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| cartoon copyright Ron Levellie |
Taking care of clutter is a huge
time thief. If you’re a clutter-bug who needs help de-junking your environment so you can
spend more time enjoying life, try these three steps:
- Enlist help from a trusted but objective friend who isn’t as attached to your collection of hair bows from elementary school or scratched Elvis records. Spend a day together de-junking everything that fits into these categories:
- It is the wrong style or shape for your body (be realistic and brutal);
- it will cost more to fix it than it’s worth;
- it takes up more space and time than the joy it gives you.
- Give, give, give to charities, homeless shelters, and thrift stores. Just don’t give it to relatives who are likely to give it back to you, or a second-hand store you frequently shop at.
- Reward yourself after each room, drawer, or box you’ve cleaned out. But not with more stuff! Read a chapter from a novel, look at cute kitten videos on YouTube, or watch a movie. Then revel in how much time you are freeing to engage in activities you love!
Excerpted from my fourth book, Shock the
Clock: Time Management for Writers and Other Creatives
Thank you for these pointers. Now, if I could just find the time to apply them to my 'stuff.'
ReplyDeleteI know the drill and thanks for the reminder. I've got way too much paper clutter right now and I need to get rid of it! Stuff too! Yep...never enough time to do it all and keep sane but it works to do a bit at a time each day!
ReplyDeleteHi Jeanette! I remember these tips from your book. And I love the thought of rewarding myself, but without more clutter! That's key for sure :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
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