Are you having difficulty deciding what to keep in your life? As a professional organizer in Bowie, Maryland and Reading, Pennsylvania, I help my clients to declutter by focusing on what they want to keep in their lives and homes.
Spend a few moments reflecting on how you want to spend your time and energy? Start with this seemingly simple question...
Do you want to take care of it?
Is it worth your time and energy to create a space for it and to return it to it’s home after each use?
It takes time to create a space for the items you choose to keep. Investing the time and energy signals to you and others in the home that you are changing how you will use the space and the things in it.
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Could it be something you want to fold and put away?
This indicates that the object has a value attached to it, it means something to you, which is why you would take the effort to fold it and put it away rather than discard it.
How much time do you want to spend on it?
Your brain pays attention to everything in your visual field. Clutter is overwhelming to the brain and creates misery. You are spending mental energy on everything in your visual field. Many people find that seeing projects throughout the house is stressful.
Find a place to store pending items or projects, specifically, paper, that isn’t in your line of sight when you enter your home or office. Keeping these projects and papers organized and in one place will help to reduce stress until it's time to work on them.
I hope the questions above will help you as you uncover the joy in your space.
If you have questions or would like to schedule my mindful home organizing services, , contact me .