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5 Things to declutter to have the best 2024
1. Unrealistic expectations of yourself I think most people that struggle with clutter are extremely capable and creative. We can see the possibilities in things, and we take enjoyment in making plans. But then our expectations get in our way. We feel that we should be able to execute our plans perfectly, we feel like…
Read More55 Questions to Help You Declutter Fast
When I first started decluttering, I would look at my stuff and ask: “What do I want to get rid of??” But it’s so much easier if you ask from the perspective of: “What do I want to keep?“ Remember, as you simplify your home, it’s a positive thing! You aren’t decluttering to make your…
Read MoreDeclutter the Fantasy Self and Free Yourself to Enjoy Life
I published a video last year talking about the fantasy self items I had to declutter (or if you prefer reading, here’s the blog post), walking through all the things I had to realize and be honest with myself as I decluttered the excess in my life. There were many comments of “Me too! We…
Read MoreFantasy-Self items I had to Declutter to get Freedom
I am DONE living for a Fantasy-Self As we’re decluttering, we run into all kinds of things, we come across things from our past selves. Like “this is the Rachel in high school, and this is what she was interested in, and the things that she collected and the clothes that she wore.” And we…
Read More6 Ways to Handle Anxiety When Decluttering is Hard
Does anxiety rear its ugly head every time you have to make a tough decision? And you want to declutter, but decluttering is full of decisions, so it can feel very defeating. How do we make progress when the anxiety makes everything feel as if we should keep it? Follow the fear to the end…
Read More6 Top Videos that Will Help You Overcome Clutter
#1 If you’re overwhelmed with your home, do this. Sometimes we can have so much stuff and so many things we need to accomplish that we feel frozen and unable to take the action needed to help us get out of the state of overwhelm. Remember that none of us can do things PERFECTLY. Whatever…
Read MoreDeclutter 2022 in 2022
We’ve been doing a yearly decluttering challenge since 2008 and it has made such a HUGE difference. I am motivated by checking off boxes and knowing how much progress I’m making, so in 2012 when I started blogging, I invited others to join this yearly challenge with me. Over the years over 42,000 people have…
Read MoreDecluttering Emotionally Heavy Things
On our decluttering journey, we will come to things that are difficult to let go of, and most of them are items with many emotions tied to them. On one of my YouTube videos, Lisa asked: “Rachel, I’m having such a hard time going through my storage room. I want to clear through it but…
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