter before you get organised... if you don't, all you end up with is very organised clutter
• thinking that if we put things in a different place it will improve clutter.  Shuffling things around still means you have the same amount of clutter in your life.  By shuffling things, putting them somewhere else, you are not making any real improvement to the clutter in your life
• thinking that getting rid of clutter has to be done all in one hit.  This is one of the biggest mistakes people make, thinking that they have to do it all in one session.  Even spending a few minutes tidying up, throwing out, putting away, changing habits can make a huge difference to the clutter in your life

Clutter is a bit of an issue in my life.  In my search to find a solution to my clutter, I came across a great program, Clutter-free Forever, which delivers what it says... techniques, suggestions, strategies to become clutter free forever.   The program, Clutter-free Forever,  by Stephanie Roberts... a feng shui expert...includes a clutter free manual, home study lessons and access to a Clutter Free Support Group forum. 

If clutter is a problem in your life... if you would like to learn how to get clutter in your life under control... if you would like to learn how to be clutter free forever... I suggest you take a look at Clutter-free Forever

How do you deal with clutter in your life?  Click on the comment link below to leave your thoughts and suggestions about clutter... I'd love to hear from you!

Best wishes

Jeanne

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