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The Journey Into Clutter Busting: The Next Big Step

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Big step or little step? What matters most is taking the initial step.

In my recent post I talked about using the New Year as an opportunity for your next big step. What I realized as I was contemplating my next big step (I had work on that since I wrote about it) is that what type of step you take is not as important as just taking the step.

When you feel stuck or in a rut or not challenged just think about taking a step…any step. What will it take to give you forward momentum? Simply putting one foot in front of the other will carry you forward. Sometimes that just means reframing your thought about a situation. Or it means committing to something for five minutes.

If you are stuck on what to do consider a  list of 31 Beginner Babysteps for you to implement from a great resource: www.flylady.net.

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Your Holiday Plan

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Planning is important in reducing stress. Holiday time is no exception. There seems like there is so much to do in preparation for the holidays.

You can enjoy the holiday this year by implementing a great eight-week holiday plan:

8 weeks: Review last year’s plan, develop one for this year, mark your calendar, prepare your gift list and set up gift-wrapping center

7 weeks: shop/wrap 1/3 of gift list, determine card list/update addresses, buy stamps/print return labels

6 weeks: shop/wrap another 1/3 of gift list, address envelopes/create holiday letter/copy/write holiday cards

5 weeks: finish gift shopping/wrapping, finalize baking/menu list

4 weeks: decorate outdoors, buy baking supplies

3 weeks: decorate indoors, mail gifts/cards

2 weeks: attend/host parties, buy grocery staples, bake/cook ahead, begin cleaning, finalize holiday menu

1 week: finish baking/cleaning, buy perishable groceries

 Most people implement their holiday to do list around Thanksgiving. Now is the time to implement it…November 1  which will give you eight weeks to stress less this holiday season. November 1 is  just a few days away. Why don’t you give it a try this year? You may be amazed at how much this simple plan can increase your enjoyment of the holidays.

If you would like a detailed planning checklist for this eight week plan contact me.

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Stay Calm and Carry On

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The basement journey continues now into its seventh month. Why do I feel like I haven’t made any progress? It’s because there was a lot of progress that needed to be made.

I was feeling overwhelmed today when I looked at my “to do” list and saw “work in basement” on the list. Of course, it usually is on the list each weekend as I continue my journey. But for some reason today it felt especially overwhelming. Probably the reason for this is that visually I am still not seeing a difference in the number of boxes…they are organized and labeled but there doesn’t seem to be less of them and more floor space.

What I realized in journaling today was that I needed to “stay calm and carry on”. Nothing is impossible if you do what needs to be done one step at a time. It reminded of what I have realized in the past and that is I can do anything for five minutes. I got excited because I decided at that moment to make the impossible possible. How energizing it is to have a vision of what is possible.

With that in mind…baby steps…I am headed down stairs. I will pick one area to focus on today for the two hours that I have in my schedule to work on the basement and I will stay calm and carry on.

What one de-cluttering project are you stuck on and can begin again with just one baby step?

The Journey Into Clutter Busting- Turning Collections Into Displays

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Are you a collector? Do you have boxes of childhood or college memories? Or are you the keeper of family treasures?

If so, are they stored in the basement or attic? Do you ever look at them? What good are your collections or memories if they are packed away to have but not be seen?

Here are some ideas to use to corral your collections or treasures as well as enjoy them. [Read more…] about The Journey Into Clutter Busting- Turning Collections Into Displays

The Journey Into Clutter Busting: Changing with the Season

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When I think of fall I think of change.  In a recent post I gave you several ideas for fall organizing projects. Did you do one or several?

Sometimes just changing the décor in a small space like your entry way can go a long way to lighten the clutter and create a new feel.

So just break out the fall decorations this weekend….do a little dusting and rearranging of a small area and feel the “space”  you created.