Top 10 Clutter Busting Tips for 2003

It’s easy, live with clutter and its difficult to move
forward, or you will move forward more slowly. Clear your
clutter and you will be supported to create the life you
dream of.

1. Use the Ultimate Clutter Test - ask yourself “Do I love
it, do I use it, does it make my heart sing?” Get a no?
Put it in a box for the charity shop, to give to someone
who will treasure it, or to go to a consignment shop.

2. Clear your closet - this is a great place to start.
Make space for the new by taking everything out of your
closet and only putting back clothes you love, fit you, are
ready to wear and show you at your best. You know the ones
- they are the ones people comment on when you wear them.

It is better to have half a dozen outfits that make you
feel your best, than a closet of clothes that are past it
or remind you of the weight you've put on. If you really
must keep clothes you no longer fit into, put them in a
box, tape it up and put a date on it if you don't fit into
them by that date maybe its time to make someone’s day by
taking them to the local charity shop - or making some
money by selling them.

3. Clear your basement and attic - in Feng Shui the
basement represents the foundation to your life. Any stuck
energy here will be rising up through your home and
affecting every aspect of your life.

Clutter in the attic will be bearing down on you. And there
is no hiding from clutter by moving it to the basement, the
shed at the bottom of the garden, or even a storage unit.
It’s in your environment and will still be affecting you.

4. Time Clutter - do you have too many things on your
to-do list? Do you keep trying to fit just one more thing
in? Do you feel under pressure? I have come to accept
that I cannot possibly do everything in one day, or even
in one week. This takes the pressure off! Are you saying
yes to what you want to be saying yes to?

5. Handle procrastination - do you put off taking action on
some things you want to do, registering for a class, or
making a phone call for example, so your head gets
cluttered up trying to remember to do it?

Some things are worth taking action on immediately. Some
things are worth scheduling so they are not done at the
last minute and under pressure, or even worse, are missed.
Clutter is decisions put off - in other words
procrastination.

6. Clear the clutter in your office. This will be
affecting your creativity, efficiency and prosperity. If
necessary, pay someone to help you organize your office.
Once you get it organized get rid of clutter daily.

Papers, emails, your filing cabinet, and documents on your
computer you haven't looked at in months or years. How
much time do you waste looking for information? Make
liberal use of your best office tools - the recycle bin and
the delete button on your computer.

7. Declutter your day - What are your most productive
activities at work - the ones that bring you the greatest
results? How much of your time do you spend doing them?
Most people spend the majority of their time on their least
productive activities - reading and answering emails,
having meetings, returning phone calls, looking for
documents.

Do you clutter your day up with things that could be
delegated or things that are not important? Do you allow
yourself to be constantly interrupted with emails, phone
calls or family members?

8. Your head! Do you have a whole lot of thoughts running
around in your head when you get up in the morning? Julia
Cameron in the Artists Way suggests writing Morning Pages.
There are 3 pages of free flow writing. Just let whatever
wants to come up, come up. It’s amazing what does come to
the fore and I have found this a useful tool to start my
day with a clear head.

9. Things from the past. Do you have the wedding dress from
your first marriage? Do you have books on subjects you are
no longer interested in, or are they out of date? Do you
have vitamins in your cupboard more than 6 months old - they
will have lost their potency. Have you moved from a house
into a Condo and still have gardening tools you can no
longer use? Do you have your grandparent’s clock that no
longer works, and you don't even like it? Have you been
given gifts that aren't you?

Clear this clutter and notice how your energy changes.

10. Do you have things in a storage unit? Do these pass
the Ultimate Clutter Test? Do you love them, do you use
them, and do they raise your energy? If not, how much is
it costing you to store these things. If they disappeared
would you miss them? Do you even remember what is in
those boxes? How about your garage? Is it so full that
your car/s need to sit outside? How much are your cars
depreciating by being out in the elements and are the
things in the garage worth that much?

Bonus Tip. Here’s a tough one! Are there people in your
life who drain your energy? What is it costing you? What
do you have invested in staying in contact with them?
Maybe they are close family members. Who do you need to be
to take care of yourself around them?

Be ruthless when it comes to decluttering. For the energy
to flow easily in your life, and your home, you need to be
diligent when it comes to clutter. If you don’t address it,
it will hold you where you were back in 2002 or before!
Clutter Busting will support you in moving forward into an
abundant life.

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