Comments on: Boxed in

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:23:00 +0000

That’s how I get with decluttering sometimes. I have a spare room that I open the door to often and mentally strategize about how I should “attack” it. I, too, anticipate moving in the coming months and really look forward to downsizing and moving; starting a new life and adventure (with my husband and daughter).

My favorite way to declutter when it’s overwhelming is to take everything out of the space (yes, when I have a block of time) or just a section when I have less time. I’m ceaselessly amazed at how much I accomplish by doing this. Not only do you see more clearly to find new homes for certain items, thus getting them out of your home, but you are then able to put what’s left back more neatly. Even the same amount of stuff organized looks like less than when it’s scattered.

It may only be a “round one” decluttering for that room (or not), but you can give yourself a huge head-start on your moving work load in just one good round. One day, don’t think about it too much, just start pulling it out and going through it. :)

By: Margot

Margot — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:33:59 +0000

Here’s the thing: Often, we expand our stress and how busy we are to fit whatever time we have. For example, I a friend with 1 child and a nanny who is just as stressed out as my friend with 6 children and no nanny, because the one with 1 child chooses to be stressed out and expands her limited daily responsibilities into far longer than they need to take. (There is interesting research on this, btw.) So, you’d get your moving-related tasks completed almost equally well if you only had 1 week to do them in or if you had a few months to stretch it over. So, instead of filling your life with needless stress for 6 weeks (and many weeks before that), I wonder if you could try to shove moving thoughts out of your mind other than pre-scheduled days or weeks that you decide to focus on the moving tasks.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:14:47 +0000

oooo, i like the pizza idea. That would be fun and sometimes others can make you ‘see’ that some things really aren’t that important. I wish I lived nearby. I love to organize! Good luck!

By: M

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:39:27 +0000

Maybe you have mixed feelings about moving? That’s when I procrastinate on things, when I have conflicting feelings.. sort that out and you may find it easier to take action.

or maybe you should ease up on your to-do list. Give yourself a break, go have a fun saturday day..

or invite a group of friends over for pizza, brunch etc. but part of the deal is that they have to help you throw some stuff out..

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:03:33 +0000

Oh, it's not that bad. Those are huge boxes so visually they're scary. I can still see the bed! Advice: Since the room is visually stressful, don't do the bulk of your decluttering in there. Take a box and an armful of stuff and go to another room. Deal with all that stuff until it's done-did. And then repeat. Small bites, lady! I think blogging a little less is a smart move. .-= Kacie´s last blog ..Homemade peanut butter =-.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:11:06 +0000

Although your life is in clutter now, sometimes we have to be "cluttered" before we can start a new path in life. This all looks exciting to me. It means things are getting messy so new thoughts can emerge and great things can happen. How fun! .-= Cathy´s last blog ..INHOME Conference 2010 - Conclusion of "Amazing Week" =-.