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Help me unclutter my mess5/3/2023 ![]() They will be there to assist you in which pile items belong to - donating, disposing, or recycling. What’s great about decluttering services is that they coach and use various problem-solving techniques when you’re faced with difficult decisions. When they arrive for the hands-on session, they give you the final say on all things that stay or go. There, the service usually finds the best solution on how to declutter your home. An initial consultation with most professional decluttering services is set before they arrive at your home. Organising the entire houseĪs the client, it is up to you which rooms need to be worked on. Some services may even offer online consultation if you want to start on your own. Decluttering services include tidying up a single room, multiple rooms, or even your entire household. ![]() This service is also perfect before getting someone to clear your house before a big move. When you find yourself staring at belongings that no longer spark joy, maybe a declutter is what you need. And then, it makes space for change.No one likes living in a messy space. Coming face to face with truth is freeing…because then I can choose to break free of the lie-chains.ĭecluttering can heal my soul, because it exposes the wounds. It teaches me about my own capacity for bitterness, and my own propensity to hoard my love. It teaches me about the power I have given to those in life who really couldn’t care less about how their actions impact me. Clearing the clutter and coming in contact with the pain associated with bad memories teaches me something about myself. I am forced to deal with my perspective.Sometimes, choosing not to think about the pain is one of the best ways of cutting out its foothold in my life. Then, along with tossing away of the physical possession, I get to limit the negative memories that I come in contact with. ![]() Sometimes, I find a card from a friendship that went sour, or a gift from someone who caused pain in my life. I get to choose to shed both the old item, and the old identity. I find old papers, ancient gifts, and tarnished trinkets that remind me of who I was, and who I am no longer. I have found that decluttering is part of a healing process for me, in many ways. However, there’s also balance - if cleaning up the mess makes our household run smoother, gives me more brain space to spend in nurturing family relationships, and helps me work at my best, then it’s important. There are more important things (like relationships and love) that take precedent over cleaning up messes, simply because it makes me feel better. Number one, I just need to recognize that the clutter/mess is bothering me.Ī) to get over it or b)to do something about it. This is a personal problem, but also one I can bring solutions to. My peace packs up and leaves, if I don’t notice her exit and yank her back by the collar. When my house is messy…when the counters are cluttered…when the couch pillows are ugly…I get messy, cluttered, and ugly inside. So far, in my study of the enneagram, I’m betting I’m a one…and ones are compelled to organize their own lives, as they find a safety and security in that activity that they can’t find in their driven attempts to fix the rest of the world. It’s a decluttering buffet, out there, and I bring my empty plate every year. All the internet organization experts are offering up loads of advice, free pdfs to download, and challenges to join, so you can “get your home/life in order,” once and for all. As a driven declutter-er, January is one of my favorite times of the year.
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