Decluttering Someone Else's Space

One of the challenges of decluttering is about decluttering ‘your own space.’ It is so easy to begin to decluttering someone else’s space.

It is a battle! And it goes on and on.

Where do you begin? Do you still have clutter? Chances are that you will have a long project getting your own clutter decluttered. What is good about this is that while you are working at decluttering your own things, you won’t have time to tell someone else to work on their mess.

• Decluttering someone else’s space is a very delicate situation and can ruin a relationship. Make sure that you get some perspective on it. You do not want to unkindly criticize your loved one’s clutter. You will do well to think about this for some days and pray about it. Communicate it in a positive manner. Let the person(s) know that “we’re all in this together.” Artistic and highly skilled people are very often super clutter-bugs.

• Make sure that you communicate that you are not trying to change your loved one. Be respectful. This decluttering situation could spoil a perfectly good relationship and make things worse if it is not handled tactfully. This person is not inadequate or inferior. Let them know that you want them to feel good and positive about their environment and able to have guests over.

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Still Decluttering the Car

What are the essentials needed in your car?

• A flashlight, jumper cables, insurance and registration (in a safe place).
• Some things are not essentials but come in really handy. Things like: A first-aid kit, pen, pencil, a couple of envelopes, sunglasses, tape, scissors (for wrapping last minute gifts), a couple of CDs (just a couple of CDs).
• Your type of work will determine what other items that you need in the car. A good idea is to have a plastic box in the back or trunk of the car so that you can keep your necessary items together and they won’t be thrown about.

Children’s backpacks need to be in the trunk of the car. Train the children to place them there so that when you stop suddenly there won’t be heavy objects, like books, flying around.

Make it a point to limit the stuff that you carry in your car. You and your family will like a clutter-free, tidy car. It makes driving a pleasant experience.

While you are at it, clean the fingerprints and dust from the car seats and other surfaces where dirt accumulates. A clean car smells clean.

When you have cleaned one corner of your life, you will have the desire to declutter other areas in your life that need it. There is lots of good info for this in Declutter Fast.com. Or just click here:

Does Your Car Need Decluttering?

The car is the easiest place to begin the decluttering task. The car is a small space and that makes it easy. Also, it makes you feel good right away. It is easily seen and other people notice it, too.

What really needs to be in the car? Not very much. Driving needs to be a safe experience and therefore you need to keep the contents of the car to bare essentials.

Getting started:

Begin by getting a garbage bag and a box. Toss all the garbage such as old cups, food wrappers, receipts, and all papers that are just junk mail into the garbage bag.

Next, take out everything that is in the car. Everything except spare tires, tools, children’s car seats. These are not part of the clutter problems. They are essentials. Now would be a good time to wash and vacuum the car. It should be looking pretty good by this time.

Some decisions need to be made as to what to put back into the car. Stick with the bare necessities.

We’ll talk about what needs to be in the car but we’ll leave that for another time.
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Let's Keep Decluttering Simple!

Decluttering can become complicated.

In the process of uncluttering or decluttering your home or office, we can begin to see it as a huge, complex, and almost impossible task. It shouldn’t be that way. Let’s keep it simple!

Firstly, don’t categorize it into many piles – like 10 or 15. Keep it simple! Try about three or four or maybe five categories. Chances are that you will become sidetracked or called away to do another task. And when that happens you return to the scene and it appears like CHAOS!

When you have just a few categories, it becomes an easier task to decide into which container or pile to place things. It is an easier place to return to and pick up where you left off. Doing it in this way reduces the amount of pressure under which you place yourself – STRESS. And that is one place we don’t want to be. Try to make the task as straightforward and simple as you can. The job of decluttering actually becomes an easy task to do. And it can be done quickly.

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The Declutter Urge

There are times when the urge hits me, an overwhelming desire to organize my ‘stuff’ and just plain declutter my house, or certain parts of it. Sometimes I open a closet and find that it is full of things that I am not using. It seems that after a period of time passes, certain things just don't seem as important as they were at an earlier time. Sometimes, there are things that belong elsewhere. They need a new home.

When the urge to declutter comes, the easiest thing to do to take care of the matter is to make good use of the garbage can. It certainly is the fastest way to declutter. I am a person who is not always able to do this very well. And so I resort to sorting my things and finding out if I can sell some items or donate them to an organization or perhaps give them to someone. Selling an item is not the fastest way to declutter. You need to advertise or find a place where you can donate it. You really do need to go through the things and decide whether it is worth the time and energy that it takes to sell it. Decisions need to be made. But for many things, donating to Good Will is a good way to go. It removes your clutter.

If you have the time and the opportunity to sell your items, it makes you feel good to get some cash for trash. Donating or giving away also gives you a good feeling because someone is able to sell it for cash. It brings in cash for someone and it means you are rid of it! Good deal both ways.

Do you have any corners in your space that need to be cleaned out? Sell the things, put them in the garbage or find someone who would be happy to have the items. You won’t miss the stuff and someone can either get cash or make good use of the things. You will find that it is a way that you can save money. You’ll feel good and so will others who benefit! It is a win-win solution! And after you have your home or office tidied up and declutter, you will find that you can save time when you look for certain items.

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