Am I Really a Clutter Bug?

Question: What are the signs that you are a clutter bug?

One tell-tale sign that you have clutter is when horizontal surfaces have piles of stuff that shouldn’t be there.

You have clutter when there are piles of things on the floor. That is a big horizontal surface!It is so easy to use tables, countertops, desk tops, tops of furniture to pile things. The problem with piling things on these horizontal surfaces is that the stuff stays there for so long – weeks, months and sometimes even years.

The good thing is that there is a limit as to how much you can actually put on any one piece of furniture – desk, table, or chair. That is when you are forced to deal with it. It is like your own personal horror show. As you finally are forced to go through the pile, it can be like a trip down memory lane. You surprise yourself by finding items you forgot you had! Here is the opportunity to take each item and put it where it belongs. Some things will make you wonder why it ever got kept – it’s home is in the trash bag. There will be photos and other memorabilia that have great worth. You are glad that you located them, and they need a real home, not just sitting on some pile where you can’t even find it when you want it.

This exercise may take a while as you work your way across one horizontal surface, but this is great progress.

This is a good feeling! And while you are working your way down to the actual surface, make sure you give it a good cleaning. Perhaps a damp cloth and if it is a wood surface you will want to give it a good polishing. This is progress! Make it shine!

As you deal with horizontal surfaces you will find that a few minutes a day will make a huge dent in the whole decluttering process. Next day you can tackle another similar task, perhaps a shelf or desk. As you make your way through the room and then the whole house, you will find that as you deal with each horizontal surface and each item on it, that a huge portion of the task has been completed.

Take time to congratulate yourself! You are getting to the bottom of the decluttering task.

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